Florian Dietz

AI Research Engineer with 15+ years of experience, bridging cutting-edge research and business value. Specialized in LLM architectures and neural network optimization.

• AI TRANSFORMATION & STRATEGY: Consulted multiple companies on AI strategy, data science, and finding synergies between their existing tech stack and emerging technologies.
• LLM EXPERTISE: Recent intensive upskilling on LLM-based workflows with APIs under the mentorship of industry leaders. Results included RAG, cross-examination between multiple LLMs, and various tricks that are little known outside of frontier labs.
• DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF NEURAL NETWORKS: Fundamental research funded by the NHR. Created a popular tool for debugging neural networks, making them more interpretable.
• BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE: Startup founder, freelance data science consultant.
• PRACTICAL RESEARCH: Multiple million dollars saved in industry through novel algorithms of my own design, customized for their business needs.
• FULL STACK DEVELOPER: Responsible for the entire tech stack at my startup.
• EXCELLENT CREDENTIALS: Worked at Palantir, received multiple awards and scholarships.
• BROAD AI KNOWLEDGE: I follow recent publications and participate in upskilling programs. I am driven by the desire to understand how thinking works, and this motivated me to get a diverse view of both AI and psychology. I have seen the ups and downs of the industry and can tell the difference between hype and substance.