Itai Hay

Itai Hay has extensive work experience in the field of machine learning and software engineering. Itai currently works as a Machine Learning Research Engineer at Hi Auto, starting in February 2022. Before that, they held various roles at J6 & Cyber Defense Directorate in the IDF. From 2019 to 2022, they served as a Machine Learning Engineering Team Lead, where they led a team in developing machine learning solutions for the IDF operational cloud and implemented a generic AutoML cloud solution. From 2017 to 2019, Itai was a System Software Engineering Team Lead and Solution Architect, responsible for bringing enterprise identity, OS, and software solutions to operational customers. Itai also designed an innovative software solution for encrypted identification of handheld devices. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2017, they worked as a System Software Engineer, where they led the integration of a VoIP system and a classified phone call center and developed a system for declassifying and syncing calendar data. Earlier in their career, Itai worked as a Content Contributor at iPhones.co.il from 2009 to 2012.

Itai Hay completed a Master of Science (MSc) degree in ML & AI Data Systems Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Itai pursued this program from 2020 to 2022. Prior to their master's degree, Itai earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from The College of Management Academic Studies. Itai completed this undergraduate program between 2015 and 2019. Furthermore, Itai attended the IDF Programming Course from 2013 to 2014, where they obtained a certificate in Computer Programming.