IBM research staff member working at Cloud Foundation group in Haifa Research Lab, with over 10 years of experience in design and development of distributed systems. Holding a BSc from from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. MSc from Haifa University with thesis research focused on Machine Learning clustering algorithms, Big Data processing and mining in distributed and streaming models. Currently, Artem is a Linux Foundation maintainer leading design and development of scalable replication of distributed ledgers for Hyperledger Fabric - the permissioned enterprise grade blockchain platform. Contributing to design and maintenance of the project.