Sven Mika
About Sven Mika
Sven Mika is a Tech Lead Manager specializing in Reinforcement Learning at Anyscale, where he has worked since 2022. With a diverse background in software development and machine learning, he has contributed to significant projects in both academia and industry.
Work at Anyscale
Sven Mika has been serving as the Tech Lead Manager for Reinforcement Learning at Anyscale since 2022. In this role, he leads a team of six full-time reinforcement learning engineers focused on developing and maintaining Ray RLlib. His responsibilities include overseeing project development and ensuring the implementation of best practices in reinforcement learning. Prior to this position, he worked at Anyscale as a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in reinforcement learning from 2019 to 2022.
Education and Expertise
Sven Mika holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology from Universität Witten/Herdecke, which he completed from 2002 to 2006. He also studied at Columbia University, where he focused on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, achieving a degree in Biomathematics. Earlier, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Ruhr University Bochum from 1998 to 2000. His educational background supports his interdisciplinary expertise in biochemistry, bioinformatics, machine learning, and software development.
Background
Sven Mika's professional journey began at GTA GmbH, where he worked as a Software Developer and Automation Engineer from 1998 to 2003 in Essen Area, Germany. He then transitioned to BGC Partners, serving as a Senior Quantitative Software Developer Team Lead from 2006 to 2011 in the Greater New York City Area. Additionally, he worked as a researcher and PhD student at Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 2002 to 2006.
Achievements
Sven Mika has made significant contributions to the field of reinforcement learning. He presented a paper on RLgraph at the SysML 2019 conference held at Stanford. He has also played a crucial role in helping large companies build production proof of concepts (POCs), some of which were showcased at the Ray Summit and Production RL Summit. Notably, he invented and authored a trading platform for BGC Partners Inc., which is utilized by over 20 of the world's top banks.