TC
Seoul, South Korea

Research engineer building efficient generative AI systems

I love building things, optimizing, and solving technical problems.

Neural network optimization with a focus on pruning and graph optimization

Generative AI with a focus on diffusion models, and Computer Vision

Various tools and frameworks: Pytorch, ONNX, etc.

Snapshot

Research engineer at Nota AI, specialising in neural network optimization.

Experience 6+ years
Focus Optimization, Gen AI, Computer Vision
Languages French (Native) · English (Fluent) · Korean (Begginner)

Experience

Bridging research and deployment for efficient AI

Research engineer at Nota AI, specialising in neural network optimization.

2023 — Present Seoul, South Korea

Research Engineer · Nota AI

  • Joined the NetsPresso project as a research engineer, focusing on graph optimization.
  • First author on EdgeFusion, enabling on-device text-to-image generation through aggressive graph optimisation (in collaboration with Samsung Electronics)
  • Collaborated on various papers focusing on optimizing generative AI for edge devices.
2021 — 2022 Berlin, Germany

Researcher · Nota AI

  • Research focused on neural network optimization via pruning
2020 — 2020 Meylan, France

Research Intern · NAVER LABS Europe

  • Co-authored SuperLoss, a curriculum learning loss accepted to NeurIPS.
  • Ranked 2nd during NAVER LABS intern day for presenting research impact.

Selected Work

Deploying efficient AI systems end to end

Initiatives spanning model compression platforms, on-device diffusion, and lightweight generative tooling.

Writing

Research updates on optimisation and generative models

Deep dives into efficient diffusion, curriculum learning, and lessons from shipping neural network compression in production.

Writing in progress. Check back soon for new articles.

Let’s collaborate

Thibault Castells

Questions? Feel free to reach out.

Availability

I'm open to talk about anything.