Summary
Rajat Hebbar is a research engineer with eight years of experience focused on noise-robust audio and speech machine learning for real-world environments, currently working at Google DeepMind after completing a PhD at USC’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory. His work bridges rigorous academic research and practical deployment, developing models and signal-processing techniques that improve speech reliability in noisy, real-world conditions. Rajat’s background in electrical and computer engineering (BTech, MS, PhD) underpins a strong foundation in both theory and systems-level implementation. He has a track record of moving research prototypes toward production readiness, and his transition from a long-term graduate research role to DeepMind signals a capability to scale ideas into impactful products. An often-overlooked strength is his interdisciplinary fluency across signal processing and machine learning, enabling solutions that are both mathematically grounded and engineering-ready.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka