Todor Davchev is a Senior Research Scientist at DeepMind with a decade of experience spanning robot learning, imitation, and reinforcement learning grounded in a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. He combines a strong research pedigree with hands-on engineering experience from roles at Google, X, and industry internships, enabling him to translate theoretical ideas into scalable experiments. Todor’s work focuses on understanding and engineering intelligence in embodied agents, informed by prior experience in natural language understanding and practical GPU infrastructure setup. Colleagues describe him as open-minded and driven by bold, futuristic projects that push core scientific understanding, not just product metrics. Based in London, he is actively seeking challenging collaborations where rigorous ML research meets real-world robotic application.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence/Robotics at The University of Edinburgh
BSc Artificial Intelligence, BSc Artificial Intelligence at University of Aberdeen
Informatics and Mathematics Informatics, Informatics and Mathematics Informatics at High School of Mathematics and Science Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Contributions:135 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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Todor Davchev - Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind