Roman Prokofyev
Technical Product Lead at LGT Capital Partners
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolRoman Prokofyev is a Senior Software Engineer and technical architect with 14 years of experience building data-driven systems and leading engineering teams across fintech and mobility domains. Based in Zurich, he currently leads trading and data platform efforts for a news-based trading fund at LGT Capital Partners, combining low-latency engineering with data science workflows. Previously he served as Chief Scientist at FAIRTIQ, where he helped simplify complex public-transport ticketing through hardware-free, algorithmic solutions that balance rider experience and operator costs. His background includes a PhD in Computer Science focused on knowledge extraction and entity disambiguation, giving him deep expertise in NLP, ontologies and scientific text processing. Roman blends research rigor with hands-on systems design—from distributed data platforms to real-time trading pipelines—and has a track record of turning academic methods into production-grade software. He also brings formal training in leadership from IMD, enabling him to bridge technical vision and team execution.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at Université de Fribourg - Universität FreiburgMSc Applied Physics and Mathematics, MSc Applied Physics and Mathematics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)Leadership Essentials, Leadership Essentials at IMD
English, French, Russian, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (163)
python10
coreference10
rendering-engine10
javascript10
rendering10
glsl10
corenlp10
stanford-nlp10
visualization10
named-entity-recognition10
pixijs10
visualize10
segmentation10
parsing10
renderer10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
dragoon/starport
Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
Smart home dashboard
Contributions:6 PRs, 195 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 6 months
raspberry-pihome-dashboardhome-automationhome-assistantdashboard
eXascaleInfolab/preposition-data-cikm2014
Aug 2014 - Mar 2016
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push in 1 year 7 months
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