Ben Usman
Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolBen Usman is a research scientist based in Boston with 11 years of experience at the intersection of machine learning research and software engineering, currently working at Google DeepMind after a research software engineer role at Google. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from Boston University following advanced mathematics and CS degrees from MIPT and Skoltech, blending deep theoretical training with practical system-building. His background includes multi-year academic research, industry internships (Honda Research Institute, ABBYY), and production-focused engineering at Google, giving him fluency in taking ideas from papers to scalable implementations. Known for bridging rigorous research and engineering execution, he brings both experimental rigor and production mindset to large-scale ML problems. An understated but telling detail: his career path reflects sustained cross-cultural academic training (Russia and the U.S.) combined with long-term collaboration in both lab and industry settings.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Applied Mathematics, MSc, Applied Mathematics at Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyMSc, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, MSc, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Boston University
Русский, Англйиский
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Github Skills (200)
notebook10
python10
ipython10
deep-learning10
gpu10
gpu-acceleration10
numpy10
ml10
ai10
neural-network10
pyodide10
jupyter10
data-science10
tensorflow10
google10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
VisionLearningGroup/visda-2018
Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:50 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
usmnb/usmnb.github.io
Mar 2022 - Aug 2024
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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