Frank Hutter
Co-Founder at Prior Labs
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolFrank Hutter is a machine learning researcher and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building AutoML and algorithm-design systems from academia to industry. As a tenured Professor of Computer Science at the University of Freiburg (on leave) and now Hector-Endowed Fellow at ELLIS Tübingen, he leads research on AutoML and tabular foundation models while co-founding Prior Labs to translate that research into product. He previously drove industrial AutoML strategy as Chief Expert at Bosch and built an Emmy Noether research group focused on automated algorithm design, bridging theoretical rigor with practical deployment. His work spans foundational research, mentorship of academic groups, and hands-on applied engineering for real-world ML workflows. Based in Freiburg, Germany, he combines deep academic credentials (PhD UBC, Diplom TU Darmstadt) with a track record of moving complex ML systems from lab prototypes to production-ready solutions. An often-overlooked strength is his consistent focus on tabular data — an area crucial to industry adoption where he is developing scalable foundation-model approaches.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Technischen Universität DarmstadtDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at The University of British Columbia
German, English, French, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (41)
ensemble-learning9
automated-machine-learning9
hyperparameter-tuning9
foundation-models8
python8
bayesian8
latex8
hyperparameter-optimization8
machine-learning8
anova8
hyperparameters8
automl8
optuna8
data-science8
mlops7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
SJrX/SMAC
Feb 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 5 pushes in 1 year
model-basedjavasequentialalgorithm-configuration
SJrX/AEATK
Feb 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 year
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