Oleg Polyakov

Oleg Polyakov is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in quantitative analysis, data science, and machine learning. Currently serving as a Machine Learning Engineer at Meta since August 2024, Oleg previously held the position of Director at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, managing a data science team focused on data-driven financial research. Oleg's experience includes roles as a Machine Learning Scientist at Amazon Web Services, an Applied Scientist at Amazon, and a Quantitative Researcher at TradeLink, where a strong emphasis was placed on predictive modeling, foreign exchange rate forecasting, and the application of machine learning technologies. Earlier career roles encompassed a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an Instructor at the Freshman Scholar Institute, with foundational education in Physics and Mathematics from Columbia University and a PhD in Computational Biophysics from Princeton University.