Jean Disset
Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJean Disset is a research scientist and computational synthetic biologist based in Cambridge, MA, with 11 years of experience at the intersection of computing and living systems. He designs and implements bio-inspired algorithms and platforms—spanning neuromorphic computing, evolutionary computation, cell simulation, and robotics—to study and engineer the emergence of shape and patterns in complex systems. His work bridges high-performance computing and experimental synthetic biology, translating insights from artificial life into control systems and optimization strategies. Jean has held research and postdoctoral roles at MIT and Harvard and brings a rare blend of theoretical PhD training and hands-on systems engineering. Colleagues know him for combining rigorous simulation frameworks with inventive, hardware-aware implementations that push toward programmable multicellular behaviors.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)Edinburgh Napier UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - Artificial Life, PhD Student, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - Artificial Life, PhD Student at University of Toulouse
French, English, Spanish
Github Skills (19)
json-parser10
json10
msgpack10
cbor10
genetic10
box2d10
messagepack10
json-serialization10
json-patch9
json-pointer9
genetic-algorithm9
simulation9
physics-engine9
collision9
bson9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jdisset/gaga
Apr 2015 - Oct 2021
Contributions:184 commits, 3 PRs, 140 pushes in 6 years 6 months
pythongeneticultragenetic-algorithmalgorithm-library
jdisset/mecacell-examples
Aug 2016 - Mar 2020
Contributions:7 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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