Helena Pankov

Helena Pankov is a Principal Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning at Exactly.ai since December 2022, where key contributions include developing a distributed system for text-to-image diffusion models and co-authoring a fine-tuning pipeline for robust style transfer. Previously, at Snap Inc. from August 2020 to February 2023, Helena shipped multiple Lenses achieving over 1 billion user interactions and created efficient pipelines for image transformation. Prior experience includes work as a Machine Learning Engineer at Yandex, where Helena improved image search models and developed pipelines for trend discovery, and as a Software Engineer at TrackTrack, focusing on news aggregation applications. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and a Bachelor's in Economics from the Higher School of Economics.