About

Nirmalendu Diwakar is a computer science generalist with over 6 years of professional experience. Currently working as a Member of Technical Staff 4 at NetApp, he is responsible for the Virtual Desktop Service in the R&D department. Nirmalendu's experience ranges from working at research labs to product research groups, where he has created entire products from ideation to go-live in small teams or individual capacity. His diverse experience includes cloud computing, distributed computing, accessibility, computer graphics, virtual and augmented reality, data engineering, and data science. Previously, Nirmalendu worked at Microsoft as a Research Software Development Engineer, where he designed and developed accessible technologies for blind people. He also worked as an Individual Contributor at Microsoft, where he developed EmpathEyes, a mobile VR application that simulates visual impairments. Nirmalendu holds a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Automation from IISc and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology from BIT. He also holds an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education from Don Bosco. With a strong background in software engineering, research science, data engineering, data science, and ML, Nirmalendu has gained relevant experience of 5.35 years. He is a computer science generalist who can contribute to various domains and has a passion for creating accessible technologies.