Yevgeni Kissin

Yevgeni Kissin is an accomplished professional in the fields of machine learning and data science, currently serving as the Associate Director of Machine Learning and AI at OMERS since January 2023, where Yevgeni leads initiatives to develop an internal analytics platform. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer and Machine Learning Engineering Lead at Bond Brand Loyalty, where Yevgeni oversaw a team focused on the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, and a Data Scientist at integrate.ai, contributing to various customer-driven projects. Yevgeni's academic background includes a PhD, MSc, and BSc in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Toronto, where involvement ranged from research assistantships developing numerical models and automating lunar crater detection to teaching assistance roles in astronomy.