Summary
Olivier Koch is a Paris-based AI leader and MIT-trained researcher who currently serves as VP of AI at Onfido, guiding machine learning teams in computer vision for online identity verification and overseeing end-to-end production pipelines. A DARPA Urban Challenge participant and MIT PhD, he blends deep research expertise with practical product delivery and ongoing teaching. Over nine years, he has driven high-impact ML programs across major companies, notably building Criteo’s next-generation recommendation engines and delivering multi-million-dollar incremental revenue through neural networks. He led the transition of prediction stacks from Map/Reduce to Spark and built GPU-accelerated image processing pipelines on AWS for production at scale. He champions responsible AI and mentoring, combining research depth with hands-on leadership and ongoing teaching.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
GPA 4.6/5.0, GPA 4.6/5.0 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineer's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Ecole nationale supérieure de Techniques avancées
English, French, German