Yann Bouteiller
Research In Deep RL, ML, Robotics at Polytechnique Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolYann Bouteiller is a research engineer specializing in deep reinforcement learning, machine learning, and robotics with nine years of experience working at Polytechnique Montréal's MIST lab. His work bridges theory and hardware — from ICLR-published research on RL with random delays to practical robotics projects like domain-general obstacle detection and a high-performance magnetic levitation device. He combines strong academic training (Mila, Polytechnique Montréal, Mines Saint-Étienne) with hands-on prototyping and microelectronics experience from internships that produced energy-harvesting and levitation prototypes. Currently authoring an "Introduction to ML for Robotics" chapter, he focuses on transferring models trained in low-quality simulations to real-world robotic systems. Based in Montreal, he brings a rare mix of control theory, embedded systems, and deep learning expertise that enables both novel algorithms and working robotic demonstrations.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Research M.Sc.R., Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Optimization, Master of Research M.Sc.R., Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Optimization at Polytechnique MontréalHigh engineering degree (M.Sc.), CS, Microelectronics, Embedded Systems., A* with distinction., High engineering degree (M.Sc.), CS, Microelectronics, Embedded Systems., A* with distinction. at Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-EtienneUniversity degree, Linguistics, A*, University degree, Linguistics, A* at Université Paul ValéryMaster's degree, Deep Learning / Machine Learning, Master's degree, Deep Learning / Machine Learning at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteBachelor, Mathematics and CS, A*, Bachelor, Mathematics and CS, A* at Université de Montpellier
French, English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese
Github Skills (122)
parallel10
python10
simulator10
gymnasium10
stable-baselines10
twisted10
unreal10
ray10
optimization10
operations-research10
control-systems10
deep-reinforcement-learning10
pybullet10
q-learning10
airsim10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
yannbouteiller/vgamepad
Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Virtual XBox360 and DualShock4 gamepads in python
Contributions:8 releases, 32 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 1 month
pythonxbox360dualshock4gamepads
MISTLab/tls-python-object
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
tlspyo - secure transfer of python objects over network
Contributions:8 releases, 69 commits, 3 PRs in 4 months
pythonsecuritytlstlspyo
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