Summary
Ondrej Bohdal is a Senior Researcher in machine learning with a decade of experience bridging academic rigor and industry impact, currently focused on personalization of generative AI at Samsung Research. His work draws on a PhD and MSc(R) from the University of Edinburgh, where he studied meta‑learning, transfer learning, data efficiency and uncertainty calibration, and later researched multimodal LLMs, fairness, and OOD generalization as a postdoc. Prior roles include teaching and mentoring at Cambridge Spark and internships at AWS and Samsung AI Center, giving him a strong mix of pedagogy, applied research, and production-aware experimentation. He combines deep theoretical foundations with practical experience in hyperparameter optimization, domain adaptation and LLM personalization, and maintains a public research portfolio at ondrejbohdal.github.io. An unusual indicator of his academic excellence is a near-perfect IB score (44/45) and a First Class Honours in AI and Mathematics, suggesting long-standing aptitude and drive.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD & MSc(R), Data Science, Distinction, PhD & MSc(R), Data Science, Distinction at The University of Edinburgh
IB Diploma Programme, 44/45, IB Diploma Programme, 44/45 at International Baccalaureate
English, German, Slovak, Czech