Olesya Bondarenko

Olesya Bondarenko has a multidisciplinary background and experience in natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, deep learning, statistics, time-series analysis, process automation, engineering R&D and new product prototyping. Currently she is a data scientist at Strong Analytics, a leading provider of customized AI solutions, where she specializes in developing NLP systems. Prior to joining Strong, she worked with several startups leading research and development efforts in the areas of conversational AI, data-leveraged scientific discovery solutions, and a variety of automated analytic and data collection tools. Olesya received her PhD in electrical engineering from the University of California San Diego where she designed and prototyped novel optical devices, as well as custom instrumentation for their analysis.

projects by Olesya Bondarenko

Build a Search Tool with NLP

4 weeks · 9-15 hours per week average · INTERMEDIATE

In this series of liveProjects, you’ll build a custom search engine that’s capable of quickly and accurately sourcing documents from the CDC’s document database. Your search engine will improve the CDC’s ability to handle future pandemics, with the capability to aggregate and search unstructured text data from records of earlier outbreaks. Each liveProject in this series tackles a different aspect of searching with natural language processing so you can pick and choose the specific skills you need.