Anna Leontjeva
Executive Manager AI Labs CoE, AI Researcher at Commonwealth Bank
Australia
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Top SchoolAnna Leontjeva is an AI research leader with 12 years of experience, currently heading AI Labs CoE and driving research strategy at Commonwealth Bank in Australia. She blends deep academic credentials—a PhD in Machine Learning and an MSc in Mathematical Statistics—with hands-on leadership from senior roles at CSIRO Data61 and long-term research positions at the University of Tartu and STACC. Anna has a proven track record taking ML research into production and scaling data science teams across industry and government settings, including statistical work at Estonia’s national statistics office. Known for bridging rigorous research and practical deployment, she often operates at the intersection of foundational ML methods and enterprise AI adoption. A detail that stands out: her career path includes early immersion in both academic teaching and industry internships (including at Microsoft/Skype), giving her a rare mix of pedagogy, research depth, and product-oriented experience.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
TKVGDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning at University of Tartu
English, Estonian, Russian
Github Skills (22)
networkx10
graph-analysis9
python9
machine-learning9
machine-learning-algorithms9
graph-convolutional-networks9
deep-learning8
fraud-prevention8
geometric-deep-learning8
data-science8
kernel-methods6
stochastic6
autoencoder6
representation-learning6
graph-embedding5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
irhete/graphScope
Dec 2013 - Jan 2014
Contributions:19 commits in 1 month
annitrolla/Generative-Models-in-Classification
Jul 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:65 commits in 1 year
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