Vinith Misra is an experienced engineer specializing in machine learning and data science. Currently at Roblox since March 2021, Vinith serves as a machine learning engineer focusing on generative AI, having previously held the position of technical director in data science. Prior to Roblox, Vinith worked at Netflix for nearly five years as a manager in the Artwork and Video Data Science team and as a senior data scientist, utilizing multimodal machine learning techniques to support content creation and analytics. Vinith's career commenced at IBM Watson as a research staff member specializing in natural language processing and knowledge graphs, with earlier internships in machine learning and engineering at organizations such as Drawbridge, IBM, Samplify Systems, Analog Devices, and Linear Technology. Vinith holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, along with both M.Eng and S.B. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.