Alexander Polonsky

Alexander Polonsky has over 20 years of work experience in various roles and companies. Alexander is currently the Vice President of Research and Development at BLOOM, where they have been working since 2015. Prior to that, they co-founded and served as the Chief Data Scientist at BLOOM from 2015 to 2020.

Before joining BLOOM, Alexander worked as an R&D manager at EPFL from 2014 to 2015, where they managed the development of a platform for understanding and influencing discussions in digital media. Alexander successfully developed models and algorithms for topic classification, opinion analysis, and influence analysis using NLP and graph analytics.

From 2010 to 2014, Alexander worked as an R&D and marketing manager at Mondeca. Alexander co-managed a semantic technology platform for smarter content delivery and oversaw multiple consulting and research projects.

Alexander also has experience as the CEO of Cognium Systems, a spin-off of Institut Pasteur, from 2005 to 2013. Alexander managed distributed international teams and successfully launched two products in the field of socio-semantic technologies.

Additionally, Alexander worked at Institut Pasteur as a postdoctoral fellow in bioinformatics and as a startup founder from 2002 to 2005. Alexander managed the technological and business development of the iPad ELN, a semantic Electronic Laboratory Notebook, and played a role in software production, launch, and marketing.

Earlier in their career, Alexander worked as a research assistant at Millenium Pharmaceuticals in 1995.

Overall, Alexander Polonsky has a diverse background in research and development, data science, management, and marketing across various industries.

Alexander Polonsky began their education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from 1991 to 1995. Continuing their pursuit of knowledge, they enrolled at Stanford University from 1995 to 2000, where they completed a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Neuroscience.