Aven Samareh, Ph.D.

Aven Samareh, Ph.D. is a Senior Lead Data Scientist at Microsoft Azure Core, based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.1 Her career at Microsoft has progressed rapidly, with her current role focusing on leading a data science team and developing AI-driven solutions within Azure Core.12

Professional Experience

Aven's career at Microsoft includes:

• Senior Lead Data Scientist (June 2023 - Present)
• Senior Data & Applied Scientist Lead (March 2022 - June 2023)
• Data and Applied Scientist II | Tech Lead (February 2021 - March 2022)
• Data and Applied Scientist (December 2019 - February 2021)1

In her roles, she has been responsible for:

• Leading a data science team
• Developing ML-based solutions for automating usage limits
• Creating customer churn analysis and prediction models
• Working on Automatic Quota Management for Microsoft cloud customers
• Developing NLP models for analyzing customer feedback
• Building customer segmentation models1

Education and Research

Aven holds a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Washington.12 Her doctoral research focused on developing AI-driven methodologies in healthcare, with her dissertation titled "Contemporaneous Health Monitoring and Biomarker Discovery by Integration of Patient Data and Disease Knowledge".1

Achievements and Recognition

Throughout her career, Aven has received several honors and awards, including:

• Outstanding Female Engineer Award from the University of Washington (2019)
• Washington STEM Engineering Fellowship (2017)
• Honorary Alpha Pi Mu Membership (2016)
• Graduate School Fund for Excellence Top Scholar Award (2015)1

She has also been awarded a patent for Predictive Quota Management for Cloud Customers.1

Skills and Expertise

Aven's expertise lies in:

• Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Multimodal learning approaches
• Cloud computing
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• AI-driven solutions for enhancing customer experience24

Her work involves leveraging AI to develop innovative solutions that improve various aspects of Microsoft's Azure services and customer interactions.3