Dennis Wilson
Research Scientist at ISAE-SUPAERO
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolDennis Wilson is a research scientist and educator with 11 years of experience at the intersection of evolutionary algorithms and deep learning, currently a Visiting Research Scientist at Sakana AI and on leave from his professorship at ISAE-SUPAERO. He earned a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Université Paul Sabatier and a BS in Computer Science from MIT, and has a track record of translating academic research into practical impact through roles from CTO at Nautilia Computing to software engineering at Infinidat. Dennis has designed and taught courses in data science, data privacy, machine learning, and evolutionary computation, reflecting a commitment to pedagogy alongside research. Based in Tokyo, he brings a global perspective to AI for science and a strong personal focus on environmental crises like climate change and extinction, which informs his choice of research problems. He blends rigorous algorithmic expertise with hands-on engineering and leadership, favoring work that advances both scientific understanding and real-world sustainability.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse IIIBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Github Skills (71)
hbase10
cartesian10
evolutionary10
python10
bigtable10
deep-learning10
computation10
neuroevolution10
genetic10
evolutionary-computation10
julia10
spark10
java10
machine-learning10
evolutionary-algorithms10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
d9w/evolution
Apr 2020 - May 2022
Introduction to Evolutionary Computation class
Contributions:80 commits, 5 PRs, 79 pushes in 2 years 1 month
computationevolutionary-computationevolutionary-algorithmsneuroevolutiongenetic-programming
d9w/MTCGP.jl
Jan 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:33 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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