Jayaprakash Sundararaj is an accomplished Applied Researcher and Lead Engineer at Google in Mountain View, leading a specialized team focused on Search Ranking and Recommendations. With over 14 years of industry experience, Jayaprakash has led innovative projects in Google Play Store and On-Device-Search in Pixel Phones. His technical expertise spans Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Retrieval. 

 

Jayaprakash holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay, where he was advised by Pushpak Bhattacharya. His academic background is complemented by a robust professional portfolio, including a research internship at Yahoo, where he improved image search relevance. 

 

A respected engineer in the academic community, Jayaprakash has published influential papers and actively contributes as a reviewer and program committee member for various international conferences. He is a Fellow of IETE, a Senior Member of IEEE, and an Area Director for Toastmasters District 101, USA.