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About
YouTube star and content creator best known via his channel, Manocha Academy. A software engineering and speech recognition expert, he has gained wide notoriety by sharing his science and computer technology teachings with high school students. As a teaching professional and former student, he aimed to and has succeeded in building an interactive classroom where his students can all "feel welcomed and empowered to learn." His lessons have captivated more than 1.3 million subscribers and over 100 million views on YouTube alone.
Before Fame
He became passionate about science, math, and computer science as a young student, as his mom motivated him to pursue his interests and helped make learning "an exciting journey" for him. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from BITS Pilani, also known as Birla Institute of Technology and Science. He obtained a master's degree in the area of signal processing from the University of Maryland.
Trivia
Given his passion for and expertise in speech recognition technology, he was employed by Microsoft in Seattle, as part of the core Speech Recognition Team, where he worked as a software developer for 7 years before resigning.
Family Life
His real name is Sandeep Manocha and he is from India. He and his wife share a daughter.
Associated With
YouTube star Sebastian Lague is also widely known for his computer science content.
