Summary
Kostiantyn Botnar is a Research Scientist III with 10+ years of software engineering and data science experience, currently applying his expertise at The University of Texas Medical Branch to turn complex healthcare and metagenomic datasets into actionable insights. He combines a PhD in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications with hands-on experience building production-grade Android apps and scalable data pipelines, giving him a rare blend of academic rigor and product-focused engineering. His work spans research grants, robust data management, and the design and deployment of machine learning models tailored to noisy real-world biomedical data. A seasoned teacher and mentor, he has created curricula and graduated hundreds of students, which informs his collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to research. Notably, his career arc from mobile architecture to industrial metagenomics reflects an ability to translate low-level systems thinking into high-impact biological data solutions.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at State University of Information and Communication Technologies
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Odessa National Polytechnic University