Matt Welsh
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Welsh is a seasoned software engineer and academic with 14 years of industry experience and a deep research background, having served as a Professor of Computer Science at Harvard before joining Palantir. He holds a BS from Cornell and a PhD from UC Berkeley, bringing strong foundations in systems and AI to practical, production-scale problems. Based in Seattle, he blends rigorous academic thinking with a hacker's creativity—self-described as a "chaotic good AI and systems hacker"—and excels at turning novel research into robust engineering. Colleagues can expect a thinker who navigates both low-level systems design and high-level AI integration, with a track record of mentoring students and driving impactful projects across academia and industry.
14 years of coding experience
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Cornell UniversityNCSSM
Github Skills (114)
opensearch10
semantic-search10
metal10
deep-learning10
dataprep10
gpu10
gpu-acceleration10
x-plane10
spirv10
opencl10
tvm10
javascript10
ai10
compiler10
nlp10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
mdwelsh/blinky
Sep 2018 - Jan 2021
Blinky - The Cloud-Controlled LED Light Display
Contributions:1 review, 69 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 3 months
controlledblinkylightledled-light
mdwelsh/teamsidney
Jan 2018 - Nov 2020
Team Sidney Enterprises
Contributions:208 commits, 9 PRs, 158 pushes in 2 years 11 months
enterprises
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