Mehdi Azabou
Co-Founder & CTO at Columbia University
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMehdi Azabou is a machine learning researcher and startup CTO blending deep academic expertise with hands-on engineering across representation learning, generative AI, and computational neuroscience. As an ARNI postdoc at Columbia and former Georgia Tech PhD student, he specializes in self-supervised methods for time-series and graphs and builds frameworks for large-scale multimodal foundation models aimed at accelerating scientific discovery. He co-founded Constellation Systems and brings eight years of experience shipping ML systems, from research internships at IBM to production-oriented work in computer vision and generative modeling. Known for dynamic, interactive visualizations and a knack for translating complex neural data into actionable representations, he combines rigorous theoretical training (CentraleSupélec, Georgia Tech) with a practical passion for code and product.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BS & MS Specialization in Artificial Intelligence & Signal Processing Engineering, BS & MS Specialization in Artificial Intelligence & Signal Processing Engineering at CentraleSupélecDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning at Georgia Institute of TechnologyPreparatory classes for the Grandes Écoles, Preparatory classes for the Grandes Écoles at IPEST
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Github Skills (7)
graph-convolutional-networks7
pytorch7
graph7
deep-learning7
geometric-deep-learning6
graph-neural-network6
neural-network4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mazabou/mehai
Jun 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:111 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
neuro-galaxy/brainsets
Nov 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 release, 22 reviews, 24 PRs in 4 months
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