Karl Zipser
Technologist at Self-employed
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKarl Zipser is a technologist and machine learning researcher with over a decade of experience applying neuroscience-derived insight to real-world autonomy and perception problems. He has led engineering teams and delivered high-performance ML systems for LiDAR and multi-sensor fusion in maritime and automotive contexts, including models that doubled inference rates and added temporal prediction. Trained as a neuroscientist (PhD, MIT) with a background in fMRI and primate visual cortex work, he blends rigorous experimental methods with hands-on product deployment on edge devices. An independent creator and former fine artist, he brings unusual cross-disciplinary creativity and meticulous craftsmanship to algorithm design and data augmentation. Based in San Jose, he focuses on problems that reward deep domain knowledge, inventive engineering, and reproducible testing.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Arts - BA, Biology, General, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology, General at University of Chicago
Github Skills (6)
testing8
bdd8
python7
data-files6
data-science2
machine-learning2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
karlzipser/k3
Feb 2020 - Dec 2023
Contributions:598 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
karlzipser/tac
Jun 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:209 pushes, 5 branches in 1 month
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