I am a Senior Applied Researcher working in the Learning Relevance group at LinkedIn. I have accrued research experience in Industry and academia in areas of Machine Learning, Data Mining and Computer Vision. Outside of R&D work, I love engaging with the larger technical community, via writing and speaking and serving on the organizing committee of workshops and conferences. I have published and helped organize various academic and industry conferences including KDD, NIPS and GHC. I am also passionate about mentoring and supporting women in tech via outreach events with organizations like Hackbright Academy, Technovation. Follow me on Twitter at @shivanigrao