Utsaw Kumar

Utsaw Kumar currently serves as the Head of Ads Quality at DoorDash, leading teams focused on ads personalization across various verticals, including Restaurants, Convenience, and Grocery. Prior experience includes serving as Engineering Manager for Instagram Growth at Meta, where Utsaw managed a team dedicated to personalized account recommendations, expanding the team significantly. Utsaw's career also encompasses roles as Principal and Staff Software Engineer at Ruckus Networks, specializing in C++ and algorithms, as well as a Research Scientist at Intel Corporation, where Utsaw contributed to the development of wireless communication technologies (5G, mmWave, IoT, LTE, etc.). Utsaw holds a PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, with a focus on feedback coding schemes and network communications.