Summary
Vladimir Minakov is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur with over 37 years of experience building high-load systems, from microwave microelectronics research to modern AI-driven facial recognition and payment platforms. As CTO and founder of Genesis Smart Security he leads development and integration of neural‑network based face recognition for retail and enterprise automation, combining hands-on full‑stack skills (JS, React, Node) with deep expertise in systems integration. His career spans launching and scaling payment and e‑money solutions (GlobalMoney, ELECTRUM) and founding large retail and processing networks, demonstrating rare product-to-ops continuity. An academic PhD and former associate professor, he pairs rigorous modeling experience (Monte Carlo transistor modeling) with recent ML training (Stanford CS231n, Mail.Ru ranking) to bridge research and production. Outside work he’s an avid traveler and photographer who has visited 50+ countries, reflecting a curious, global mindset that fuels creative technical solutions.
8 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Machine Learning course. 118th result out of 5000 participants., Machine Learning course. 118th result out of 5000 participants. at Mail. Ru
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Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition, Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition at Stanford Course CS231n
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Ukrainian, English, Russian