Michael Kupchick
Director, Research Engineering at Lightricks
Jerusalem District, Israel
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Top SchoolMichael Kupchick is a Director of Research Engineering with over a decade of experience translating cutting-edge algorithms into production mobile applications, currently leading research engineering at Lightricks in Jerusalem. He combines deep systems and low-level expertise—C++, Objective-C, CUDA/Metal and GPGPU—with a proven track record of optimizing complex simulations and 3D scanning pipelines for constrained platforms. Previously he led algorithm optimization efforts that systematically moved state-of-the-art research into fast, maintainable iOS products like Facetune2, and earlier built multidisciplinary scanner and simulator architectures integrating hardware and software. Known for bridging research and product teams, he emphasizes best practices, process improvements, and clear cross-functional communication to accelerate delivery.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Leyada, The Hebrew University Secondary School
English, Russian, Hebrew
Stackoverflow
433reputation
39kreached
15answers
4questions
Github Skills (22)
pytorch10
text-to-image10
python10
graph10
diffusion-models10
stable-diffusion10
custom-nodes10
ai10
generative-model10
backend10
generative-ai9
audio9
lora9
inference8
computer-vision6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Lightricks/ComfyUI-LTXVideo
Nov 2024 - Apr 2026
LTX-Video Support for ComfyUI
Contributions:19 reviews, 17 PRs, 21 pushes in 1 year 5 months
comfyuidiffusion-modelsditimage-to-videoimage-to-video-generation
michaellightricks/metal_numerics
Jun 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:18 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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