Nimrod Talmon
Verified Expert in Engineering
AI Developer
Nimrod is a researcher, consultant, and developer with 12 years of experience and expertise in software architecture and development, mathematical modeling, and algorithm development, in fields such as mathematical optimization, AI, algorithmic game theory, and operations research. Early in his career, Nimrod was a software engineer and tech team lead at Google, and he holds a PhD in computer science. From a polymath perspective, his EBS numbers are Erdös 3, Sabbath 7, and, arguably, Bacon 6.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Windows, Linux, Python, Mathematical Modeling
The most amazing...
...project I was involved in was research and development that culminated in a novel, scalable blockchain protocol and corresponding tool.
Work Experience
Algorithms Consultant
DAOstack
- Assisted in the design of governance protocols for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO).
- Advanced the design and development of network-based algorithms for reputation computation.
- Fine-tuned algorithms for high-throughput, large-scale decision-making.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Weizmann Institute of Science
- Conducted high-quality research on parameterized complexity, mainly designing efficient algorithms related to social networks and social choice.
- Mentored graduate students in their research, from ideas to completion.
- Developed algorithmic frameworks for decision-making that are used by the research community.
Senior Software Developer
Paradigm Geophysical
- Developed visualization tools for the oil industry.
- Designed and developed the front end of a B2B service for conducting scientific experiments for the oil industry.
- Optimized the running time of the back end of a B2B service for conducting scientific experiments for the oil industry.
Software Engineer | Technical Team Leader
- Improved the performance of Google Sheets by implementing a load-by-demand, modularized architecture for the client code.
- Designed a JavaScript API to be used by web developers to add visualizations to their websites.
- Managed the development of a C++ server serving various requests via a REST API used internally and externally for generating images on demand.
Experience
A Voting Mechanism for Political Elections
Education
PhD in Computer Science
Technical University of Berlin - Berlin, Germany
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Weizmann Institute of Science - Rehovot, Israel
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Tel Aviv University - Tel Aviv, Israel
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs
Tools
Shell
Paradigms
Data Science
Languages
Python, JavaScript, Java, C++
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Other
Mathematical Modeling, Computer Science, Optimization, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Game Theory, Algorithms, Operations Research, Predictive Analytics, Optimization Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Monte Carlo Simulations, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO), Visualization, Financial Modeling
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