Summary
Gurgen Hayrapetyan is an applied mathematician and AI practitioner with nine years of experience bridging academic research and production engineering across autonomy, analytics, and media. He lectures in Applied Analytics at Columbia University, where he created and teaches courses on Generative AI and capstone problem-solving, while also co-founding an AI-driven multimedia travel startup building data-intensive backends and on-device models. Previously he developed situational understanding, multi-object tracking, and trajectory optimization for Mercedes-Benz R&D, applying rigorous math to safety-critical motion planning. His background in gamma-convergence and gradient-flow analysis informs a principled approach to designing scalable ML systems and real-time algorithms. Based in Flushing, Michigan, he blends deep theoretical training (PhD in Applied Mathematics) with hands-on engineering in computer vision, FFMPEG/OpenCV pipelines, and multimodal generative systems.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School Mathematics, High School Mathematics at Manhattan High School
Doctor of Philosophy Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy Applied Mathematics at Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science Applied Mathematics Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Applied Mathematics Computer Science at Kettering University
Russian, Armenian, English, Spanish, Italian