Dave Savostyanov

About Dave Savostyanov

With 8 years as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, I\'ve not just followed the AI…

Experience

1. Founding Machine Learning Engineer

   Uthana

   Aug 2023 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Building AI-driven solutions for character animation in the gaming industry- Implemented a VQ-VAE + T5 model, enabling a 10x increase in weekly experiments, supporting Multi-GPU training, and facilitating rapid integration of models into production- Developed a web application enabling users to generate game character animations from text descriptions, contributing to a 95% reduction in manual animation work- Automated FBX character upload and animation retargeting, a critical component that eliminates the need for animators to manually retarget animations, significantly reducing their workflow time- Developed a motion annotation system using ChatGPT API, scaling the annotation process without human involvement and reducing labeling time and cost by 90%- Established a text-based search system using Text Embeddings, enabling the creation of shot lists for MoCap and improving production planning and efficiency- Collaborated with MoCap studios to collect a high-quality dataset, boosting model performance and leading to an 80% increase in animation realism- Built UCLI, a universal command line interface that self-documents and accelerates onboarding, development, and testing processes by 25%- Researched deep learning architectures and initiated a “paper discussions” series, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Education

• Higher School of Economics

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mathematics and Computer Science

  2013 — 2017