Maya Hristakeva

Maya Hristakeva is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in machine learning and data science, currently serving as Senior ML Engineering Manager for Personalization at Spotify since March 2019. Previously, at Elsevier from December 2013 to March 2019, Maya held several roles including Principal Data Science Manager, where technical leadership and team management were key responsibilities, and lead multiple projects on recommender systems. Maya's earlier experience includes positions as Senior Research Scientist at Cognitive Match, Data Mining Engineer at Mendeley, and Applied Research Engineer at C8 Medisensors. Academic qualifications include an MS in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics from Simpson College.