Kate Solonko

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Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Kate Solonko is a Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft specializing in Natural Language Processing, Graph Learning, and Responsible AI. She contributes to key projects like M365 Copilot and Semantic Search, drawing on her experience in applied research. She completed graduate coursework at Stanford University School of Engineering.

Outside of her core technical role, Kate shows a keen interest in charitable causes and philanthropy, actively participating in Microsofts "Month of Giving. " She publicly supports leaders who are strong advocates for diversity and inclusion, indicating these are important values for her.

She is a co-inventor on multiple patents, including one for a system that infers and contextualizes strangers on enterprise platforms.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

ROI Driven

Fast But Analytical

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Responsible AI
Her professional focus includes Responsible AI, and she holds a certification in AI Safety Fundamentals, showing a commitment to ethical technology development.
Natural Language Processing
This is her primary area of expertise, applied in her work on M365 Copilot at Microsoft and previously in handwriting recognition at Samsung.
Semantic Search
She has direct experience developing semantic search tools for people within Copilot, a key feature in modern enterprise AI systems.

Media Appearances

Kate has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft
1-2024 - 9-2024
Senior Applied Data Scientist at Microsoft
8-2021 - 12-2023
Senior Applied Data Scientist at Microsoft
1-2025 - 3-2025
Mars 3.0 at Cambridge AI Safety Hub
8-2013 - 7-2015
Junior Research Engineer at Samsung Electronics

Education

Master of Philosophy - MPhil from National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'​
9-2021 - 7-2023
Graduate Courses from Stanford University School of Engineering

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Insights For Selling To Kate

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kate is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kate

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kate move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Kate take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Kate

Personality Compatibility


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