Alice Baird
VP, Research (Speech Intelligence) at Hume AI
New York, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlice Baird is a research leader with 11 years of experience at the intersection of speech, emotion AI, and computational paralinguistics, currently serving as VP, Research (Speech Intelligence) at Hume AI. She progressed from PhD research on computer audition and empathy in AI at the University of Augsburg to senior research roles at Hume, combining deep academic rigor with applied product-focused research. Her background in sound (MFA from Columbia) and music technology gives her a rare audiological and creative perspective on speech intelligence, informing models that aim to understand affect and empathy. Known for translating nuanced human vocal signals into scalable ML systems, she bridges theory and deployment in teams building next-generation emotion-aware AI. Based in New York, she brings both scholarly depth and startup velocity to advancing responsible, human-centered speech intelligence.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Music Technology, Bachelor of Arts - BA Music Technology at London Metropolitan UniversityPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at University of AugsburgMaster of Fine Arts - MFA Sound, Master of Fine Arts - MFA Sound at Columbia University
English, German
Github Skills (23)
sentiment10
data-augmentation10
face9
aiml9
speech9
python8
voice8
expression8
audio8
sdk8
emotion8
pytorch8
ai-ml8
tensorflow7
speech-recognition6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
HumeAI/competitions
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022
Hume AI ML Competitions
Contributions:20 commits, 22 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
ai-mlaiml
EIHW/ComParE2021
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:20 commits in 7 days
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