Hi!

Me

My name is Sergey Khenkin.

I was born on December 6, 1980 in a nice Ukrainian city with a cumbersome name Dnepropetrovsk.

Dnepropetrovsk

I studied at the Dnepropetrovsk Lyceum of Information Technologies from 1995 to 1998.

In 1997 I won a bronze medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics in Cape Town, RSA.

IOI'97

I did my undergraduate studies in Applied Math at Dnepropetrovsk National University. I received bachelor’s degree with honors in 2002 and master’s degree with honors in 2003.

NAND

During my university studies I specialized in combinatorial optimization, evolutionary computation, machine proofs and formal software verification.

SWRUS

In 2001-2002 I developed several consumer software products and distributed them via internet.

Intel

In summer 2003 I did an internship at Intel R&D center in Russia where I developed software for VLSI logic synthesis.

Unwiredtec, Inc.

In 2003 I also started my work at Unwiredtec, Inc., an early stage startup in mobile content software area. I worked on different technical positions aimed at development of high quality software.

Mobile Messenger Pty Ltd

In summer 2006 Unwiredtec was acquired by Mobile Messenger Pty Ltd and I became a member of the Ukrainian R&D subsidiary of Mobile Messenger.

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

In 2007 I published my solutions to the Structure and Implementation of Computer Programs (SICP) book by Hal Abelson and Jerry Sussman. I highly recommend reading this book.

Tel Aviv

In May 2009 I moved to Tel Aviv, Israel where I currently live and work.

Pinguin Tornado 2

I like trekking, cycling, being involved in high-tech business, making automobile trips, visiting foreign countries, learning their cultures and customs. I love solving challenging problems.

I’m married. I don’t have children yet. Neither do I have a personal blog.

Contacts

The easiest ways to contact me are:

  • e-mail: skhenkin@gmail.com
  • skype: skhenkin
  • icq: 280127384

Please find below the links to interesting websites of my friends. If you think that yours can also be here feel free to let me know.

  • Personal blog of Max Kraynov, ex-CEO of Unwiredtec, Inc., ex-VP of Mobile Messenger, entrepreneur and consultant living in Australia – about Max, finances, business and investments (in Russian)
  • Personal blog of Victor Ronin, winner of multiple programming contests, mobile device programming expert, book author and businessman residing in USA – about programming, business and life (in Russian)