Hugo Laurençon
AI Research Scientist at Meta
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolHugo Laurençon is an AI research scientist based in Paris with seven years of experience bridging rigorous academic training (École des Ponts, ENS Paris‑Saclay, Sorbonne University PhD) and industry research at Hugging Face and Meta. He has led work on large models and massive datasets—contributing to projects like BLOOM‑176B and the ROOTS corpus—and focuses on GUI agents and realistic computer-use behaviors in recent deep research. His background spans ML for genomics, reinforcement learning inspired by neuroscience, and unsupervised language modelling, giving him a rare mix of theoretical depth and applied engineering. Known for tackling data‑scale challenges and model engineering in production contexts, he combines strong mathematical training with hands‑on system building. An understated strength is his cross‑disciplinary fluency: he translates insights from neuroscience and genomics into practical ML solutions.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at École des Ponts ParisTechMaster of Research, MVA: Mathematics, Machine Learning and Computer Science, 17.8/20, Master of Research, MVA: Mathematics, Machine Learning and Computer Science, 17.8/20 at École normale supérieure Paris-SaclayPhD, Machine Learning, PhD, Machine Learning at Sorbonne UniversitéClasses préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE), Mathematics and Physics, Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE), Mathematics and Physics at CPGE - Classes préparatoires aux grandes écolesExchange student, Mathematics and Computer Science, Exchange student, Mathematics and Computer Science at ETH Zürich
Github Skills (71)
transformers10
language-model10
python10
flax10
datasets10
legaltech10
deep-learning10
speech10
face10
transformer10
nlp10
jax10
multiclass-classification10
seq2seq10
tensorflow10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
HugoLaurencon/JetPack-Joyride-game-in-Python
Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:69 commits in 9 months
HugoLaurencon/KIRO-Operation-Research-Competition
Dec 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:70 commits in 8 months
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