Thomas Roca
Principal Research Scientist - Security Research at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Roca is a Principal Research Scientist specializing in synthetic media detection and AI forensics, with 11 years of experience applying machine learning to real-world security and policy challenges. At Microsoft he leads efforts to detect and attribute deepfake video and AI-generated imagery, translating research into tools that protect customers from generative-AI threats. His background in development economics and public-policy roles gives him a rare interdisciplinary lens—combining rigorous data science with an understanding of regulatory and societal impact. He has a track record of building practical ML systems and data-visualization products for policymakers from his earlier work at LinkedIn and AFD. Based in Seattle, he blends academic depth (PhD) with production-focused research at the AI for Good Lab. Colleagues rely on him to bridge technical innovation and policy insights to make AI safer and more accountable.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Development Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Development Economics at Université BordeauxMaster's degree Development Economics, Master's degree Development Economics at University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
English, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
typescript8
vscode-extension7
microsoft7
electron7
editor7
vscode7
visual-studio-code6
visual-studio6
ressources3
portal3
python2
open-data2
data-science1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ThomasRoca/Lecture-Columbia-Science-Po-2017
May 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:83 commits, 82 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
ThomasRoca/Ipython-notebook
Apr 2015 - Nov 2018
Contributions:69 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
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