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

Theator Jan 2019 – Sep 2025

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.
FDNA Apr 2015 – Jan 2019

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.
Todos Medical Mar 2013 – Apr 2015

Machine Learning Research Engineer

  • Developed ML algorithms for spectral bio-chemical signal analysis in cancer screening via blood tests.

Consulting

ClearCam Apr 2024 – Present

Advisory Board Member — Machine Learning Consultant

Provide strategic guidance and technical expertise for AI research and software development across multiple projects.

Education

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 2014 – 2017

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.
Tel Aviv University 2008 – 2012

BSc, Biomedical Engineering

  • Research Student at EarlySense, focusing on machine learning and signal processing.

Additional Activities

Area Chair, MICCAI 2025

The leading international conference in medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention.