Denis Kotov
C AI Senior Software Developer at Lohika
Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
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Top SchoolDenis Kotov is a C++/AI senior software developer from Odesa with five years of hands-on experience building and optimizing neural network inference engines and embedded firmware. He leads architecture and implementation efforts on OpenVINO-like hardware accelerators, writing C++ and Python, implementing and CUDA-optimizing NN operators, and making system-level technical decisions. His background spans embedded systems, microcontroller firmware, ADAS navigation services, and full-stack freelance projects (C#, React, Rust), giving him a rare blend of low-level firmware skill and high-performance ML deployment expertise. Known for mentoring and leading small teams, Denis pairs production-focused engineering with research-driven optimization to squeeze performance from specialized AI hardware. An electrical engineering master by training, he quietly combines practical device-level design with modern deep learning runtimes.
5 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Degrees in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, A, Masters Degrees in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, A at Odessa State Polytechnic University
English
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Github Skills (32)
transformers10
pytorch10
recommendation-system10
diffusion-models10
inference-engine10
stable-diffusion10
inference10
openvino10
java10
llm-inference10
deep-learning10
gpu10
generative-ai10
ai10
natural-language-processing10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lohika-denis-kotov/openvino
May 2022 - Nov 2022
OpenVINO™ Toolkit repository
Contributions:74 pushes, 10 branches in 5 months
pytorchdeep-learninggpuopenvino-toolkitcomputer-vision
openvinotoolkit/openvino_contrib
Apr 2021 - Oct 2022
Repository for OpenVINO's extra modules
Contributions:22 reviews, 123 commits, 18 PRs in 1 year 6 months
inference-enginepytorchcomputer-visionopenvinonvidia-gpu
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