Vladimir Dyachkov, Ph.D
Editor-in-Chief of itinai.com
AI Product Leader
- Digital Transformation Expert
- Ph.D. in Economics
My expertise lies in transforming complex data into actionable insight, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring every piece of content on Itinai.com meets the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and real-world applicability.
I believe that AI is only as powerful as the human insight guiding it.
At Itinai.com, I lead our editorial strategy to reflect principles:
As Chief Editor at Itinai.com — a platform at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital healthcare, and global innovation. With over 15 years of experience in AI product development, agile transformation, and digital strategy, I bring a research-backed, user-centric approach to content leadership.
- Trustworthiness: Every article is fact-checked, and openly sourced
- Experience: Backed by 15+ years in AI, healthcare, and fintech across 10+ countries
- Expertise: Ph.D. in Economics with AI focus, hands-on ML product deployment
- Authoritativeness: Published across high-traffic platforms; built products used by millions
📘 Experience
🌍 Global AI Leadership
- Chief Product Officer, Digital Medical Products (2016–Present)
Led seven AI-driven product launches, including a WHO-based diagnostic tool structured around ICD-10. - Chief Transformation Officer, Lykke (2019–2020)
Oversaw international team restructuring, boosting agility and strategic alignment. - Senior Product Owner, goTRG (2018–2019)
Reduced time-to-market by 50% through agile adoption across eight teams, saving $120K/month in DevOps. - Product Leader, Alfa-Bank (2017–2018)
Managed the top-rated Alfa Mobile banking app, integrated Apple/Google/Samsung Pay services. - CPO, Price.ru (2014–2016)
Implemented AI-powered cataloging for over 30M products, doubling lead-based revenue. - Product Manager, RIA Novosti (2011–2014)
Oversaw content in 18 languages, serving 180M+ users monthly.
💡 Expertise & Focus
- AI/ML & Data Science: Computer vision, NLP, and predictive modeling
- Digital Product Strategy: From idea to launch across global markets
- Agile & Scalable Architecture: Cloud-native, API-first ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- User-Centric Design: Figma prototyping, UX/UI, and personalization
- Content Trustworthiness: Ensuring medical, financial, and AI content is sourced, cited, and verified
🎓 Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, TSU – Research focus: Informational Influence in Economic Systems
- Master’s Degree, TSU – Financial Management & Information Systems
Your Success is Our Guarantee
✅ 15+ Years of Experience in AI and Digital Products
We’ve worked with businesses of all sizes—from startups to enterprises—delivering real value through intelligent, scalable solutions.
🛠 Proven Methodologies
We use only time-tested approaches that are focused on results, not buzzwords. Every tool, model, or process we implement is grounded in evidence and industry best practices.
📊 Measurable Outcomes
We define clear goals, track performance, and stay accountable for delivering success. If it can’t be measured, it can’t be improved.
🚀 Free AI Jumpstart
Discover where your business can reduce costs and grow—risk-free. Our AI audit reveals hidden opportunities with no upfront commitment.
🔍 Transparency at Every Step
From the first meeting to final delivery, you’ll understand the roadmap, the stages, and how each action contributes to your business goals.
📬 Contacts
Join the community of AI experts with Vladimir
- 🔗 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/uxproduct
- 🔗 X: x.com/vlruso
- 📧 info@itinai.com
- 📱 Telegram: @itinai
Editor-in-Chief itinai.com Picks
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Artificial Intelligence in Analytics
The text discusses whether AI-powered Business Intelligence is a hype or a reality. More information can be found on Towards Data Science.
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This AI Paper from CMU, KAIST and University of Washington Introduces AGORA BENCH: A Benchmark for Systematic Evaluation of Language Models as Synthetic Data Generators
Understanding Language Models and Synthetic Data Language models (LMs) are evolving tools that help solve problems and create synthetic data, which is essential for improving AI capabilities. Synthetic data can replace traditional manual annotation, providing scalable…
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Top AI Tools for Graphic Designers
Top AI Tools for Graphic Designers Midjourney Midjourney offers an intuitive AI design tool that monitors design trends and allows users to create visually appealing visuals. Jasper Art Jasper Art uses machine learning to understand user…
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Benchmarking Large Language Models in Biomedical Classification and Named Entity Recognition: Evaluating the Impact of Prompting Techniques and Domain Knowledge
Practical Solutions and Value of Benchmarking Large Language Models in Biomedical Classification and Named Entity Recognition Research Findings LLMs in healthcare are increasingly effective for tasks like question answering and document summarization, performing on par with…
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Meet Automorphic: An AI Startup that Enables Developers to Build and Improve Custom Fine-Tuned Artificial Intelligence Models Rapidly
Practical AI Solutions with Automorphic Solution Offered by Automorphic Automorphic provides a platform that enables developers to easily create and enhance personalized, fine-tuned language models (LLMs) using raw data. This process can be completed in a…
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Ovis-1.6: An Open-Source Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM) Architecture Designed to Structurally Align Visual and Textual Embeddings
Practical Solutions and Value of Ovis-1.6 Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM) Structural Alignment: Ovis introduces a novel visual embedding table that aligns visual and textual embeddings, enhancing the model’s ability to process multimodal data. Superior Performance:…
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Deploy ML models built in Amazon SageMaker Canvas to Amazon SageMaker real-time endpoints
Amazon SageMaker Canvas now supports deploying ML models to real-time inferencing endpoints, eliminating the need for manual export, configuration, testing, and deployment. This feature enables users to easily consume model predictions and drive actions outside of…
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Understanding Hallucination Rates in Language Models: Insights from Training on Knowledge Graphs and Their Detectability Challenges
Understanding Hallucination Rates in Language Models: Insights from Training on Knowledge Graphs and Their Detectability Challenges Practical Solutions and Value Highlights Language models (LMs) perform better with larger size and training data, but face challenges with…
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New AI model helps brain surgeons analyze tumors on the fly
Dutch scientists have developed a deep learning tool called Sturgeon, which aids brain surgeons in classifying tumor types and subtypes during surgery. By examining specific segments of a tumor’s DNA, the AI tool provides rapid insights…
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Mistral Code: The Ultimate AI Coding Assistant for Enterprise Development
Introduction to Mistral Code Mistral AI has recently launched Mistral Code, an innovative AI coding assistant tailored for enterprise software development. This tool is designed to meet the specific demands of professional environments, focusing on control,…
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You Cannot Patent Your AI Inventions UK Supreme Court Rules
The UK Supreme Court ruled that artificial intelligence cannot be recognized as inventors. Dr. Thaler’s AI creation, DABUS, was denied inventor status for two patents. The court emphasized that inventors must be human, and owning an…
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Groq Releases Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use and Llama-3-Groq-8B-Tool-Use: Open-Source, State-of-the-Art Models Achieving Over 90% Accuracy on Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard
Groq Releases Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use and Llama-3-Groq-8B-Tool-Use: Open-Source, State-of-the-Art Models Achieving Over 90% Accuracy on Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard Practical Solutions and Value Groq has recently released two innovative open-source models, Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use and Llama-3-Groq-8B-Tool-Use, in collaboration with Glaive.…
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Unlocking supply chain resiliency
The beef supply chain is complex and requires more visibility than ever to manage inventory and maintain consumer trust. McDonald’s has partnered with Golden State Foods to use RFID technology to track the movement of fresh…
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Google DeepMind Researchers Introduce DiLoCo: A Novel Distributed, Low-Communication Machine Learning Algorithm for Effective and Resilient Large Language Model Training
Google DeepMind’s DiLoCo is a new optimization method for training language models that greatly reduces the need for communication, handles device differences, and maintains high performance. Inspired by Federated Learning, it incorporates AdamW and Nesterov Momentum,…
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CMU Researchers Release Pangea-7B: A Fully Open Multimodal Large Language Models MLLMs for 39 Languages
Bridging Language and Cultural Gaps with PANGEA Recent advancements in large language models have mostly focused on English and Western datasets, leading to a lack of representation for many languages and cultures. This inequity limits the…
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OpenAI’s Open-Sourced Customer Service Agent Demo: A Guide for Developers
OpenAI’s New Customer Service Agent Demo OpenAI has recently made waves in the AI community by releasing a new open-sourced customer service demo on GitHub. This project, known as the openai-cs-agents-demo, showcases how businesses can develop…