Summary
Tanvi Nerkar is a Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft with 9 years of experience applying machine learning and NLP to improve search relevance and productivity features across M365 Copilot, Teams, and Outlook. An IIT Kanpur electrical engineering graduate with a minor in cognitive science, she blends technical rigor with insights from linguistics and human cognition to tackle language-first product challenges. At Microsoft she progressed from intern to senior individual contributor, shipping models that measurably enhance user experience in large-scale consumer products. Beyond product work, she has a history of mentoring and organizing technical communities, from tutoring freshmen at IITK to leading programming events, reflecting a talent for translating complex concepts into teachable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School, ICSE, 98.4%, High School, ICSE, 98.4% at Baldwin Girls' High School, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
High School, AISSCE (PCMC - Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science), PCMC, 97.4%, High School, AISSCE (PCMC - Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science), PCMC, 97.4% at National Public School
English, Hindi, Marathi