Florian Golemo
Research Scientist at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolFlorian Golemo is a research scientist and PhD-trained AI specialist with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and applied AI, currently developing assistive technologies for blind and low-vision people at Mila in Montreal. His trajectory spans INRIA PhD work, visiting research at MILA, a postdoc role at Element AI, and ongoing research scientist duties focused on smart glasses and robot guide dogs. Comfortable moving between research and product, he has a long history of hands-on software development dating back to founding a web app startup and freelance engineering. An admirer of Turing and Minsky, he blends theoretical curiosity with pragmatic engineering—building “shitty robots” into useful assistive systems. Outside work he’s an avid gamer and climber, which feeds a playful but persistent problem-solving style.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at Institut national de recherche en informatique (INRIA), BordeauxMaster of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Sciences, Artificial Intelligence at Leipzig UniversityAbitur, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliches Profil, Abitur, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliches Profil at Carl-con-Bach-Gymnasium StollbergUniversity of ViennaVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
simulator10
openai-gym10
data-science10
hardware10
python10
tensorflow10
machine-learning10
sdk10
pytorch10
shelly10
gymnasium10
deep-learning10
q-learning10
jax10
robot10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
fgolemo/gym-reacher2
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:27 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
fgolemo/gym-ergojr
May 2018 - Oct 2019
PyBullet simulator for the Poppy Ergo Jr robot
Contributions:133 commits, 1 PR, 96 pushes in 1 year 5 months
poppy-ergo-jrpybulletsimulationrobotpoppy
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