Summary
Doyen Sahoo is a senior AI research leader with 11 years of experience, currently Senior Director of AI Research at Salesforce in Singapore, having progressed through research and leadership roles within Salesforce since 2019. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and combines deep academic training with hands-on research management, mentoring teams that translate core ML research into product-impacting AI features. His background spans both academia and industry—adjunct faculty and research fellow roles in Singapore—giving him a strong grounding in reproducible research and applied analytics. Known for bridging theory and practice, he has advanced AI efforts across Salesforce Research Asia and led initiatives that scale research prototypes into enterprise deployments. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic scientist who prioritizes measurable outcomes and developer adoption when moving models to production. Based in Singapore, he brings regional insight into AI productization while maintaining an active connection to the research community.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Singapore Management University
Bombay Scottish
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Student, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Student, Computer Science at Nanyang Technological University Singapore