Alexander Peplowski
About Alexander Peplowski
Alexander Peplowski is a Senior Machine Learning Developer at Hinge Health, where he has worked since 2021. He has a diverse background in machine learning and software development, with previous roles at various educational institutions and companies in Canada.
Work at Hinge Health
Alexander Peplowski has been employed at Hinge Health as a Senior Machine Learning Developer since 2021. In this role, he defined and built the technology stack for a new AI team, utilizing tools such as DataBricks, Sagemaker, and MLFlow. He is responsible for training, deploying, and monitoring custom discriminative and generative language models using PyTorch. Additionally, he developed strategies for prompting, testing, and monitoring off-the-shelf large language model (LLM) solutions.
Education and Expertise
Alexander Peplowski holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Machine Learning from Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, which he completed from 2019 to 2021. He also obtained a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Control Systems from the University of Toronto in 2014. His undergraduate studies culminated in a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Honours Electrical Engineering from McGill University, completed in 2013. He participated in a Student Exchange Program at the University of Sydney in 2013.
Background
Before joining Hinge Health, Alexander Peplowski accumulated diverse experience in various roles. He worked as a Software Developer at Esterline CMC Electronics from 2014 to 2019. He also held positions as a Developer in Computer Vision at wrnch for five months in 2021, and as a Teaching Assistant at Université de Montréal in 2020. His early career included internships at CAE, the Canadian Space Agency, and Matrox, where he focused on technical writing and systems engineering.
Teaching Experience
Alexander Peplowski has served as a Teaching Assistant at multiple institutions. He worked at McGill University in 2012 for three months and at the University of Toronto's ECE Department from 2013 to 2014 for seven months. In 2020, he was a Teaching Assistant at Université de Montréal for three months. His teaching roles have contributed to his understanding of complex engineering concepts and his ability to communicate technical information effectively.
Research and Internships
In addition to his teaching experience, Alexander Peplowski has engaged in research and internships that enhanced his technical skills. He was a Research Intern at the Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec for seven months in 2020. His internship experiences include systems engineering at the Canadian Space Agency in 2012 and technical writing at CAE and Matrox in 2011 and 2010, respectively.