Alex Robey
Member Of The Technical Staff at Thinking Machines Lab
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolAlex Robey is a research-driven engineer with nine years of experience at the intersection of robotics, control theory, and machine learning, currently a Member of the Technical Staff at Thinking Machines Lab in San Francisco. He earned a PhD in Electrical and Systems Engineering from UPenn and has held postdoctoral and research roles at Carnegie Mellon, Google, and national labs, blending deep theory with applied system-building. His work spans academia and industry, from teaching and visiting instructor roles to research contracting for advanced AI firms, indicating an ability to translate cutting-edge research into practical outcomes. Beyond technical pursuits, he designs crosswords and runs a puzzle website (cruciverbalex.com), reflecting a playful, pattern-oriented approach to problem solving that likely informs his research creativity.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Mathematics at Swarthmore CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Systems Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (23)
algolia10
ruler10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
github-pages9
utterances9
algolia-search9
triangular9
generative-adversarial-network7
generative-model7
synthetic-data6
machine-learning6
synthetic6
data-generation6
tabular5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
arobey1/mbrdl
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
Repository for reproducing `Model-Based Robust Deep Learning`
Contributions:50 commits, 6 pushes, 1 comment in 2 months
pytorchmodel-baseddeep-learningmachine-learningtensorflow
arobey1/mbdg
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:18 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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