Ravi Vijay

Ravi Vijay is a seasoned professional with a deep passion for building and supporting robust, remote, and distributed machine learning teams to tackle complex business challenges.

His expertise lies in spearheading the development of cutting-edge Algorithms and Platforms focused on addressing Web-Scale Recommendations and Ranking issues, with a strong background in areas such as Search, Computational Advertising, and Social Media.

Ravi currently serves as a key contributor to Twitter's Ads Ranking team, driving initiatives related to Direct Response and Product Ranking. His leadership was instrumental in establishing Twitter's inaugural Applied Machine Learning team in Bangalore, India.

His educational background includes a Master of Science in Computer Science from Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, complemented by a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science & Engineering from Ramaiah Institute Of Technology.

With a rich professional history, Ravi Vijay has held various impactful roles, including Engineering Manager specializing in Machine Learning at Twitter, Research Scientist at Facebook, Applied Researcher at Pinterest and LinkedIn, Research Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, Software Development Intern at Microsoft, Graduate Research Assistant at Columbia University's Internet Realtime Lab, and Software Engineer in the Business Intelligence Platform Team at SAP.