Summary
Hugo Caselles-dupré is a research director and co-founder at Obvious, leading Obvious Research, a Paris-based lab exploring Generative AI (image, video, sound) in partnership with ISIR (Sorbonne University) under an ANR grant exceeding €1M. With a PhD in Machine Learning from ENSTA ParisTech/INRIA and a postdoc at ISIR, he blends deep research with practical impact, shaping autonomous agent perception and representation learning. He co-founded Obvious, a collective that fuses art and machine learning, whose work includes the Christie's-auctioned Edmond de Belamy. Based in Paris, he has cultivated a cross-disciplinary team of researchers, artists, and engineers and is actively hiring interns, postdocs, and PhDs. His career spans academia, startups, and art-focused ML ventures, including a Forbes 30 under 30 recognition. He maintains active research and speaks to the broader ML/art community through his website and scholarly profiles.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. (Obtained with honours), Machine learning, Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. (Obtained with honours), Machine learning at MVA - École Normale Supérieure Cachan
Engineer's degree in Machine Learning and Statistics., Engineer's degree in Machine Learning and Statistics. at Ensae ParisTech
CPGE PC, CPGE PC at Saint-Louis
CPGE PCSI, CPGE PCSI at Saint-Louis (Paris V)
Engineer's degree in Telecommunications and Applied Mathematics., Engineer's degree in Telecommunications and Applied Mathematics. at Télécom SudParis
French, English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese