🚀About Me
I’m a Senior ML Research Engineer with 15+ years of experience building intelligent systems across foundation models, reinforcement learning, multimodal AI, and high-fidelity simulation. My work spans the spectrum from emerging research to production-scale engineering, with a focus on turning new ideas into scalable and reliable AI systems.
Currently, I’m part of the core research and engineering team at LawZero, a non-profit AI research lab in Montreal led by Yoshua Bengio that raised 300M+ USD to date, working on the next generation of foundation models and safe-by-design AI.
My current research focuses on large-scale post-training of foundation models with reinforcement learning, including distributed RL at hundreds-of-GPUs scale, verifiable training environments and rewards, reasoning models, model evaluation, and inference optimization. I’m particularly interested in the systems and algorithms required to make foundation models more capable, controllable, and reliable.
Before focusing on foundation models, I spent more than a decade developing intelligent systems across aerospace, defense, robotics, and gaming, with extensive experience in deep reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, simulation, autonomy, and multimodal AI.
I’m particularly interested in the intersection of foundation models, reinforcement learning, and embodied intelligence—and in building systems that can reason, adapt, and ultimately understand the world rather than merely act in it.
- Foundation Models
- Reinforcement Learning
- Embodied / Physical AI
Member of Technical Staff
LawZero - Montreal
Senior Research Engineer
Ubisoft La Forge - Montreal
AI/ML Consultant
Artificial Twin
Founder & Principal Research Engineer
DIAMBRA (Acquired in Dec 2024)
Principal Research Engineer
Nurjana Technologies
AI/ML & Simulation Advisor and Industry Expert
NATO
MSc by Research (Post Graduate) Space Engineering
University of Glasgow
MSc AeroSpace Engineering
Turin Polytechnic
MSc Space Engineering
Milan Polytechnic
Multidisciplinary International Program
Alta Scuola Politecnica
BSc Aeronautical and Space Engineering
Turin Polytechnic
Building is the fastest way to learn.
Experience Summary
Member of Technical Staff
LawZero - Montreal • Permanent Full-timeCore member of the research and engineering team at LawZero, a non-profit AI research lab led by Yoshua Bengio, advancing safe, transparent, and interpretable AI systems that reason about the world.Skills: C++ · Python · PyTorch · vLLM · Docker · Foundation Models · Large Language Models (LLM) · Generative Flow NetworksSenior Research Engineer
Ubisoft La Forge - Montreal • Permanent Full-timeBuilt and deployed advanced Deep RL systems for AAA games, including scalable multi-agent and curriculum-based algorithms. Led cross-site development of a distributed training pipeline and integrated AI models into proprietary engines for NPCs and simulations.Skills: C++ · Python · PyTorch · Deep Reinforcement Learning · Large Language Models (LLM) · Docker · Reinforcement Learning · Machine LearningAI/ML Consultant
Artificial Twin • FreelanceLed end-to-end AI/ML development across RL, LLMs, CV, and MLOps for real and simulated environments. Built and deployed transformer-based models, VLAM prototypes, and industrial CV systems, while maintaining core AI and geometry libraries.Skills: C++ · Python · PyTorch · Deep Reinforcement Learning · Large Language Models (LLM) · Computer Vision · Deep Learning · Computational Geometry · Vision Language Models (VLM) · Vision Language Action Models (VLAM) · Reinforcement Learning · Computational Fluid DynamicsFounder & Principal Research Engineer
DIAMBRA (Acquired in Dec 2024) • Part-timeFounded and led DIAMBRA, a global RL competition platform with leaderboards and Twitch integration. Built DIAMBRA Arena with Gym-compatible environments to support advanced RL research and seamless library integration.Skills: C++ · Python · PyTorch · Deep Reinforcement Learning · DockerPrincipal Research Engineer
Nurjana Technologies • Permanent Full-timeDesigned and deployed AI for autonomous drones and space systems, including CV-based ISR, GNSS-denied navigation, and embedded deployment. Led development of ML algorithms for satellite tracking and multi-UAV autonomy, integrating sensor fusion and simulation-based training.Skills: C++ · Python · PyTorch · Computer Vision · Deep Learning · Deep Reinforcement Learning · OpenCV · Modeling and Simulation · Space Flight DynamicsAI/ML & Simulation Advisor and Industry Expert
NATO • Contract Part-timeAdvised NATO on integrating AI/ML into defense systems for autonomous operations, sensor fusion, and decision-making under uncertainty. Contributed to AI-enhanced C4I for air defense and airdrop missions, focusing on real-time capabilities, trustworthiness, and emerging threat response.Skills: Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning · Deep Learning · Computer Vision · Deep Reinforcement Learning · Flight Dynamics · Computational Fluid Dynamics