Pavlo Molchanov

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Director of Research at NVIDIA

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Pavlo Molchanov is the Director of Research at NVIDIA, where he leads the Deep Learning Efficiency Research team. His work focuses on making Large Language and Vision Models more efficient through compression, novel architectures, and adaptive inference, contributing to models like NVIDIA Nemotron. He earned his PhD from the University of Tampere.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Efficient AI Models
Leads NVIDIA's Deep Learning Efficiency Research team, with a primary focus on LLM and VLM efficiency, model compression, and novel architecture design.
Open Model Collaboration
Actively contributes to and expresses pride in NVIDIA's open model releases, such as Nemotron Nano, emphasizing the importance of open collaboration in the AI community.
Bridging Research & Product
His research has directly led to features in NVIDIA products like Maxine and DRIVE Concierge, showing a passion for translating research into real-world applications.

Media Appearances

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Work History

12-2024
Director of Research at NVIDIA
6-2023 - 12-2024
Distinguished Scientist and Manager at NVIDIA
2-2020 - 6-2023
Principal Research Scientist and Research Lead at NVIDIA
4-2010 - 1-2015
Researcher, PhD student at Tampere University of Technology
1-2014 - 7-2014
Research Intern at NVIDIA

Education

5-2010 - 11-2015
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from University of Tampere 1925-2018
2008 - 2010
Master's Degree from National Aerospace University -'Kharkiv Aviation Institute'​

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pavlo is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Pavlo

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pavlo move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Pavlo take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

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