Jay Taneja

Jay Taneja is an accomplished academic and industry expert currently serving as an Assistant Professor in both the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since January 2017. Taneja also contributes as an Advisor to Plentify, leveraging expertise in machine learning to enhance home energy products. Additionally, Taneja serves as a Non-Resident Fellow at The Energy for Growth Hub. Previous roles include a Research Scientist and Team Lead at IBM Research - Africa, where a team was led to improve energy reliability in sub-Saharan Africa through mobile sensing and predictive analytics. Taneja's academic background includes a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University.