Lavi Shpigelman
About Lavi Shpigelman
Lavi Shpigelman is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer currently working at Kindred, part of Ocado Group, in Toronto, Canada. With a background in computer science and computational neuroscience, he has extensive experience in machine learning, particularly in healthcare and robotics.
Current Role at Ocado Intelligent Automation
Lavi Shpigelman serves as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Kindred, which is part of the Ocado Group. He has held this position since 2022 and works in a hybrid capacity from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this role, he focuses on teaching robots to perform versatile tasks, contributing to advancements in automation and robotics.
Previous Experience at IBM
Lavi Shpigelman worked at IBM in various capacities from 2008 to 2017. He was a Research Staff Member in the machine learning and data mining group from 2008 to 2011, and later in the machine learning for healthcare group from 2012 to 2017. His responsibilities included participating in all stages of data analysis and prediction projects, from conceptualization to publication and deployment.
Academic Background
Lavi Shpigelman earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, studying from 1996 to 2000. He later pursued a PhD in Computational Neuroscience at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, completing his studies from 2000 to 2008. His doctoral research involved developing machine learning algorithms for implanted brain-computer interfaces.
Teaching Experience
Lavi Shpigelman served as a Teaching Assistant at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 2001 to 2006. This role allowed him to engage with students and contribute to their learning in the field of computational neuroscience.
Early Career at Elbit Systems
Lavi Shpigelman began his career as a Software Programmer at Elbit Systems, where he worked part-time while studying from 1997 to 2002. This early experience laid the foundation for his future roles in software development and machine learning.