Alexander Skidanov

Alexander Skidanov has a diverse work experience. Starting in 2009, they worked as a Software Developer at Microsoft until 2011. Then, they joined MemSQL as a Senior Software Developer, where they played a key role in designing and building various components of the database. Alexander later became the Director of Engineering, leading critical projects such as overhauling the MemSQL parser and binder. In 2017, they co-founded NEAR, but no specific details about their role or responsibilities were provided.

Alexander Skidanov obtained a Master's degree in Computer Science from Izhevsk State Technical University (ISTU). In addition, they have obtained several certifications including a Tech Entrepreneur Nanodegree from Udacity in May 2016, a Computational Neuroscience certification from Coursera in July 2015, a Digital Signal Processing certification from Coursera in March 2015, a certification in The Brain and Space from Coursera in January 2015, a Machine Learning certification from Coursera in December 2014, a Natural Language Processing certification from Coursera in May 2013, and a Heterogeneous Parallel Programming certification from Coursera in January 2013.