Simon Dufort-Labbé
Lab Representative
PhD - Université de Montréal
Supervisor
Research Topics
Machine Learning Theory
Biography
I’m a 3rd-year Ph.D. student at Mila, feeling more and more senior as days pass by. My current research interests revolve around the training dynamics of deep neural networks, with my most recent work ending up as a pruning algorithm that leverages insights from the impact of stochasticity on sparsity. Previous professional experiences include an AI researcher role at Jumio and a scientific in-residence position with Next AI. Outside of work, I am a dad to a 3-year-old boy, an avid reader, and a wannabe baker. We garden and hike in summer, switching to cross-country skiing and out-of-the-blue projects in winter.