Dmitriy Ryaboy

VP of AI Enablement at Ginkgo. Data Engineer. Author of "The Missing README".

Dmitriy Ryaboy is the VP of AI Enablement at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., a company focused on making biology easier to engineer.1 2 He joined Ginkgo through the acquisition of Zymergen, where he previously served as VP of Software Engineering and CTO.1

Career Highlights

Ryaboy has an extensive background in software engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence:

Current Role: VP of AI Enablement at Ginkgo Bioworks (since May 2023)2
Previous Positions:
- VP of Software Engineering and CTO at Zymergen
- Various roles at Twitter, including contributions to the data platform
- Apache Pig committer at The Apache Software Foundation (2010-2014)
- Software Engineering Intern at Cloudera (2009)
- Software Developer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1999-2005)

Expertise and Contributions

Ryaboy's expertise spans several areas:

Synthetic Biology: At Ginkgo Bioworks, he focuses on applying AI and machine learning to make biology easier to engineer.3
Big Data and AI: He has experience in creating classifiers for bot traffic detection, improving Apache Pig, and leading teams that developed Apache Heron and Apache Parquet.1
Author: Co-authored "The Missing README," a book for new software engineers.1 5

Education and Certifications

Earned a Deep Learning Specialization certification from Coursera in September 2018.2
Attended Carnegie Mellon University.2

Recent Developments

As of February 2024, Ryaboy has been involved in expanding Ginkgo's technology network, welcoming companies like Reverie Labs and Patch Biosciences to collaborate with Ginkgo Bioworks.4

Dmitriy Ryaboy is active on social media platforms, where he shares insights about his work and the field of synthetic biology. His Twitter handle is @squarecog.5