Anton Arapin

Anton Arapin is a Software Engineer and Researcher affiliated with the Computer Science Department at the University of Chicago. He works on machine learning systems at Google, focusing on user behavior modeling and optimizing inference/training efficiency. His research bridges academia and industry, with collaborations spanning the GRASP Lab at University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Bernadette Bucher at University of Michigan, and Dr. Junchen Jiang's group at University of Chicago.

• Core research areas: Computer Vision, Decision Making, and Generative AI
• Key applications: Autonomous Navigation, Real-Time Video Systems, and Uncertainty Modeling

Recent publications highlight advancements in neural video codecs (GRACE, 2024) and uncertainty-aware navigation systems. His work has been featured in top venues including NSDI, ICRA, and MLSys. Anton maintains active collaborations across multiple institutions while balancing industry and academic research roles.

Non-academic interests include studying languages (English, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Spanish), Japanese woodblock prints, ancient Chinese bronze artifacts, and martial arts (Taekwondo, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu).