Shahar Azulay

CEO

Israel17 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

CEO of groundcover with extensive R&D leadership experience.
Expertise in cybersecurity and machine learning across top tech companies.
Proven track record in managing large-scale projects and teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and Machine Learning expert with leadership experience in tech startups and established companies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ScienceMachine LearningCyber SecurityProject Management

Other Skills

Applied MLSystem ArchitecturePythonAlgorithmsCTeam ManagementCommunication ProtocolsInnovation DevelopmentMatlabScikit-LearnCloud ComputingDeep LearningTeam LeadershipSoftware EngineeringSoftware Development

About

I’m the CEO of groundcover and a multi-time R&D leader, bringing in a lot of experience in the world of cybersecurity and machine learning having worked as a leader in companies such as Apple, DayTwo, and Cymotive Technologies. Here to make the world of dev a better place.

Experience

Groundcover

Co-Founder and CEO

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Tel Aviv, Israel

Apple

Machine Learning Manager

Mar 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Herzliya Area, Israel

Daytwo ltd.

2 roles

Head Of Research

Promoted

Aug 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · 16 Hasadot, Adanim

Managing a group of researchers and SW engineers proficient in the fields of Data Science, and Applied ML.
Responsible for the company's data-driven products, from data collection and exploratory analysis to scalable implementation in production

Data ScienceApplied MLMachine Learning

Machine Learning Algorirhm Researcher

Nov 2015 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos · 16 Hasadot, Adanim

Cymotive technologies

Tech Lead and Senior PM

Aug 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Herzliya

Cyber Security Start-Up, Directed by former head of the ISA - Yuval Diskin
+ Member of the company’s management team, involved in strategic decisions making
+ Managed large-scale cyber security assessment projects dealing with embedded security, IoT
security, and standard pen-testing. Clients were Fortune-50 companies, reporting to global CIOs
+ Lead a research team in the company's flagship projects in automotive cyber security simulating
a cyber black-box attack on a live connected-car platforms

Cyber SecurityProject Management

Israeli prime minister's office

3 roles

R&D Group Manager - Cyber Division

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs

Managed a group of 15 cyber experts including: electronic engineers, software developers,
and project managers
Designed the branch’s vision and detailed R&D plan that targeted advanced cyber
capabilities
Directed and executed the branch's R&D program which included reverse study of various
communications protocols, Telecomm systems and IP backbones, alongside high-end
development projects
Managed $10M-budget projects involving multiple branches with complex SW and HW
challenges
Actively involved in major HR process, such as employment & training, performance
evaluation and promotion plans

Software Team leader - R&D Division

Promoted

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs

Head of a R&D team specialized in wireless Telecommunication systems, and large-scale communication infrastructures
Managed and trained a team of 5 embedded software developers and researches
Deeply involved in the technical details and decision making

Software Developer - R&D Division

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs

Researched for vulnerabilities in standardized communication protocol
Developed and designed wireless communication front-end (C for embedded) and back-bone (C#)
Technological expert in communication protocols (link layer to application layer), telecomm back-bones and wireless standards (Cellular GSM/WCDMA, Wi-Fi, ATM/MPLS IP cores)