Victor Balakchin

Victor Balakchin is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Nekki since January 2023, with extensive experience in game development and artificial intelligence. Previously, Victor served as Lead Programmer at Banzai.Games, focusing on Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning systems for advanced game NPC AI. Prior roles include Lead Programmer at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, specializing in computer vision algorithms and deep learning, and Lead Programmer at Gaijin Entertainment, where mobile game prototyping in Unity3D was key. Additional programming experience includes contributions to the mobile game "Starborn Wanderers" at Game Insight and game tools development at 1C Multimedia. Victor holds a degree from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, earned between 2003 and 2006.