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Dr. Eugene Steinberg, a Founding engineer and VP of Technology at Grid Dynamics, spearheads key technology practices in commerce, search, and AI. As a Principal Architect, he has guided numerous significant programs from inception to production, aligning business requirements with technological capabilities. His achievements include leading the first industry implementation of Google Retail Search’s alpha version, implementing pioneering visual search and recommendation systems using deep learning, architecting microservices-based commerce platforms and custom search engines, and pioneering distributed in-memory computing for fraud detection. Dr. Steinberg’s expertise spans digital commerce platforms, AI/ML applications, information retrieval, enterprise search, natural language processing, computer vision, and scalable distributed systems. As a thought leader, he has been instrumental in developing the Grid Dynamics – Google partnership, spoken at conferences on various tech topics, and advised startups and VC firms. Dr. Steinberg continues to drive innovation in digital commerce and related technologies, contributing to Grid Dynamics’ reputation for engineering excellence and emerging technology expertise.

Ilya joined Grid Dynamics in 2009, and since then has been leading engagements with a number of major retail and technology companies, focusing primarily on Big Data, Machine Learning, and Economic Modeling. He is currently managing the Industrial AI consulting practice that helps clients to become successful AI adopters and deliver innovate AI solutions. Prior to joining Grid Dynamics, Ilya worked at Intel Research on emerging wireless communication technologies. He is the author of several scientific articles and international patents, and also authored a book, “Introduction to Algorithmic Marketing: Artificial Intelligence for Marketing Operations” (2017).

Rahul Bindlish has 30+ years of experience in IT services and consulting. He specializes in helping Tier-1 enterprises with their AI & digital initiatives to improve business performance and drive industry leading growth. Throughout his career, Mr. Bindlish has been recognized as an innovative leader who excels in building high-performing teams and fostering strong customer relationships. He is currently the Senior Vice President & Global Head of Partnerships and Marketing. Mr. Bindlish holds a Master’s degree in Business and Management from the Asian Institute of Management.