Akanksha Saran

Critic
DISC Type : C

Research Scientist at SonyAI

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Akanksha Saran is a Research Scientist at SonyAIs Reinforcement Learning Group, focusing on interactive AI for PlayStation games. A Ph. D. graduate from The University of Texas at Austin, her work spans reinforcement learning, human-computer interaction, and robotics. People who have worked with her describe her as articulate, cheerful, and passionate about her projects.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Critic

Information Seeker

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

AI in Gaming
Her current role at SonyAI is centered on training interactive AI agents for PlayStation video games using reinforcement learning.
Reinforcement Learning
A core focus of her career, she has presented multiple papers on representation learning and personalized rewards for RL at top conferences like ICLR.
Human-Computer Interaction
Her postdoctoral research involved HCI, and she recently developed an eye-tracking prototype to improve the gaze-typing experience, which she will present at CHI.

Media Appearances

Akanksha has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023
Research Scientist at SonyAI
12-2021 - 12-2023
Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft
5-2018 - 8-2018
Graduate Research Intern at NVIDIA
5-2016 - 8-2016
Graduate Research Intern at Apple
1-2015 - 6-2015
Graduate Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Science (MS) from Carnegie Mellon University

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Insights For Selling To Akanksha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akanksha is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akanksha

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akanksha move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Akanksha take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Akanksha

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