Willy Polychenko
Senior Algorithm Engineer at Nucleai
Israel
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Top SchoolWilly Polychenko is a Senior Algorithm Engineer with 13 years of experience building computer vision and machine learning systems, currently advancing AI-driven precision oncology at Nucleai. A graduate of the elite I.D.F. "Psagot" program and a Technion M.Eng. in Systems Engineering, he blends rigorous physics and electronic engineering foundations with practical R&D and product-focused algorithm development. His background includes leading algorithm teams in a high-tech military unit, hands-on roles in medical imaging startups, and ongoing consulting in algorithms and software architecture. Willy is comfortable spanning research, production deployment, and team leadership, with a track record of translating complex tissue- and imaging-driven problems into robust, clinically relevant models. He brings a systems-thinking approach uncommon in algorithm engineers, informed by CTO-level responsibilities and multidisciplinary engineering training. Based in Israel, he favors delivering pragmatic, scalable solutions that bridge research novelty and real-world clinical impact.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Systems Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Systems Engineering at Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyB.Sc, Physics, B.Sc, Physics at Tel Aviv UniversityB.Sc. Electronic Engineering & B.Sc. Physics, B.Sc. Electronic Engineering & B.Sc. Physics at Psagot
Github Skills (8)
python-logging9
argparse9
dataclasses8
humanize7
argument-parsing6
python6
textarea1
angular1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
wolf1986/DocumentPagingUtils
Jun 2013 - Aug 2020
Contributions:1 release, 18 commits, 7 pushes in 7 years 3 months
wolf1986/my-data
Jan 2017 - Dec 2022
Contributions:6 PRs, 19 pushes, 7 branches in 5 years 11 months
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