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Dimitris Vekris

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Senior AI/ML Engineer at Blaize deploying CNNs and language models on edge accelerators.

United Kingdom
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At Blaize, I deploy CNNs including YOLO, ResNet, and PoseNet on the Graph Streaming Processor, and train segmentation models such as U-Net. I also developed on-device image downscaling and post-processing to preserve YOLO functionality while improving end-to-end efficiency.

I’ve ported models including Mask R-CNN to the GSP and developed parallel SIMD implementations for depth estimation and object tracking. I also created proof-of-concept implementations of small language models, including Phi-1.5, LLaMA 2, and Mixtral.

Previously, I optimized ThirdEye’s TensorFlow-based PoseNet pipeline and ported its SlowFast action detection pipeline to NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier. My work has also included C++/CUDA computer-vision and radar simulation, formal verification, and parallel simulation research.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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High Performance Computing Engineer

ThirdEye

Sep 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Optimized TensorFlow-based pose estimation pipeline for GPU inference, ported action detection to NVIDIA Jetson, and led HPC deployment while mentoring the ML team.

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Research Engineer (Post-Doc)

Laboratory DAVID (University of Versailles St-Quentin)

Mar 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 5 months)

Implemented simulation techniques for probabilistic systems and parallel simulation for queueing networks in C++/CUDA.

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Lecturer and Researcher (ATER)

Laboratory LACL (University of Paris-Est)

Sep 2012 - Aug 2014 (1 year 11 months)

Taught laboratory courses in algorithms, computer architecture, imperative programming, and functional programming, totaling approximately 500 hours.

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Software Developer and Researcher

IMC Technologies

Jan 2008 - Aug 2009 (1 year 7 months)

Implemented a novel semantic search engine combining ontology-based reasoning and fuzzy logic, and a rule-based semantic validation engine for heterogeneous data integration.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Paris-Est logoUP

University of Paris-Est

PhD, Computer Science

2009 - 2014

PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris-Est, with thesis on verification of EB-3 specifications using model-checking techniques.

National Technical University of Athens logoNA

National Technical University of Athens

Master's Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2003 - 2008

Grade: 8.7/10

Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, with thesis on proving correctness of a translation to a nullary intensional language using Coq.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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