About
Vatsal built the first deep-learning-based voice for Amazon Alexa, technology that continues to underpin its text-to-speech offerings. His work in speech AI has produced eight patents and published papers.
CTO at Familiar
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Co-founders at Familiar
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Sid SharmaCEO
Experience
- FamiliarCo-Founder, CTOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- AmazonMachine Learning Scientist2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- AmazonApplied Scientist - II2020Cambridge, United Kingdom
- AmazonApplied Scientist2018 — 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2018Cambridge, United Kingdom
- University of CambridgeSupervisor2018 — 2021
- University of CambridgeIndependent Researcher2016
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of CambridgeResearch Intern2015Cambridge, United Kingdom
Education
- University of CambridgeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics2014 — 2017
- MOOCs
- PACE Junior Science CollegeHigh School2013 — 2014
- Cathedral & John Connon SchoolHigh School2011 — 2013
- The Shri Ram School - AravaliHigh School
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)3Mathematics2Machine LearningDeep Learning2Artificial Intelligence (AI)Computer ScienceSoftware DevelopmentStatistics1
Languages English · Hindi
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