Soundar Srinivasan is the Director of the Microsoft’s AI Development and Acceleration Program

(https://www.microsoftnewengland.com/maidap/) in the Office of Microsoft's CTO.

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The program’s mission is to increase the AI capabilities of Product Groups and develop the next generation of AI leaders at Microsoft. The team works on a variety of AI topics, with a recent focus on Generative AI (including LLMs), and AIOPs. Soundar drew from his experience as the Director of AI Product Challenges at Robert Bosch while he built out the team, including establishing a strong culture of Learning, Diversity, and Inclusion.

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Soundar obtained a PhD in noise robust speech recognition from the Ohio State University in 2006. Before joining Microsoft, he worked for Robert Bosch LLC in various aspects of machine learning and AI, including leading a central team of experts that provided AI as a service to internal business unit partners and incubating new AI products. On the personal front, he is an avid sports fan and hiker and enjoys the offerings in the New England area with his family.