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Aidan Williams

Audinate co-founder and Dante networking researcher

Major contribution

Aidan Williams led the NICTA digital-audio networking research behind Dante, enabling synchronized multichannel distribution for professional sound systems.

Williams is an Audinate co-founder whose work at National ICT Australia drove the digital-audio networking project behind Dante. His background includes advanced IP networking research at Motorola Labs.

Audinate’s annual report identifies his research as the fundamental networking technology behind Dante. His significance to reinforcement lies in the network infrastructure that moves synchronized audio between devices, rather than in loudspeaker or console design.

Key work

  • NICTA Digital Audio Networking project (date not specified)
  • Dante networking technology (date not specified)
  • Audinate technical and executive leadership (documented 2025)

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