Sam Passaglia
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer at OpenAI
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Passaglia is a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer at OpenAI based in Tokyo, bringing a decade of experience applying large language models and applied ML to enterprise problems across Japan. He previously scaled Japanese LLM efforts as Cohere’s first hire in Japan and led model development at Elyza, a University of Tokyo spinout where he focused on Japanese-language models. Trained as an astrophysicist with a PhD from the University of Chicago and postdoctoral work at UTokyo’s Kavli Institute, he combines rigorous research instincts with product-focused engineering. Comfortable translating deep technical research into production systems, Sam is especially adept at bridging Western AI advances with Japanese enterprise requirements and cultural nuance.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Mathematics at University of Pennsylvania
Japanese, English
Github Skills (78)
transformers10
language-model10
python10
deep-learning10
compression10
transformer10
evaluation-framework10
nlp10
jax10
seq2seq10
tensorflow10
natural-language-processing10
adapter10
pytorch10
evaluation10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
passaglia/tokyo-dying-alone
Feb 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:154 commits, 46 pushes in 6 months
passaglia/japandata
May 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:41 commits, 66 pushes, 2 branches in 5 months
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