Bio
Dan Gifford is a Senior Data Scientist responsible for creating data products at Getty Images in Seattle, Washington. Dan works at the intersection between science and creativity and builds products that improve the workflows of both Getty Images photographers and customers. Currently, he is the lead researcher on visual intelligence at Getty Images and is developing innovative new ways for customers to discover content. Prior to this, he worked as a Data Scientist on the Ecommerce Analytics team at Getty Images where he modernized testing frameworks and analysis tools used by Getty Images Analysts in addition to modeling content relationships for the Creative Research team. Dan earned a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Michigan in 2015 where he developed new algorithms for estimating the size of galaxy clusters. He also engineered a new image analysis pipeline for an instrument on a telescope used by the department at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.
