Vikas Joshi — AI Researcher
Data science leader with 16+ years of experience in academia and industry, specializing in machine learning and AI-driven solutions. Experienced with machine learning domains such as speech recognition, text-to-speech, and generative models (LLMs/SLMs). Led teams that built large-scale ML systems powering speech solutions in Microsoft products like Teams, Edge, and serving of millions of users globally. Filed 20 patents and authored 18 publications in top-tier venues. Experienced with defining growth strategies, OKRs, managing ambiguity, and meeting tight deadlines. Passionate about people excellence, helping them realize their full potential, promoted several team members, hired and retained top talent. Passionate about solving challenging real-world problems, recently spearheaded the development of a video dubbing solution for Edge browser with entirely on-device models, aimed at breaking language barriers in video consumption.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science Leader specializing in AI-driven solutions for large-scale applications.
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Experience: 15 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
Career Highlights
- 16+ years of experience in data science and AI.
- Led teams in building large-scale ML systems at Microsoft.
- Filed 20 patents and authored 18 publications.
Work Experience
Microsoft
Principal Applied Science Manager (4 yrs 1 mo)
Senior Applied Researcher (2 yrs 6 mos)
Amazon
Machine Learning Scientist II (3 yrs)
IBM India Research Labs (IRL)
Research Scientist (4 yrs 2 mos)
Sankalp Semiconductors Pvt ltd
Design Engineer (1 yr 5 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
B.E. at Visvesvaraya Technological University
MS at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras