Lennart Heim
AI Policy & Semiconductor Expert at Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLennart Heim is an AI policy and semiconductor expert with 11 years of interdisciplinary experience bridging electrical engineering, compute infrastructure, and governance. He combines hands-on technical training from RWTH Aachen and ETH Zürich with policy impact roles at GovAI, RAND, the European Commission, and OECD.AI, focusing on the risks and supply-chain implications of large-scale AI compute. As a founder and researcher in multiple startups and labs, he has worked on edge ML, embedded systems, and air-quality sensing while advising governments and institutions on general-purpose models and compute/climate trade-offs. Based in Washington, D.C., he brings a rare mix of academic depth, startup grit, and policy influence—often translating detailed engineering constraints into actionable regulation and forecasting insights.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Electrical Engineering Information Technology and Computer Engineering, Master of Science - MS Electrical Engineering Information Technology and Computer Engineering at RWTH Aachen UniversityMaster Thesis Computer Engineering, Master Thesis Computer Engineering at ETH Zürich
English, German
Github Skills (21)
python10
data-science10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
neural-network10
ml9
deep-neural-networks9
cortex6
arm5
embedded5
cortex-a5
mcu4
cortex-m4
microcontroller4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
lheim/dosh
Jun 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:1 release, 103 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 6 months
docker-dashboardrailsdockerdocker-composedashboard
lheim/uhd_benchmark
Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:95 pushes, 1 branch in 20 days
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