
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




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




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
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




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




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




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
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