A method for transforming data organized in tabular structure is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes assigning a score to each of a plurality of cells within a table based on an associated set of orthogonal features characterizing a set of data. The set of orthogonal features comprises visual features, syntactic features, and language-based features. The method further includes identifying for each of the plurality of cells, a cell type based on the assigned score. The method further includes determining a table type based on the cell type and the set of orthogonal features determined for each of the plurality of cells. The table type comprises one of a row-oriented table, a column-oriented table, or a composite table.