Meet the IIT Delhi grad who became Microsoft's Director of Science just four years after starting as an intern
A 2022 Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) graduate in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Mukul Singh has moved from a research intern to Director of Science at Microsoft Research in just four years.
Based in Redmond, Washington, Singh currently leads science and technical strategy for Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) platform powering Microsoft 365. According to his LinkedIn profile, his work focuses on agentic AI, foundation models, model routing and post-training. He also serves as a technical advisor to the company's executive leadership on long-term AI strategy.
From internship to leadership
Singh joined Microsoft Research as a research intern in January 2022 while completing his engineering degree at IIT Delhi . After graduating later that year, he was appointed Associate Researcher in the PROSE team, where he worked on improving developer experiences through AI.
He was promoted to Researcher in June 2024 and became Senior Researcher in July 2025. In March 2026, he took over as Director of Science, leading AI research and strategy for Microsoft's productivity ecosystem.
Based in Redmond, Washington, Singh currently leads science and technical strategy for Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) platform powering Microsoft 365. According to his LinkedIn profile, his work focuses on agentic AI, foundation models, model routing and post-training. He also serves as a technical advisor to the company's executive leadership on long-term AI strategy.
From internship to leadership
Singh joined Microsoft Research as a research intern in January 2022 while completing his engineering degree at IIT Delhi . After graduating later that year, he was appointed Associate Researcher in the PROSE team, where he worked on improving developer experiences through AI.
He was promoted to Researcher in June 2024 and became Senior Researcher in July 2025. In March 2026, he took over as Director of Science, leading AI research and strategy for Microsoft's productivity ecosystem.
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