Leon Klein
Machine Learning Researcher at D. E. Shaw Research
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLeon Klein is a Machine Learning Researcher with eight years of experience applying generative models and normalizing flows to hard problems in molecular dynamics, protein folding, and molecular sampling. Trained as a physicist with a PhD in ML from Freie Universität Berlin, he has combined academic rigor with industry impact through visiting researcher roles at Microsoft Research and internships at D. E. Shaw Research, where he now works full-time. His work bridges theory and practice—developing probabilistic models that accelerate sampling for scientific applications—and benefits from deep grounding in both math and physics. Based in New York, Leon has a track record of cross-institution collaboration and a knack for translating complex physical intuition into scalable ML methods.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doktor (Ph.D.) Mathematics / Machine Learning, Doktor (Ph.D.) Mathematics / Machine Learning at Freie Universität BerlinNorwegian University of Science and Technology
German, English
Github Skills (20)
density-estimation10
normalizing10
pytorch7
poisson4
solver3
relational-algebra3
crossword3
particle3
simulate3
placement3
tinder2
web-application2
python2
simulation2
mesh2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
PaulFasola/HackZurich2018
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
RecipeStuff
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
javascriptreact
LeonKlein/DeepLearning
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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