Igor Koval
About Igor Koval
Igor Koval is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Inria in Paris, specializing in machine learning and climate education. He has a diverse background in research and teaching, having worked at various institutions and contributed to projects focused on AI and social initiatives.
Work at Inria
Igor Koval has been a Postdoctoral Researcher at Inria since 2020, contributing to research initiatives in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. His role involves advanced studies in machine learning and its applications. Koval previously worked at Inria as a Research Assistant in 2016, where he focused on projects related to the Brain and Spine Institute at Pitié Salpétrière Hospital.
Education and Expertise
Igor Koval holds a Bachelor in Applied Economics from University Paris-Dauphine, where he studied from 2014 to 2015. He furthered his education at École Polytechnique, earning a Master's degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, and Applied Mathematics from 2015 to 2016. Koval also attended École des Ponts ParisTech from 2012 to 2016 and completed a preparatory course in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering Science, and Chemistry at Lycée Pasteur.
Teaching Experience
Koval teaches Machine Learning in Healthcare at the Data Science Summer School at UCU in Lviv. He has also served as a Deep Learning Lead Instructor at Le Wagon since 2019, where he imparts knowledge on deep learning techniques and applications.
Professional Background
Igor Koval's professional experience includes an internship at Capgemini Consulting from 2014 to 2015 and research assistant roles at Argonne National Laboratory in 2015 and Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013. He was a PhD Candidate at the ICM - Brain & Spine Institute from 2016 to 2020, focusing on machine learning applications in neuroscience.
Projects and Initiatives
Koval has developed an AI-fed chatbot for a social-and-solidarity association as part of the Data For Good initiative. He also created a website to analyze political programs during the French elections, demonstrating his commitment to leveraging technology for social impact.