Milan Lustig is a founder and systems-minded software engineer with six years of experience building low-level software and modern infrastructure for physical autonomy. As Co-founder & CEO of Opt32 and a Thiel Fellow based in New York, he blends research depth in compilers, architecture, and low-level systems with product-focused execution. His academic research stints at Stony Brook, University of Michigan, and NYU reflect a habit of turning novel systems research into tangible prototypes. Milan's GitHub hint—"SWO's are awesome"—suggests a practical appetite for hardware-aware optimizations and unconventional debugging techniques. He paused formal studies at Harvard in CS & Philosophy to pursue startup and fellowship opportunities, signaling a preference for fast iteration and applied impact. Colleagues describe him as a technically rigorous leader who bridges deep systems knowledge with hands-on engineering to ship platform-level autonomy stacks.
6 years of coding experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
On Leave, Computer Science, On Leave, Computer Science at Harvard University
The 2875 Cyberhawks utility library for FRC (Kotlin/Java)
Contributions:2 releases, 6 PRs, 110 pushes in 1 year 1 month
cryptographyroboticsjava-kotlinfrc-kotlinfrc
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