Derek Wilcox

Derek Wilcox is a Machine Learning Engineer at ZEFR since November 2020, specializing in NLP, computer vision, and multimodal machine learning, with a focus on video classification for platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook. Previously, Derek served as Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Activeconnect, where the work involved inertial odometry and deep learning. As an Applied Machine Learning R&D professional at ZestFinance, expertise included generative models and adversarial training. Additional experience includes roles as a machine learning specialist, code reviewer at Udacity, startup consultant, and finance intern, with an educational background that includes an MBA in Finance from UNC Kenan-Flagler and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.