Summary
Benjamin Aubin is a Lead Research Scientist based in Paris with six years of experience advancing generative AI and computer vision across startups and research labs. He has steered ML research at Jasper and Stability AI and led core vision efforts at ClipDrop, translating academic expertise in high-dimensional inference and mean-field methods into production-grade image synthesis tools. His background includes a PhD from Université Paris-Saclay and research stints at Facebook AI Research and MIT, where he probed out-of-distribution generalization and physics-inspired systems, respectively. Comfortable at the intersection of theory and engineering, he excels at turning complex statistical physics and algorithmic insights into practical ML models for visual content creation. An unexpected thread in his profile is formal military leadership and elite French preparatory training, which complements his technical rigor with operational discipline and team leadership.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles Mathematics Physics and Chemistry, Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles Mathematics Physics and Chemistry at Lycée Henri IV
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Université Paris-Saclay
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles Mathematics Physics and Chemistry, Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles Mathematics Physics and Chemistry at Lycée Condorcet
International Center for Fundamental Physics master's program Macroscopic Physics and Complex Systems, International Center for Fundamental Physics master's program Macroscopic Physics and Complex Systems at Ecole normale supérieure
French Baccalaureate Mathematics, French Baccalaureate Mathematics at Lycée Jean Giraudoux
Master of Science (M.Sc.) University of Paris-Saclay Physics Applied Mathematics Informatics Mechanics, Master of Science (M.Sc.) University of Paris-Saclay Physics Applied Mathematics Informatics Mechanics at École Polytechnique
French, German, English