Lars Liden

About Lars Liden

I am a Principal Research Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft Research, where I lead an agile team of field-leading researchers and developers working on the next generation of Deep Learning AI. With more than 10 years of experience in software development, start-ups, and e-commerce, I have a proven track record of taking innovative software projects from conception to worldwide deployment, both as a founder and as a team leader.I am passionate about applying cutting-edge research to real-world problems, collaborating with product and research groups, and engaging with the global research community. I have multiple patents, publications, and certifications in the fields of neural networks, deep learning, and conversational AI.

Experience

1. Principal Research Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft Research, Deep Learning

   Microsoft

   Nov 2021 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Manage an agile team of field-leading researchers and developers composing the Deep Learning Engineering group at Microsoft Research working on the next generation of Deep Learning AI. We take a hybrid product/research approach, putting cutting-edge research at the heart of our work. We have deep relationships with multiple product and research groups, and partner closely to ship cutting-edge technology and tools for advancing machine learning research and product. As one of the teams making up MSR, we are also deeply engaged in the world-wide research community, where we regularly publish papers, give talks, and organize workshops.

Education

• UC San Diego

  B.S., Cognitive Science

  1990 — 1994

• Boston University

  Ph.D., Cognitive and Neural Systems

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Phone Gap
• Web Applications
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Start-Ups
• User Experience
• Javascript
• Rest
• Artificial Neural Networks
• C++
• Project Planning
• Pragmatic Marketing Certification
• Computer Science
• Distributed Systems
• User Interface Design
• Mobile Applications
• Machine Learning
• Team Leadership
• Software Design
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Cordova
• Program Management
• Software Project Management
• Object Oriented Design
• Product Development
• Artificial Intelligence
• C#
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy
• E-Commerce