Executive summary
A Senior Researcher (PostDoc), Data and AI Specialist with over 15 years of professional experience in Internet technology and research projects. A person who is organized and analytical, enjoys problem solving and works well in a team. I am interested in projects that involve: R&D, AI/ML, Robotics, Data analysis, Programming, Cloud computing, Video streaming and Network technologies where my expertise can be useful.
Professional skills
| ● Scientific and Industrial Research | ● Leadership and Teamwork. Multi-tasking |
| ● Interpreting and Presenting Results | ● Project and Resource Management Skills |
| ● Integrating and Maintaining IT Systems | ● Analyzing Data and Making it Visible |
Technical skills
Professional experience
- 2023 - present: International Center for Quantum Optics & Quantum Technologies LLC, Russia
☑ Senior ML/RL Researcher - R&D, AI/ML, Reinforcement learning algorithms, ROS, Programming, Data analysis
- Using deep reinforcement learning for robotics manipulation. Benchmarking reinforcement learning algorithms on real-world robots
- Learning and using SOTA RL algorithms. Creating training/testing pipelines in the cloud, Docker containers, MLOps
- Technology monitoring, reading scientific articles, checking existing approaches and methods
- Writing technical documentation and reports. Presenting key results and technologies, communication with stakeholders
- 2021 - 2022: DEIF Wind Power Technology, Austria
☑ Data and AI Specialist - Data analysis, AI/ML, R&D, Programming, Reinforcement learning algorithms, Anomaly detection in time series data
- MLOps (MLflow, Airflow, DVC, AWS SageMaker). Developing cloud based ML solution
- Developing reinforcement learning agents and models to optimize the performance of wind turbines. Designing new optimization methods
- Designing reward functions for reinforcement learning agents. Developing digital twins of existing wind turbines
- Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
- Building analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights for the engineers and business teams
- Developing the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from various data sources using ‘big data’ technologies
- Writing project reports and documentation. Making presentations
- 2016 - 2021: Institute of Information Technology (ITEC), University of Klagenfurt, Austria
☑ PostDoc Researcher / Senior Researcher in various projects in collaboration with Bitmovin company (https://bitmovin.com)
- Developing models and software for video player testing, encoding time/quality prediction, scene detection
- Writing research papers, reviewing papers, mentoring interns, preparing testbeds and demos
- Developing models for better utilization of Amazon EC2 Spot instances. Performance and cost optimizationn. Performance testing
- Using Machine learning models and ANNs to improve video streaming and video encoding applications
- Applying Reinforcement learning algorithms to improve adaptive video streaming
- Creating and handling large data sets. Analyzing obtained data and results and making them visible
- Participating in generating ideas, writing project proposals, and reports (FFG APOLLO project)
- Participating in regular meetings. Collaboration with stakeholders from Bitmovin (https://bitmovin.com/)
- Attending conferences and exhibitions to present scientific results and Bitmovin technologies and products
- Writing innovation briefs and technical documentation
- 2005 - 2016: Regional Center for New Information Technologies (RCNIT), Petrozavodsk State University, Russia
☑ Leading programmer, Project manager. Department of Telecommunication of RCNIT
Activities and duties:- Participation in the development of media services, and systems. Monitoring, modeling and analysis of network services
- Installing and configuring network and video conferencing devices and servers. Integrating Video over IP technology
- Preparing tender documentation for projects. Writing technical documentation
- Writing project proposals, grant proposals, and reports. Making presentations
- Technical support for network services, video broadcasts and video conferencing
- Teaching students and university staff (Cisco CCNA course)
- 2011 - 2014: Petrozavodsk State University, Russia
☑ Researcher, Ph.D. student. Department of Probability Theory and Data Analysis. Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technology
Activities and duties:- Leading research project Multimedia Quality Tester. Responsible for a team of several engineers
- Conducting research, designing solution, and emulation of video transmission over the Internet. Developing models and software
- Writing project proposals, grant proposals, and reports. Writing research papers, and PhD thesis
- Teaching students (Multimedia streaming technologies and services course)
- 2008: VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, Finland
☑ Programmer
Activities and duties:- Project management software development (TaskMasterPro++)
- Designing modules and solution. Work with a database
- Writing technical reports. Communication with stakeholders
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Education
- PhD degree in Engineering, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), Russia
- BS/MS degree in Engineering and Technology with major in Informatics and Computer science, PetrSU, Russia
- Secondary (Complete) General Education. Silver Medal Award. Russia
The projects I was involved in
Teaching
Publications and Conferences
Honors, Awards and Grants
Professional Activities and Memberships
Internships
Courses
Other relevant information
- Languages: Russian (native), English, German (B1a certificate)
- Sports: I like running :)
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- Website: zabrovskiy.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AZabrovskiy
- Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/zabrovskiy