Nir Hutnik

Nir Hutnik is a skilled professional with extensive experience in machine learning and natural language processing. Currently serving as the NLP/LLM Research Team Lead and ML Researcher at DeepKeep since August 2023, Nir focuses on developing algorithms to protect large language models (LLMs) in real-time, creating automated evaluations for LLMs, fine-tuning models for specific tasks, and building multi-agent systems. Previously, as an ML Researcher at Deepchecks from February 2021 to August 2023, Nir led the development of an open-source NLP testing package and worked on tabular and vision open-source packages. Nir's earlier experience includes data science at Simplex, where predictive modeling for fraud detection was emphasized, as well as an R&D analyst role involving Python and SQL. Nir began a teaching career as an instructor at Smart Center and served in the IDF as an Operations Research Captain, focusing on mathematical and statistical research. Hold a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from Bar-Ilan University.