About

Vishnu Nandakumar is a Senior Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft, with over 7 years of relevant experience in the field of Machine Learning and Data Science. He holds a Master of Science degree in Data Science from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum. Vishnu is a certified Google Cloud Data Engineer and has a strong background in Statistics and Computer Science. He is passionate about driving business impact through applied machine learning and data science. Vishnu's expertise lies in Research Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and Big Data. Prior to his current role at Microsoft, Vishnu worked as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Quantiphi and as a Researcher in Forecasting at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. At the Institute, Vishnu developed a novel 3-stage model approach to model life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause of death forecasts and alternative future scenarios for 250 causes from 2016 to 2040 in 195 countries and territories. He also forecasted non-fatal metrics such as cause prevalence and incidence rates in 195 countries and territories from 2016 to 2040. Vishnu's technical skills and experience make him a valuable asset to any organization. He is dedicated to driving business impact through applied machine learning and data science and has a proven track record of success in the field.