Igor Itkin
Lead Data Scientist
Bnei Brak, Israel
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Top SchoolIgor Itkin is a Lead Data Scientist with a decade of experience building and optimizing machine learning and deep learning systems across startups and enterprise teams. His background blends rigorous academic training in quantum chemistry, theoretical physics and data science with hands-on roles in model optimization, quantization, GAN tuning and large-batch training at companies like Toga (Huawei), Playtika and CodeFuel. He has led algorithms teams and delivered ML solutions spanning computer vision, hypervisor-integrated systems and production analytics, often bridging research and applied engineering. Now freelancing from Bnei Brak, Igor focuses on AI, AI safety and autonomous agents while continuing to push performance and efficiency in neural network workflows. Notably, his trajectory combines low-level systems development (device virtualization, hypervisors) with advanced ML research—an uncommon mix that helps him optimize models with systems-level insight.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Mathematics and Physics track, High School, Mathematics and Physics track at Physics and technology school under the supervision of Obninsks Institute of Atomic EnergycourseraNational University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys)phd student, Theoretical physics (high energy/general relativity) and Quantum chemistry, phd student, Theoretical physics (high energy/general relativity) and Quantum chemistry at Tel Aviv UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Tel RanLomonosov Moscow State University
English, Russian, Hebrew
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Github Skills (20)
python8
trend8
machine-learning7
gpu7
deep-learning7
collections6
neural-network6
nlp5
natural-language-processing5
numpy5
data-science4
data-mining4
parser4
tensorflow4
gpu-acceleration3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
YehudaItkin/python-threadpool-with-priorities
Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:25 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
made-ml-in-prod-2022/igor_itkin
May 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:5 reviews, 4 PRs, 50 pushes in 1 month
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