Tristan Naumann is a researcher with 13 years in industry and academia, currently based in Greater Boston and working at Microsoft while pursuing a PhD at MIT. His background blends product-facing roles (Associate Product Manager at Google, Program Manager at Microsoft) with deep research experience dating back to research assistantships at Columbia. Tristan moves fluidly between building practical software and advancing scientific ideas, evidenced by internships at Intel and long-term research appointments. He brings cross-disciplinary fluency in computer science from BS/MS at Columbia to doctoral work at MIT, enabling him to translate complex research into product-relevant insights. Colleagues would describe him as someone who bridges rigorous academic methods with real-world engineering constraints. An understated strength is his experience across both large tech organizations and top research labs, giving him a rare perspective on deploying research at scale.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Columbia University - Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
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