Lucas A
Senior AI Machine Learning Researcher at Apple
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolLucas A is a Senior AI and Machine Learning Researcher based in San Francisco with nine years of experience spanning brain-inspired reinforcement learning, computer vision, robotics, and AR/VR systems. He blends academic rigor—Stanford graduate research in deep learning and a magna cum laude honors bachelor’s—with hands-on product work at Apple on confidential perceptual systems and prior leadership roles building drone vision, recommendation engines, and brain–computer interfaces. His research uniquely bridges CRISPR-edited insect experiments and simulations of drosophila mushroom-body learning to inform novel RL architectures, while patents and publications demonstrate a track record of inventing at the intersection of design and AI. Comfortable across PyTorch/TensorFlow, ROS/C++, Unity, and full-stack web stacks, he pairs systems-level engineering with human-centered interaction research such as neural interfaces, AR, and haptics. Notably, he has collaborated with prominent figures in VR, design, and venture communities and holds an Exceptional Talent visa for the UK despite being US-based.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
CS169.1x Software as a Service Online Honors Certificate, CS169.1x Software as a Service Online Honors Certificate at University of California, BerkeleyIndustrial Engineering Fundamentals, Industrial Engineering & Decision Processes, Full Merit Scholarship, Industrial Engineering Fundamentals, Industrial Engineering & Decision Processes, Full Merit Scholarship at Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA)Industrial Design Course, Industrial Design Course at Universität der Künste Berlin (University of the Arts - Berlin)ORT (Israeli Tech School)6.002x Circuits & Electronics Online Honors Certificate, A+ 100%, 6.002x Circuits & Electronics Online Honors Certificate, A+ 100% at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHSL1x Copyright Online Honors Certificate, HSL1x Copyright Online Honors Certificate at Harvard UniversityHonors Bachelor's degree, Science, Technology and Society: Innovation & Organization, Graduated with Honors, Honors Bachelor's degree, Science, Technology and Society: Innovation & Organization, Graduated with Honors at Stanford UniversityGithub contributions (5)
shanselman/BlogTemplate
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:20 commits in 13 days
VenusInterns/BlogTemplate
Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:110 commits, 46 PRs, 164 pushes in 2 months
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