Resume


Itamar Tsayag (Sayegh)

Summary

Senior Algorithm Developer, Tech Lead, and Data Enthusiast. Known for crafting elegant and innovative solutions to complex problems. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate complex topics.


Experience

PreDev Consulting — Tel-Aviv, Israel

Founder and Principal Consultant (Sep 2022 – Present)
Providing expert consulting services in AI and deep learning for startups, focusing on computer vision and model optimization.

GovPlus LLC

  • Designed and implemented a fully automated passport photo compliance pipeline using deep learning.
  • Integrated landmark detection, geometric alignment, background segmentation, and AI-driven quality control to ensure government compliance.

Sanas.ai

  • Built a robust inference system for real-time voice conversion using optimized ONNX and low-latency signal processing under tight resource constraints.
  • Contributed to core model optimization and deployment on edge devices.

One-to-One Systems LLC

  • Developed a 3D human body estimation pipeline from partial anthropometric measurements using SMPL models.
  • Automated the generation of garment block templates for made-to-measure fashion, enabling scalable virtual tailoring.

Agile MRI

  • Led experiments in low-field MRI image reconstruction using transformer-based networks (SwinMR).
  • Integrated MLFlow for experiment tracking and developed robust feature pipelines for multi-modal medical data, including MRI, blood biomarkers, and autonomic nervous system signals.

AiVF, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Lead Computer Vision Algorithm Developer (Jan 2023 - Sep 2024)

  • Developed the Day5/Day3 Embryo Grading algorithm and the NiPGT algorithm, enhancing IVF cycle efficacy using Video Classification and Segmentation networks on a complex microscopy video dataset.
  • Led end-to-end development of the ML pipeline, from research to production-ready code, deploying the algorithm into clinical use.

Viz.ai, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Senior Computer Vision Algorithm Developer (Jan 2021 - Dec 2022)

  • Developed the Brain CT Perfusion (CTP) algorithm to differentiate between salvageable ischemic and irrevocably damaged brain tissue due to an ischemic stroke. Deployed in 1,500+ hospitals in the US.
  • Integrated MLOps practices to deploy the model at scale, ensuring model performance and versioning for future improvements.

Magic Leap, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Senior System-Algorithms Engineer (Jul 2018 - Jul 2020)

  • Played a pivotal role in data-driven architectural decisions by analyzing feedback from user data and factory insights, leading to improved product quality.
  • Pioneered calibration algorithms for a novel ToF depth sensor and developed a method to generate synthetic calibration vectors to enhance device testing procedures.

Apple, Herzliya-Pituach, Israel

Post-Silicon Test Engineer (Sep 2016 - Jul 2018)

  • Developed and executed test plans for all stages of chip fabrication and led failure analysis for failing chips.

Mellanox Technologies, Yokneam, Israel

System Engineer (Jan 2015 - Sep 2016)

  • Developed the production tests and the calibration line for all Silicon Photonics (SiP) Optical Interconnect products.

Skills

  • Tech Stack: Python, Pytorch, Lightning, Scikit, Pandas, Numpy, OpenCV, Streamlit, Hydra, ClearML/MLFlow, Airflow, Docker, Git
  • Languages: Hebrew (Native), English (Native)

Volunteering & Self-Directed Projects

  • EyeRate: Developed a heart rate estimator using Magic Leap headset’s eye-tracking cameras and the EVM algorithm.
  • The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research: Volunteering via Code for Israel to develop a machine learning estimator for assessing PTSD severity in combatants, using autonomic nervous system biomarkers, blood tests, and MRI scans.
  • Mabua (Ein-Prat): Active member and volunteer in the Tel-Aviv Beit Midrash of Mabua—a network of Batei Midrash committed to learning, community building, and activism. I teach Talmud and share new interpretations of Torah, helping shape a modern Israeli mainstream rooted in Judaism, Zionism, and human dignity.

Education

Bar-Ilan University

MSc Electrical Engineering and Data Science (2019 - 2024)

  • Thesis: “Uncovering Strong Lottery Ticket Using Continuously Relaxed Bernoulli Gates”, under the supervision of Dr. Ofir Lindenbaum

Tel-Aviv University, Israel

BSc Electrical Engineering (2010 - 2015)

  • Major in Digital Signal Processing and Image Processing

References

Available upon request.