Hugo Defois

Hugo Defois is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Quincus since November 2023, specializing in developing machine learning platforms, logistics agents, and large language models. Previously, at Servier from February 2022 to November 2023, Hugo crafted AI infrastructure for drug discovery, focusing on training language models on over 100 million molecules. At SymphonyAI (September 2020 - February 2022), contributions included optimizing supply chains through machine learning, resulting in improved forecasts and reduced human intervention. Hugo also mentored aspiring software engineers and machine learning practitioners at OpenClassrooms, conducted large-scale lectures, and graded assessments. Earlier experience includes a Software Engineer role at BNC SA, where development of financial data visualization software took place, and serving as Chief Technology Officer at BBYDDY, leading a development team. Hugo holds a computer science degree from EPITECH and has a specialization in Big Data Systems from the Higher School of Economics.