Avi Braun

Head of Research and Lead Data Scientist at Phytech - Plant-Based Farming

Avi Braun holds a BSc in Physics and Geophysics, an MSc, and a Ph.D. in Physics. His expertise lies in data science, including AI, Machine Learning, Statistics, Data Analysis, and Bayesian Inference, among others. Avi is proficient in various data tools such as Python (including pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, PyMC3), R, Matlab, and Microsoft Excel. He is also skilled in Python scraping using Beautiful Soup and Selenium. His language proficiencies include Python, Matlab, SQL, Django framework, HTML, with experience in R and C. Avi has experience working with database systems like SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Elastic-Search, and technologies like Git, AWS, and Arduino. Furthermore, he is well-versed in communication and visualization tools like Dash/Plotly and Flask. Throughout his academic research career, Avi has designed, performed, and analyzed experiments, mentored graduate students, and managed a nanofabrication facility.