Patrick Musau
Senior Software Engineer at Kuddo
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Musau is a senior software engineer and researcher with 10 years of experience building and evaluating large language models and ML systems for code generation, performance, and safety. He has driven high-impact ML-for-code initiatives at Google and DeepMind—developing first-party coding LLMs, novel evaluation datasets, and LLM-powered code-refactoring tools that optimize fleet efficiency. His background blends hardware/software co-design for AI accelerators with formal verification and cyber-physical systems research from a PhD, giving him a rare cross-disciplinary view of ML reliability and deployment. Patrick contributes to robotics/ROS perception testing and has hands-on experience translating neural models for verification workflows, reflecting a practical focus on robust, testable systems. Based in Nashville, he also advises health-tech startups and invests in early-stage founders, combining technical depth with strategic product and community impact.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Highschool, Highschool at Rift Valley AcademyPh.D Electrical Engineering Cyber-Physical Systems Machine Learning Verification, Ph.D Electrical Engineering Cyber-Physical Systems Machine Learning Verification at Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor of Science (BS) Summa Cum Laude Physics and Computing Applied Math, Bachelor of Science (BS) Summa Cum Laude Physics and Computing Applied Math at Furman University
English, French, Swahili
Github Skills (6)
python10
ros10
image-processing10
test-automation10
cprogramming-language5
c-language5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ros-perception/image_pipeline
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
An image processing pipeline for ROS.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:8 commits, 3 PRs, 10 comments in 6 days
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily focused on modifying and fixing test files related to stereo image processing. Their work involved adjusting test parameters and ensuring compatibility with system defaults, as evidenced by changes in the test files. Furthermore, the user addressed issues with test failures, demonstrating expertise in testing methodologies within the image processing domain. The user also reverted changes and replaced specific ROS time references.
pythonpipelineprocessing-pipelinec-plus-plusimage-processing
pmusau17/F1TenthHardware
Feb 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:66 commits, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
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