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Dave is part of the Media Fundamentals team in BBC R&D, having joined the corporation in 2000. His role in the team is mainly involved the development of the Audio Definition Model (ADM), Next Generation Audio (NGA), and standardisation.

His main area of standardisation work for many years has been at the ITU, representing both the BBC and the UK. Over this period, he has been involved in the standardisation of the ADM, Serial ADM, and the BW64 file format, as well as other related standards and reports.

Over many years Dave has worked closely with the EBU, and currently chairs the AS-PSE group on personalised sound experiences. One area the group have been working on is the EBU ADM Production Profile. Past EBU work includes audio codec subjective testing, the BWAV file format, and other ADM-related projects.

Dave has also worked on many collaborative projects over many years, some of which were EU-funded projects (such as ICoSOLE and Orpheus), and some were part of the BBC's Audio Research Partnership working with Universities.

A recent area of ADM-related work Dave has been involved in looking at its use in live production scenarios. This work has including a live trial of Serial ADM, the ADM-OSC protocol, and NGA codecs with the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.