CV

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General Information

Name Artavazd Maranjyan
Languages English, Russian, Armenian (native)

Education

  • 2023 - present

    Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Ph.D. in Computer Science
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
    • Advisor: Prof. Peter Richtárik
  • 2021 - 2023

    Yerevan, Armenia

    M.Sc in Applied Statistics and Data Science
    Yerevan State University
    • Thesis: On local training methods
    • Co-supervisors: Prof. Peter Richtárik, Mher Safaryan
  • 2017 - 2021

    Yerevan, Armenia

    B.Sc. in Informatics and Applied Mathematics
    Yerevan State University
    • Thesis: On the Convergence of Series in Classical Systems
    • Supervisors: Prof. Martin Grigoryan

Experience

  • April 2023 - Aug 2023

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Researcher in the group of Prof. Martin Grigoryan
    Yerevan State University
    • Studied the existence and properties of universal functions with respect to the Vilenkin and Haar systems across various functional spaces
  • March 2023 - Aug 2023

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Machine Learning Researcher
    YerevaNN
    • Worked on the intersection of Federated Learning and Optimization
  • June 2022 - Jan 2023

    Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Internship in the group of Prof. Peter Richtárik
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
    • Worked on the GradSkip: Communication-Accelerated Local Gradient Methods with Better Computational Complexity paper
  • Jan 2022 - June 2022

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Machine Learning Researcher
    YerevaNN
    • Worked on the intersection of Federated Learning and Optimization
  • July 2021 - June 2022

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Co-Founder
    OnePick
    • OnePick is an emerging startup that provides up-to-date and customized social media posts based on page and market data analysis
    • Winner idea of InVent 2.0 venture building program organized by Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
  • July 2021 - Sep 2021

    Remote (Yerevan, Armenia)

    Backend Developer
    EXALT Technologies Ltd.
    • Worked for Nutanix
  • June 2021 - July 2021

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Machine Learning Research Engineer
    Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
    • Worked on Fraud detection
    • Made data-driven forecasts using machine learning algorithms and statistical models
  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

    Yerevan, Armenia

    Software Engineer in Test
    Picsart
    • Worked with automation team to design and develop automated solutions across several mobile/web applications
    • Worked directly with software developers, test engineers, product owners, business analysts to find and resolve issues
    • Worked closely with DevOps to suggest improvements in processes and in Jenkins Continuous Integration cycle

Awards

  • Sep 2023
    Dean’s Award
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
    • Awarded to a few top students accepted to KAUST (6000$ annually for 3 years)
  • May 2021
    Outstanding Final Project Award
    Yerevan State University
    • Recognized for the Bachelor's thesis (awarded to 6 students among 250+ students)

Hobbies

  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Dancing (Bachata, Salsa)
  • Board Games
  • Table Football (Foosball)