Omri Bar
Applied AI Scientist & Research Manager
Applied AI scientist and research manager with 12+ years developing machine learning solutions across Computer Vision and NLP domains. Combines hands-on AI research with technical leadership to translate complex technologies into practical applications and guide teams from concept to deployment of innovative ML systems.
Professional Experience
AI Research Scientist & Team Lead
- Built and led a high-performing ML research team from the ground up as founding CV engineer, developing AI systems for multimodal datasets (video, images, text), including video action recognition, temporal action localization, multi-task learning, temporal forecasting, and image classification.
- Expanded team capabilities into NLP by implementing LLM solutions for text processing, summarization, text generation, and automated data extraction.
- Maintained hands-on involvement in developing and deploying ML models in real-time production environments, translating research innovations into practical applications.
Computer Vision Research Engineer
- Implemented ML research projects through full lifecycle from concept to production, developing computer vision algorithms for image classification, facial feature detection, and pattern recognition.
- Applied NLP techniques to extract insights and domain-specific terminology from text documents.
Machine Learning Research Engineer
- Developed ML algorithms for spectral bio-chemical signal analysis in cancer screening via blood tests.
Consulting
Advisory Board Member — Machine Learning Consultant
Provide strategic guidance and technical expertise for AI research and software development across multiple projects.
Education
MSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Majors: Machine Learning and Signal Processing
- Researcher specializing in signal processing and ML for speech recognition, NLP, and brain research.
- Developed novel EEG-based speech quality assessment measure. Published at IEEE ICSEE 2016.
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
- Research Student at EarlySense, focusing on machine learning and signal processing.
Additional Activities
The leading international conference in medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention.