When he was young, Oboukhov began composing music with his first piano album, Morning to Evning, and soon expanded to multi-instrument works such as Passing by Storm. While music remained a creative outlet, his growing interest in technology became a central focus.
He began learning Python, progressing quickly from simple exercises to more complex programming projects. Concurrently, he explored business and economics from textbooks.
Building on his knowledge of Python and introductory SQL, Oboukhov began learning JavaScript, establishing the foundation for full-stack web development.
The journey was long but rewarding. Oboukhov progressively mastered markup (HTML) and styling (CSS) while advancing in JavaScript. Over time, he built full-stack applications using Node.js with Express.js RESTful APIs and gained hands-on experience with SQL-based databases through dynamic websites featuring login and signup systems. After learning React and completing a online courses, he had developed the skills to independently design and deploy full-stack websites.
During this time, alongside his programming studies, Oboukhov expanded into orchestral music, producing the album Chivalry. He also composed his first sonata, Triumphus, and his first symphony, Symphony of The Golden Harvest.
Graduating from school at 16, Oboukhov co-founded Oboukhov Entertainment LLC, a company specializing in multimedia development and custom music composition. As the sole programmer, he managed full-stack development using Node.js, Express, and React.
Later, Oboukhov reached a milestone of over 100 compositions composed. He then focused on producing higher-quality, large-scale works, including the hybrid classical-cinematic score Symphony of The Mountains, a 90-minute orchestral project
A few months after, Oboukhov developed a private course distribution site, arcadyoboukhov.com/courses. Oboukhov also developed the Oboukhov Guitar Tuner for Android, which can be downloaded directly from GitHub.
Oboukhov intended to gain more programming experience. This led to him becoming a datascience intern at the Yao-Ying Ma Laboratory at Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He gained hands-on experience with the MiniAn Python miniscope analysis pipeline and his main responsibility involved processing long videos from a miniscope recording neural activity in freely moving mice by monitoring calcium-sensitive GCaMP8f fluorescence to count active neurons over time. Working with this data required substantial computational power, often taking hours even on high-performance systems. To handle this, he was given acess to the Indiana University Quartz supercomputer for large-scale parallel processing. View Abstract.
Recently, Oboukhov sought to cultivate a community centered on ethical business practices and behavior, which led him to create Oboukhovism, accessible via join.arcadyoboukhov.com . The philosophy combines practical ethics with a commitment to sustainable progress, mutual benefit, and continuous personal and professional development.