Amazon A9 Executive Joins Apple to Work on Maps, App Store SearchBenoit Dupin, the Vice President of Amazon A9′s Search Technology group, has left his position at the online retailer to join Apple, reports
9to5Mac. Dupin's profile recently was removed from Amazon's A9 website, and Dupin's
LinkedIn profile now reflects his new position as Director at Apple.
At Amazon, Dupin worked in
the A9 group, which powers product search and advertising throughout Amazon's international web stores. Dupin has experience working with search infrastructure, search experience and search relevance at Amazon. He also held positions at HP, Easyplanet and Canon Research France.
Dupin is joining Apple as a possible replacement for the
exiting Cathy Edwards of Chomp, who joined Apple when the Cupertino company acquired the smartphone app search engine. Edwards served as the Director of Evaluation and Quality for Apple Maps, iTunes Store and App Store. Dupin will assume a similar role as Edwards, bringing his search expertise to those product areas within Apple.
Dupin's exact role at Apple in not known, but his search expertise could be utilized in Apple's Maps as well as its iTunes and App Store, all of which have been criticized for their undependable search results. The company regularly tweaks its search algorithm within its App Store, recently
adding a new search suggestion feature for iOS owners. Apple also is rumored to be working on
improving the Maps experience in iOS 8 with new transit Directions and improved points of interest data.
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