Amos (he/him)
(rhymes with ‘famous’, but in Australia, NZ & the UK, I go by ‘aye-moss’)

PhD, data scientist, linguist, polyglot,
lifelong learner & travel(l)er

My love for data science and language data science in particular comes from the joy of discovering patterns in how people use spoken and written language in context. In my academic work, I’ve sought explanations for why such patterns exist and how they might develop over time. In my professional career, I have combined my background in experimental design, statistics and linguistics to identify bugs and gaps in spoken language understanding models that underlie a virtual assistant (Alexa).

As a data scientist with Amazon Alexa, my work has directly led to a better understanding of user behaviour and improvements in customer experiences across 9 different languages when they use products like alarms, timers, reminders, notes and weather .

Sunrise over Zunheboto town in Nagaland, India

Capilano Reservoir, Vancouver