Tim De Bruin
Deep Learning Scientist at Plumerai
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolTim De Bruin is a deep learning scientist with a decade of experience applying state-of-the-art ML to real-world problems, currently focused on efficient binary neural networks at Plumerai in London. He holds a strong academic foundation from TU Delft, where his PhD work on deep reinforcement learning for robotics led to papers in top journals and invited talks at institutes like Max Planck and Bosch AI. Tim blends research rigor with deployment-minded engineering, bridging topics from CNN-based affordance detection to energy-efficient model design. He has supervised and taught MSc/BSc students and contributed to international conferences, demonstrating both mentorship and communication strengths. Based in Amsterdam, he brings a pragmatic, skeptical perspective on ML capabilities while pushing practical advances in compact, performant models.
10 years of coding experience
TU DelftBachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universiteit Delft / Delft University of Technology
Github Skills (25)
reproducible-research10
keras10
python9
tensorflow-datasets9
binder9
deep-learning8
command-line-interface8
tensorflow8
machine-learning8
hyperparameters8
armv77
neural-network6
datasets6
pytorch5
inference4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
timdebruin/dlforce-memexp-torch
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:51 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
timdebruin/baselines-experience-selection
Feb 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:19 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
pytorchimplementationsreinforcement-learning-algorithmsdeep-learningreinforcement-learning
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