François Fleuret
Research Scientist at Meta
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolFrançois Fleuret is a research scientist at Meta FAIR and a professor of computer science with over 17 years of experience bridging foundational machine learning research and applied AI entrepreneurship. He co-founded Neural Concept, bringing research-grade ML methods into industrial design automation, while leading academic groups and teaching at top Swiss institutions including UNIGE and EPFL. Holding a PhD in mathematics from INRIA/Paris VI, his work spans learning, reasoning, and practical deployment of ML systems, often blending theoretical rigor with engineering impact. At Idiap he headed the machine learning group, demonstrating sustained leadership in both research management and technology transfer. Based in Lausanne, he combines deep theoretical roots with a knack for founding and advising startups, making him equally fluent in publishing high‑impact research and guiding product-focused teams. An approachable polymath, he quietly mixes classical math training with modern deep learning to tackle structured reasoning problems.
17 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
MMFAI, Computer science and Mathematics, MMFAI, Computer science and Mathematics at Ecole normale supérieureDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics and Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics and Computer Science at INRIA
Github Skills (12)
neural-network10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
gpu10
python10
numpy10
autograd9
gpu-acceleration9
tensor9
cpp7
llm-inference3
gpt2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
smidm/pom
Mar 2009 - May 2009
Contributions:3 commits in 2 months
francoisfleuret/picogpt
Dec 2024 - Nov 2025
Minimal GPT (~350 lines with a simple task to test it)
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
gpt
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