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Alexandre Raffin

Co-Founder & CEO, YouMeme
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
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Alexandre Raffin's Overview

Total Experience26 years
CompanyYouMeme
CountryUnited Arab Emirates

Alexandre Raffin is a distinguished Machine Learning Engineer at Hugging Face, renowned for his profound expertise in Reinforcement Learning (RL) and robotics. He is the creator and lead maintainer of Stable-Baselines3, a widely adopted open-source Python library that provides high-quality, reliable implementations of state-of-the-art reinforcement learning algorithms. His work significantly lowers the barrier to entry for researchers and practitioners aiming to apply RL to complex problems. Alexandre is passionate about open-source software, reproducible research, and making advanced AI techniques accessible to a broader audience. Before joining Hugging Face, he made significant contributions to the field during his PhD and research tenure at Inria, focusing on deep reinforcement learning for robotic control and sample-efficient learning.

Professional Summary

Alexandre Raffin's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:

YouMeme - Co-Founder & CEO (2021 to Present)
GAINS Associates - Co-Founder and CEO (2018 to Present)
Hedera Hashgraph - Investor (2019 to 2024)
Quant Network - Investor (2018 to 2024)
ICObench - Expert (2018 to 2019)
Mantic0re eSport Club - Semi Professional League of Legends Player (2017 to 2017)
Twitch - Twitch Streamer (2016 to 2017)
Adot (formerly Adotmob) - Intern (2016 to 2016)
Productive Edge - Intern (2015 to 2015)

Notable Achievements

Creator and Lead Maintainer of Stable-Baselines3

Developed and actively maintains Stable-Baselines3, a comprehensive and highly popular open-source library for reinforcement learning in Python, built on PyTorch. It's a go-to resource for RL practitioners.

Key Contributor to Hugging Face's RL Ecosystem

Instrumental in advancing Reinforcement Learning tools and libraries at Hugging Face, including the `rl-baselines3-zoo` for training and evaluating RL agents, and integrating RL capabilities within the broader Hugging Face ecosystem.

PhD in Robotics and Reinforcement Learning

Completed his doctoral research at Inria, focusing on 'Learning realistic robotic locomotion policies using deep reinforcement learning', contributing to sample efficiency and real-world applicability of RL algorithms in robotics.

Open-Source Advocate and Educator

Consistently shares knowledge through his blog, tutorials, and contributions to open-source projects, fostering a collaborative and educated community around reinforcement learning and AI.

Educational Background

Master's degree, Computer Science

Ecole nationale supérieure d'Electronique, Informatique et de Radiocommunications de Bordeaux - Year 2013

Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Philosophy, Engineering Sciences, Programming, English, Spanish

Lycée Saint Louis - Year 2011

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Company Overview

YouMeme
Total employees65
HeadquartersLos Angeles
Founded2019

YouMeme is an innovative platform leveraging AI to empower users in creating, discovering, and sharing engaging meme content. It aims to be the go-to destination for meme enthusiasts by providing intuitive tools, a vast library of templates, and a vibrant community for humor and creative expression. The platform focuses on ease of use, trend discovery, and fostering viral content.

YouMeme Funding Information
$12M - Total Funding Raised
$8M - Most recent funding amount
2 - Number of funding rounds
10 Jun, 2023 - Latest funding round
Lead Investors:
TechSpark Ventures
Humor Capital Partners
ViralGrowth Fund

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