Aparna Dutta

Aparna Dutta is a skilled tech lead and machine learning engineer currently employed at Spotify, where responsibilities include training and fine-tuning large language models to identify unsafe content in podcasts and building annotated datasets for machine learning evaluation. Prior roles at Spotify include Computational Linguist Co-op and linguistics intern, along with experience as a Cherokee Linguist at Northeastern University. Dutta's background also features roles such as Graduate Teaching Assistant at Brandeis University, Data Annotator at Cogito Corp, Custom Voice Specialist at VocaliD, and Junior Product Management & Technical Writing Associate at Smartleaf. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Computational Linguistics from Brandeis University and a Bachelor of Science in Linguistics with minors in Computer Science and Psychology from Northeastern University, in addition to a summer language program in Arabic at Qasid Arabic Institute.