Théophile Cabannes
Strategy Director & CEO Office Director
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolThéophile Cabannes is a strategy and AI policy leader with nine years of experience bridging deep technical research and public service, currently serving as Strategy Director and CEO Office Director at Thales and a member of the Corps des Ponts. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and has driven research at Google that informed eco-routing in Google Maps, plus back-end contributions to notable open-source projects like OpenSpiel. Théophile has advised France’s Minister for AI, launched national initiatives such as “Osez l’IA,” and managed multimillion-euro export and development financing at the French Treasury. His background uniquely combines urban planning, computer science, fintech, and frontline public safety experience, from policing to legislative tech for electoral campaigns. Comfortable shifting between code, policy and strategy, he applies ML to understand human behavior and designs practical interventions that scale across government and industry. Outside work he pursues continual learning through travel and meeting new people, reflecting a genuine curiosity that informs his interdisciplinary approach.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleySession annuelle, Session annuelle at Institut des Hautes Etudes de l'Entreprise ( IHEE )Officer cadet Homeland Security Law Enforcement, Officer cadet Homeland Security Law Enforcement at Ecole des Officiers de la Gendarmerie NationaleCPGE PCSI/PC* Physics, CPGE PCSI/PC* Physics at Lycée HocheScientific Baccalauréat Mathematics, Scientific Baccalauréat Mathematics at La Salle - Passy BuzenvalMaster's degree City/Urban Community and Regional Planning, Master's degree City/Urban Community and Regional Planning at École nationale des ponts et chausséesMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at École Polytechnique
French, German, English
Github Skills (7)
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
game-theory10
videogames9
python9
coregames9
reinforcement-learning8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
google-deepmind/open_spiel
May 2021 - Oct 2022
OpenSpiel is a collection of environments and algorithms for research in general reinforcement learning and search/planning in games.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:40 reviews, 113 commits, 56 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Théophile's commits primarily focus on fixing and enhancing the back-end code, specifically within the `open_spiel/algorithms` and `open_spiel/python/pybind11` directories. The user addressed issues related to incorrect function calls and made improvements to the handling of game information and game state serialization. Additionally, the user implemented functionality related to updating distributions within the game logic. The user's work is impacting the stability and core functionality of the project.
cppmultiagentgamespythondatamining
TheoCabannes/open_spiel
May 2021 - Feb 2022
OpenSpiel is a collection of environments and algorithms for research in general reinforcement learning and search/planning in games.
Contributions:34 PRs, 296 pushes, 90 branches in 9 months
gamesreinforcement-learningplanningreinforcementenvironments
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