Bishal Santra is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft with 11 years of experience bridging academic rigor and production research in language modeling and retrieval. He completed a dual degree and an M.Tech at IIT Kharagpur and spent six years there as a PMRF PhD student focused on dialogue systems, chatbots, NLP and machine learning. His industry background includes applied probabilistic modeling and healthcare survey analysis, plus early work on location-based clustering and mapping APIs that reduced bandwidth for real-time delivery tracking. At Microsoft Research India he works on language modeling for retrieval, bringing research-grade methods into scalable systems. An occasional blogger who loves math, games and swimming, he pairs deep technical curiosity with a practical drive to ship robust research outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
10th, General Studies, 10th, General Studies at Dhaniakhali Mahamaya Vidyamandir
Master's degree (M.Tech), Dual Degree, Major in Electronics, Minor in Computer Science, 9.05/10, Master's degree (M.Tech), Dual Degree, Major in Electronics, Minor in Computer Science, 9.05/10 at IIT Kharagpur
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