Ilya Katsov

Ilya Katsov

Ilya Katsov joined Grid Dynamics in 2009 to lead data-related consulting practices and major client engagements. He currently spearheads technology innovation, driving the ideation, development, and market launch of AI-centric solutions for supply chain, smart manufacturing, robotics, and customer experience. Before joining Grid Dynamics, Ilya worked at Intel Research, focusing on emerging wireless communication technologies. He is the author of two books on enterprise AI and holds multiple scientific publications and international patents.

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April 29, 2025 CTO insights: Agentic AI

Ilya Katsov

Ilya Katsov joined Grid Dynamics in 2009 to lead data-related consulting practices and major client engagements. He currently spearheads technology innovation, driving the ideation, development, and market launch of AI-centric solutions for supply chain, smart manufacturing, robotics, and customer experience. Before joining Grid Dynamics, Ilya worked at Intel Research, focusing on emerging wireless communication technologies. He is the author of two books on enterprise AI and holds multiple scientific publications and international patents.

Ilya Katsov

Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for multi-echelon supply chain optimization

Supply chain optimization is a complex problem that involves multiple layers, products, time periods, resource constraints, and uncertainties. In this article, the authors explore how reinforcement learning (RL) can be used to optimize inventory and pricing decisions in a supply chain. They develop a simulation environment and a deep RL model that learns how to make these decisions.

Price intelligence platform

This white paper discusses the design of a price intelligence platform that utilizes data science and machine learning to provide decision support and automation for pricing analytics and revenue management.

Advanced customer intelligence

This report provides an overview of recent advances in customer intelligence by examining 10 industrial case studies, covering topics such as deep learning models, reinforcement learning models, and econometric models used in marketing analytics.

A rapid response to COVID-19 supply chain and market shocks: Emerge from the crisis stronger

This article provides practical recommendations for business leaders on how to leverage advanced data analytics and engineering capabilities to respond to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes the importance of agility, customer engagement, and supply chain optimization in navigating through this challenging time.

Customer2vec: Representation learning for customer analytics and personalization

This article discusses the use of neural networks and NLP methods for personalization and recommendation algorithms. It explores the learning of semantic representations for products and customers using techniques such as item2vec and customer2vec, and provides case studies and a hands-on tutorial using a public dataset of Instacart orders.

Cross-channel marketing spend optimization using deep learning

The article discusses the problem of marketing spend optimization and how deep learning methods can be used to analyze sequences of customer interactions and optimize marketing budgets. The article explores different attribution models, including last-touch attribution, logistic regression, LSTM, and LSTM with attention. The models are evaluated using a simulation algorithm that replays historical events and estimates the number of conversions based on the budget allocation. The results show that the LSTM with attention model provides the best budget allocation.