Summary
Aashna Kanuga is a Principal Applied Scientist based in the San Francisco Bay Area with eight years of experience applying NLP and machine learning to real-world problems. She has progressed through multiple scientific roles at Oracle, shipping production ML for conversational assistants and enterprise products, and previously taught data science at Columbia University. Her background blends rigorous academic training (MS Data Science, Columbia) with hands-on engineering—building text preprocessing pipelines, recommendation models, and optimization-driven fulfillment systems. Beyond tech, she co-founded a literary platform addressing mental health through expression, demonstrating an interest in social impact and community building. Known for bridging research and product execution, she focuses on leveraging language technologies for social good.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Computer Science Engineering at Institute of Technology, Nirma University
Master of Science - MS Data Science, Master of Science - MS Data Science at Columbia University