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Darren Tanner
Senior Applied Research Scientist at Microsoft
Darren Tanner is a Senior Applied Research Scientist at Microsoft, where he has been working since February 2019. Based in Redmond, Washington, he focuses on developing data science, machine learning, and AI tools that aim to address significant global challenges. As a core member of Microsoft's AI for Good research lab, he collaborates with various non-profits and research institutions to leverage data for humanitarian efforts and environmental preservation.1
His professional background includes leading data science initiatives to combat corruption within Microsoft's partner ecosystem and building machine learning tools for digital safety. Prior to his role at Microsoft, Tanner was a Data Science Fellow at Insight Data Science, where he created an interactive app called cocktailVision that utilized computer vision and deep learning to suggest cocktail recipes based on images of liquor collections.1
Tanner holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Washington, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and language processing. His academic career includes positions as an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Penn State University, where he managed research projects and trained students in experimental design and data analysis.1
