Advait Sarkar
Senior Researcher at University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAdvait Sarkar is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft with 13 years of interdisciplinary experience spanning human-computer interaction, AI, and programming languages, focused on designing intelligent tools that make spreadsheets more powerful and accessible. He holds a PhD and M.Eng from the University of Cambridge and maintains active academic ties as an Affiliated Lecturer at Cambridge and an Honorary Lecturer at UCL. His work blends statistics, machine learning, visualization, and end-user/visual programming to enable low-code and no-code data experiences, informed by prior industry roles in data science and product-facing analytics. Known for translating rigorous research into practical, user-centered tooling, he brings consultancy experience and a knack for making complex models transparent to everyday users. An understated throughline in his career is bridging formal programming-language thinking with pragmatic HCI design to empower non-programmers.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ph.D. at University of Cambridge
Github Skills (7)
python4
visualization3
time-series3
windows1
macos1
linux1
electron1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
AdvaitSarkar/Gatherminer
Apr 2016 - Jul 2018
Contributions:12 commits, 6 PRs, 21 pushes in 2 years 3 months
time-seriespythontime-series-analysisvisualization
AdvaitSarkar/advait.org
Oct 2017 - Apr 2025
Contributions:198 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 6 months
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