Michael Pinus
Research at We're Building Something New
Jerusalem District, Israel
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Top SchoolMichael Pinus is a research-focused data scientist and computational social researcher with 11 years of experience combining statistics, programming, and clinical psychology to model and predict human behavior. He has led multidisciplinary teams and built AI-driven products—from academic postdoctoral work at Harvard Business School to heading AI at a scent-tech startup—bridging theoretical research with product deployment. His work spans experimental and naturalistic designs, emotional dynamics, conversation quality, and behavioral prediction, reflecting a rare mix of clinical training and quantitative rigor. Michael is a resourceful troubleshooter and critical thinker who thrives on curiosity-driven projects where data informs interventions and product decisions. Based in Jerusalem, he often blends minute-level emotional analytics with network and group-level models—a perspective shaped by clinical practice and longitudinal research. He is seeking a data-science role where his interdisciplinary background and leadership in applied research can drive measurable impact.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Psychology and 'Amirim', Bachelor's degree Psychology and 'Amirim' at The Hebrew University of JerusalemDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English, Hebrew, Spanish
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Github Skills (125)
quarto10
latex9
epub9
bookdown9
gitbook9
rmarkdown9
markdown8
python8
file-upload8
convolution8
interpolation8
uploading7
gradient-descent7
opensesame7
numerics7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
pinusm/pinusm-hugo
Jun 2017 - Feb 2020
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
pinusm/analysis_utils
Mar 2023 - May 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 20 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 2 months
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