Akshay Rana
Senior Research Scientist at Microsoft
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolAkshay Rana is a Senior Research Scientist based in Montreal with a decade of experience applying machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and NLP to real-world products. He progressed from engineering roles in India to research positions at HEC Montréal and Nuance before joining Microsoft, blending applied R&D with product-focused delivery. Akshay holds advanced ML training from Mila and Université de Montréal and routinely bridges academic rigor with production constraints. He pairs research instincts with full-stack frontend skills (Angular, React, Vue, TypeScript), an uncommon combination that helps prototype end-to-end ML systems and demos. Known for moving models into deployable solutions, he excels at turning complex ML research into pragmatic, scalable components for voice and vision applications.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning, Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteMaster of Science - MS, Machine Learning, Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning at Université de MontréalIK Gujral Punjab Technical University
Stackoverflow
1,455reputation
149kreached
51answers
3questions
angular
top-5%
Github Skills (39)
angular9
filtering8
sorting8
react8
pagination8
excel8
vue8
react-table8
charting8
webpack8
datatable8
testing8
react-native7
svelte7
javascript7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sumitknoldus/yourManager
Aug 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:142 commits, 70 pushes, 22 branches in 8 months
nodejsrest
AkshayRana92/angular-smartcat-git-integration
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
Repo to create understanding how Smartcat integrates with Git.
Contributions:45 pushes, 11 branches in 4 months
understanding
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