Nikolai Bykov
Research Engineer at Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolNikolai Bykov is a Research Engineer based in Barcelona with 11 years of experience building end-to-end ML and bioinformatics solutions across industry and academia. He combines deep expertise in Python, machine learning, computer vision, MLOps and statistical analysis with a PhD-focused background in mathematical biology to deliver production-ready pipelines and research-grade methods. Nikolai has repeatedly turned complex data problems into cost-saving systems—his CV and matching services cut manual annotation costs by up to 93% and saved six-figure monthly sums. At CNAG he contributed a multi-omics visualization tool included in Nature and led a modeling framework for host–microbiota interactions within an EU Horizon 2020 consortium. Equally comfortable leading teams and teaching cross-functional stakeholders, he bridges applied research and product engineering to move novel computational biology methods into real-world use.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematical Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematical Biology at Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Higher School of EconomicsMaster's degree, Bioinformatics, Master's degree, Bioinformatics at Ghent University
Russian, English, SpanishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
encent/hichew
May 2020 - Aug 2021
Optimal TAD calling and clustering. Accurate and fast.
Contributions:26 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
cs-hse-projects/Bykov-cancer
May 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:6 PRs, 25 pushes, 3 branches in 13 days
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