Yakov Kronrod is a seasoned professional in the field of machine learning and computational linguistics, currently serving as a Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager at Spotify since August 2019 and as an Advisor in ML, NLP, and Linguistics at OpenCity.co since April 2018. Previously, Kronrod held various roles at Amazon, including Research Science Manager and Applied Scientist, and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on computational modeling and human cognitive science research. With a PhD in Computational Linguistics from the University of Maryland, contributions to the field include expertise in machine translation, phonology, and language acquisition. Early career experience includes software engineering roles at Avid Technology, Sun Microsystems, and Incipient, Inc.
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