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Nikita Baklazhenko
Senior AI Engineer · NovartisBarcelona, Spain

Nikita Baklazhenko

Agentic systems, evaluation & production ML at Novartis

I take agentic and ML systems from prototype to production. At Novartis I build the agentic platform, multi-agent finance systems and the evaluation harness every agent is released through, after delivering the ML forecasts behind €20B+ in yearly costs.

Selected work

Periplo — trip overview with day-by-day itinerary and map
Plan a trip — destination, dates, and trip vibe selection
Day-by-day schedule with activities, restaurants, and timing
Handpicked activity picks — curated by ML personalization

Solo-built AI trip planner — ~500 monthly users on Web, iOS, Android and MCP

Cross-platform AI travel suite — web, iOS (App Store), Android (Google Play), and an OAuth-secured MCP server for Claude / ChatGPT. 5 orchestrators coordinating 10+ specialized agents on Gemini 3.1 Flash with OpenAI fallback, on a shared FastAPI/GCP backend with SSE sync, offline-first mobile, and ML personalization.

  • Continuation of TripGen — same agentic concept, rebuilt as a cross-platform web + mobile + MCP suite
  • Solo-built and live with ~500 monthly users: iOS App Store, Google Play and web on a shared FastAPI/GCP backend with SSE sync
  • OAuth-secured MCP server (Clerk) lets Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP host plan trips with rich in-line UI widgets
  • 5 orchestrators coordinating 10+ specialized agents on Gemini 3.1 Flash with OpenAI fallback, via the OpenAI Agents SDK
PythonFastAPIGCP Cloud RunDockerExpoReact NativeTypeScriptReact QueryMMKVZodGoogle GeminiOpenAI API+16
Schelling Segregation — grid simulation with agent strategies
SIR Disease Spread — network graph epidemiological model
Cournot Oligopoly — strategy rankings and market charts
Prisoner's Dilemma — per-round analytics dashboard

Open-Source Agent Evaluation Engine

Simulation engine comparing rule-based, RL, and LLM-powered agents across 15+ game-theoretic scenarios.

  • 15+ game-theoretic scenarios built in
  • Open-source on PyPI (pip install policy-arena)
  • Live-streamed simulations with real-time D3.js visualization
  • Per-agent analytics and multi-run statistical comparisons
PythonFastAPIWebSocketsReactD3.jsPyPIOpenAI APIAnthropic APIGoogle GeminiDeepSeekOllamaDocker+1

Agentic Document Assistant

Agentic document assistant that reads email and documents and triggers workflows such as hotel and flight check-ins or ID renewals — built on a staged Gemini pipeline that classifies, extracts and validates every field.

  • Agentic workflows: reads email and documents and triggers actions such as hotel and flight check-ins or ID renewals
  • Staged Gemini pipeline: multi-document classification, type-specific extraction, deterministic validation with retry
  • One classification call also groups front/back sides and multi-page documents
  • Model escalation from Gemini Flash-Lite to Flash only when validation fails — cheap by default
PythonFastAPIPydanticMongoDBGCP Cloud RunDockerGoogle GeminiVertex AIExpoReact NativeTypeScriptMMKV+4
Florence destination overview — weather, map, and city description
Day-by-day activities with photos, categories, and interactive map
Restaurant recommendations — curated dining with map pins
Conversational chat interface generating a London itinerary

Agentic AI Travel Planner

10+ parallelized agents with MCP tool integration generating day-by-day itineraries with activities, photos, and maps.

  • 10+ parallelized AI agents with domain specialization
  • MCP tool integration for external service calls
  • Conversational chat interface with streaming responses
  • Day-by-day itineraries with activities, photos, and maps
PythonFastAPIGCP Cloud RunReactTypeScriptLangfusePydanticMCP ProtocolOpenAI APIGoogle Maps APIDocker
Paris — Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood scores with interactive map
Filterable scoring criteria — safety, transport, culture, parks, and more
Short-term stay mode — neighborhood ratings and monthly rent averages
New York — Upper East Side scoring with heatmap overlay

AI-Powered Neighborhood Finder

Scores neighborhoods on safety, affordability, commute, and lifestyle worldwide with interactive maps.

  • Worldwide neighborhood scoring across 100+ cities
  • Interactive maps with filterable overlays
  • Multi-dimensional scoring: safety, affordability, commute, lifestyle
  • Long-term vs. short-term rental modes
PythonFastAPIGCP Cloud RunReactTypeScriptLangfusePydanticPostgreSQLGoogle Maps APISEODocker
ROI Calculator — property setup, cash-on-cash return, and income summary
Mortgage Payment Calculator — loan details, rate comparison, and principal vs interest
Rent vs Buy Analysis — mortgage vs renting comparison with net wealth projection
Investment Scenario Modeling — optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic projections

Real Estate Investment Analytics

Free financial analytics platform with 6 investment tools — ROI calculator, mortgage amortization, rent vs buy analysis, scenario modeling, market data, and city comparison across 30+ countries.

  • ROI calculator with cash-on-cash return, cap rate, and break-even analysis
  • Long-term and short-term (Airbnb) rental mode support
  • Mortgage calculator with what-if rate comparison and LTV ratios
  • Rent vs Buy analyzer with net wealth projections over time
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSLeafletSEOVercel
€0B+
Yearly costs forecast by my models
0+
Countries on the forecast
0M+
Data points across 100+ tables, queried by a production agent
<1%
Hallucination rate in live use & tester sessions
0+
Products in production

Career Journey

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Global Footprint

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Countries lived in

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Continents

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Years abroad

Road to 100 countries56/100

44 countries to go

By continent
Europe 28
Asia 16
Africa 7
N. America 3
S. America 2
Oceania 0
Languages
Russian· NativeEnglish· FluentSpanish· Intermediate

Skill Profile

GenAI & LLMsML & Data SciMLOps & CloudData & BackendFrontend & VizEconomics

Top Skills

Tech Breakdown

ML Workflow

Skill Cloud40/136

Experience

Education