Sammy Ghazzal
Deep Learning Engineer at QuantCo
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSammy Ghazzal is a Deep Learning Engineer with 13 years of experience building production computer vision systems and ML tooling, currently driving research and engineering at QuantCo from Zurich. He spent five years at Google applying vision research to products like Google Lens and AR Maps, and taught a popular math-for-ML course across Mountain View, Tel Aviv, Singapore and London. Prior roles include calibration work at Facebook Reality Labs and early product engineering on Jitter, showing comfort moving between research, applied ML and shipping consumer-facing features. Sammy holds top-tier quantitative credentials—a Master in Applied Mathematics from École Polytechnique and an MSc in Computer Science from Stanford—and a consistent academic record. His background also includes experimentation platforms for Ads and hands-on mentorship as a TA, reflecting strong systems thinking and pedagogy. Less obvious: he pairs elite academic training with field leadership experience dating back to an officer role in the French Air Force, which informs his focus on disciplined, impact-driven engineering.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Intensive Preparatory Program, Physics, Intensive Preparatory Program, Physics at Lycée du ParcMaster of Science, Applied Mathematics, GPA: 4.32/4.4, Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, GPA: 4.32/4.4 at Ecole polytechniqueMaster of Science (MSc), Computer Science, GPA: 4/4, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, GPA: 4/4 at Stanford University
French, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Github Skills (5)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
myssa89/ConnectedComponentsLabeling
Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
Contributions:28 commits in 18 days
myssa89/myssa89.github.com
Dec 2023 - Dec 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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