Payod Panda
Design Engineering Researcher at Microsoft
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPayod Panda is a Design Engineering Researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, specializing in artifact-led investigations into the future of collaborative knowledge work. With 11 years of experience spanning academia and industry, he combines rapid prototyping, design research, and qualitative methods to translate foundational research into UX guidance for products like Mesh and Teams. His work bridges lab and product priorities, earning patents, best paper awards, and recognition from senior leadership. Trained as a PhD and Master of Graphic Design from NC State, he pairs rigorous academic methods with a strong visual and interaction design sensibility. Earlier roles—from managing an MxR lab to UX engineering internships at Google—underscore his ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams and ship tangible prototypes. Outside published work, he intentionally surfaces research through accessible artifacts and public dissemination to influence both scholarly and product audiences.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at North Carolina State UniversityBachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Technology at National Institute of Technology Calicut
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Github Skills (13)
batch-rename6
windows6
batchfile6
cmd6
visualization5
machine-learning4
data-visualization3
data-science3
audio1
wave1
frame1
spatial-audio1
reactive1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/Remote-Lab
Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 2 pushes in 2 months
PayodPanda/VisualizingMachineLearning
Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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