Yaron Anavi, Developer in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Yaron Anavi

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Machine Learning Developer

Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Toptal Member Since
August 1, 2023

With 15 years of experience as an applied computer vision researcher, 10 of which were focused on medical imaging, Yaron has honed his expertise in developing deep and machine learning models. His work includes publishing five impactful papers and securing two patents in the medical domain. His approach blends the in-depth knowledge gained from research groups at Siemens, Roche, and IBM with innovative adjustments tailored to address real-world challenges effectively.

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

PyCharm, MacOS, PyTorch, SQLite, Medical Imaging, Computer Vision, Data Science

The most amazing...

...algorithm I've developed is capable of segmenting and detecting the Helicobacter pylori virus in H&E images despite high noise pixel labels.

Work Experience

Senior Research Engineer

2020 - 2022
Roche
  • Created a data augmentation method that tackles staining variability in histological images.
  • Interviewed multiple candidates for different positions at Roche.
  • Submitted a patent which was accepted while I was still working at the company.
Technologies: PyCharm, MacOS

Senior Medical Imaging Researcher

2018 - 2020
Nucleai
  • Created models for segmenting tissues in histological images.
  • Submitted a paper in the domain of digital pathology, which was accepted to a medical conference.
  • Interviewed multiple job candidates while working in Nucleai.
Technologies: PyTorch, PyCharm, MacOS

Medical Imaging Researcher

2016 - 2018
IBM Research
  • Developed an algorithm for cancer detection in X-ray images.
  • Planned the DREAM Challenges contest organized by IBM and reviewed multiple papers for the project's needs.
  • Achieved the best score in IBM's internal DREAM Challenges contest for breast cancer detection.
Technologies: Medical Imaging

NFT Algorithmic Trading System

I designed a profit-driven algorithm that trades digital assets in the blockchain space. This involved meeting with investors and finance firms, building a real-time pipeline from scratch, and hiring Web3 developers.
2014 - 2014

Research Visit in Deep Learning

University of Berkeley, International Computer Science Institute - Berkley, USA

2011 - 2014

Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics

University of Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv, Israel

2003 - 2006

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Operations Research

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology - Haifa, Israel

Libraries/APIs

PyTorch

Tools

PyCharm, MATLAB

Languages

Python, C

Platforms

MacOS

Storage

SQLite

Paradigms

Data Science

Other

Medical Imaging, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Deep Neural Networks, Pharmaceuticals

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