Principal Applied Science Manager, Microsoft
I lead applied-science teams solving problems with machine learning, statistics, and generative AI
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About Me
Work experience
Reichmann University
Academic lineage
Principal Applied Science Manager, Microsoft
AI lead for Microsoft Learning Zone — GenAI, Copilot evaluation and Responsible AI (2020-present)
Past experience:
Senior Researcher, Microsoft Media AI / Video Indexer (2017-2019)
Researcher, Microsoft Xbox / Groove recommendations (2013-2017)
Intelligence Officer, IDF Cyber Security (2003-2006)
Selected patents and talks:
Inventor on 13+ patents (5 issued)
Groove Radio, WSDM 2017 (MLADS Distinguished Contribution Award)
Phi Silica LoRA, Windows Developer Blog 2025
Microsoft Build 2024: first real-world LoRA + Phi Silica demo (Copilot+ PC, Education)
Cited in John Langford's "Agentic Coding Ascension Notes" (hunch.net, 2026)
Academic lineage
Reichmann University
Academic lineage
My graduate studies focused on computational methods for investigating "DNA metagenomics".
PhD (Thesis) from Tel Aviv University (2020) co-advised by Prof. Zohar Yakhini and Prof. Benny Chor (website)
MSc (Thesis) from the Technion (2012), co-advised by Prof. Itai Yanai (website) and Prof. Zohar Yakhini (website)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching
I teach a graduate course on Intro to Recommendation Systems at Reichmann University
Supporting graduate qualifying projects at WPI
Publications and Talks
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