About Michael
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- MiceliaCo-founder & Chief Research Officer (CRO)SOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJuly 2025 - Today (11 months)Grenoble, FranceI co-founded the companyMiceliato help businesses develop custom artificial intelligence technologies, fromapplied researchtoindustrializationand **skills transfer**.Within the company, my role is to ensure thescientific and technical coherenceof R&D work, guaranteeing that research choices and technological directions meet our clients' concrete needs. I also work on projects with a stronginnovationcomponent:*Real-time embedded AI**, my specialty: design and optimization of ultra-compact neural networks for execution on microcontrollers and specialized processors, in environments with **extreme resource constraints(a few hundred KB of RAM, sub-mW consumption).Low-levelsoftware optimization (C, ASM) and hardware/software co-design to maximize performance while minimizing latency and energy consumption.*Computer vision(classification, detection, segmentation, tracking) applied to health, industry, and the environment.*Data analysis and machine learningon tabular data for modeling, prediction, and decision support.*Natural Language Processing (NLP)for text analysis, content generation, and semantic understanding.In parallel to myfreelanceactivity, I rely onMiceliato leverage complementary expertise (Cloud, LLM, MLOps). This network allows me to ensuretechnical excellenceacross the entire AI scope and to be asingle point of contactfor all project stages—from research to production.
- KalrayEmbedded AI/Software EngineerTECHMarch 2023 - June 2025 (2 years and 3 months)Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, FranceR&D and optimization of embedded artificial intelligences.*Key contributionto Kalray's ONNX graph compiler: translation of ONNX graphs to an internal representation and implementation of advanced graph and execution planning optimizations.*Manager of the “Libtensors” library: development andoptimizationof high-performancecompute kernelsin **ASM**, **C**, and **C++**, grouped into a shared library used in production.*AI Architect:co-definition of specificationsandAIrequirements for Kalray's next-generation accelerators, with a focus on **performance**, **scalability**, and energy **efficiency**.Experiencecombining low-level R&D, software optimization, and embedded AI architecturein a high-performance environment focused on massively parallel computing.
- NeovisionR&D embedded AI engineerSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGMarch 2022 - March 2023 (1 year)Grenoble, FranceStudy, design, and production deployment of AI solutions optimized for microcontroller execution.Development of compact and high-performance neural networks adapted to the constraints of embedded computing:*Design and trainingof lightweight models for recognition and detection on resource-constrained systems ( **< 1 MB RAM**, **< 1 mW consumption**).*Optimization and quantizationof networks for real-time deployment on microcontrollers ( **Edge AI**).*Complete integrationinto an embedded production chain, from research to hardware validation.Experience at the intersection of **embedded artificial intelligence**, **neural model optimization**, and **systems engineering**, with an approach focused on **performance**, **reliability**, and **very low energy consumption**.
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Education
- Engineering degree, Computer ScienceGrenoble INP - Ensimag2022Diplôme d'ingénieur, Informatique
- IUT Valence2019