Nikolay
Falaleev
Head of AI
Sportlight
Nikolay specializes in designing, implementing, and deploying complex Deep Learning-based products for real-time and accuracy-critical applications with over 7 years of experience in the field. His primary expertise revolves around multi-modal data processing in multi-task scenarios with a main focus on Computer Vision. With a rich background as a Deep Learning R&D Lead, he has a proven track record of effectively bridging the gap between cutting-edge research innovations and commercial deployment. He has overseen AI software and hardware architecture, data pipelines, and optimized solution designs, ensuring end-to-end project execution. Among his achievements, Nikolay's research contributed to combining temporal and spatial modalities for video understanding, essentially pioneering AI-based 360-degree video analysis, making a transformative impact not only in Sports analysis but also across various Computer Vision applications. His current work results include a Computer Vision perception system that provides English Premier League clubs with leading-edge data for data-driven decision-making.
09 November 2023 14:00 - 14:30
Deploying unparalleled accuracy in athletes' performance analysis with LIDAR and video data processing.
Sportlight is a leading sports tech company that provides elite athlete tracking and analysis, currently working with the majority of the English Premier League and expanding its reach beyond football. Their core technology is built upon proprietary AI-powered sensors equipped with cameras and LIDAR, delivering hyper-accurate, rich and insightful data to drive informed decision-making. In this presentation, Nikolay will explore the synergistic integration of cameras-based Computer Vision and LIDAR data to address real-world challenges. He'll delve into the Deep Learning aspect of the system, covering technical details from data collection to models training and system-wide production inference. Nikolay will also share the real challenges faced and the innovative solutions implemented during the system's development and active operations, along with practical insights applicable across various domains.