Michael Vander Lugt

Michael Vander Lugt is a Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn, where they build a variety of features involving distributed systems and machine learning. Previously, they designed a fast text input keyboard for the visually impaired at the University of Michigan and taught advanced information retrieval methods to upper-level students. Michael's earlier experience includes internships at Thomson Reuters and LinkedIn, contributing to multiple software engineering projects. They hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and participated in the Medical Scholars Program at Saint Louis University.