Thomas Haferlach
Beekeeper at pollinations.ai
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolThomas Haferlach is a multidisciplinary machine learning engineer and founder with 12 years of experience building generative AI systems and creative tech for music and art. Trained in AI at the University of Edinburgh, he founded Pollinations.AI—a free open-source image and text generation platform serving millions monthly—and has driven product growth and 250+ integrations while contributing front-end improvements to core repos. His work blends research and practice, from EU-funded AI music production at Pixtunes to senior ML roles at Pixelynx, where he focused on data-driven generative audio modeling. Comfortable moving between research, interactive installations, and production ML, he has a track record of turning experimental ideas into scalable platforms and community-driven projects. An unusual throughline in his career is the sustained fusion of live performance and neural systems, from São Paulo art collectives to conference talks on AI and art.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at The University of EdinburghAbitur, Abitur at Albert Schweitzer Gymnasium, Kassel
Portuguese, English, German, French
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Github Skills (9)
javascript10
user-interface10
react10
user-experience9
html9
ux-design9
complex-event-processing6
meteor6
rxjs6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
pollinations/pollinations
Apr 2021 - Jan 2023
Free Open-Source Image and Text Generation
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:34 reviews, 2546 commits, 1085 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Thomas's commits focused on separating the notebook list functionality from the main UI code and creating a new `NotebookSelector.js` component. They moved the notebook list data to a separate file (`notebooks.js`) and updated the routes to redirect to a default notebook. This involved creating new components, managing UI structure, and updating code, which indicates a focus on UI/UX development.
ipfspythonartmachinelearningjavascript
pollinations/pollinations-ipfs
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
Pollinations IPFS state and storage library
Contributions:257 commits, 3 PRs, 210 pushes in 8 months
ipfsscalabilitystorage
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