Guy Yachdav

Guy Yachdav is a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Immunai and a Guest Lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he teaches the JavaScript Technology seminar. With a diverse academic background including a PhD in Bioinformatics from TUM, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BSc in Computer Science from Columbia University, Yachdav brings a unique blend of expertise to his work. He is renowned for his contributions to bioinformatics, particularly as a key developer of PredictProtein, a pioneering web server for protein structure and function prediction that has been in use since 1992. Yachdav's work on PredictProtein has significantly impacted the field, with the service processing over 1.5 million requests from users in 104 countries. His research interests span bioinformatics, data visualization, and the application of machine learning to diverse problems, as evidenced by his work on predicting character deaths in Game of Thrones. As co-founder and co-CEO of Biosof LLC, Yachdav has commercialized software tools for pharmaceutical genomic research, demonstrating his entrepreneurial acumen. His expertise in JavaScript and data visualization has been applied to numerous projects focusing on genomics data presentation, reflecting his belief in the power of data to solve complex problems across various domains.