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Emile Contal

Founder

Founder at Crossing Minds

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCrossing Minds

About

Emile Contal is a member of technical staff at OpenAI and co-founder of Crossing Minds, a recommendation platform. He holds a PhD in statistical learning from ENS Paris-Saclay, with a focus on machine learning and theoretical statistical learning.

Founder at Crossing Minds

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Crossing Minds's investors · 3

Babel VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $3M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Crossing Minds

ARAlexandre R.
Alexandre R.Founder

Experience

  1. OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. StartXAdmission Judge & Neighborhood Leadcurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  3. Crossing MindsCo-Founder & CTO2016 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CMLA - ENS CachanPhD student2013 — 2016
  5. CMLA, ENS CachanResearch Intern2012 — 2013
  6. LISA Université de MontréalResearch Intern2011
  7. LaBRI, Université de BordeauxResearch Intern2010

Skills & more

Machine Learning18Computer Science13Active Learning4Algorithms12Artificial Neural Networks4OCaml3Programming8Mathematical Modeling5Statistics5Artificial Intelligence4Numerical Analysis4Deep Learning2
+9 moreResearchProduct DevelopmentMatlabPythonJavaCC++Strategic PlanningLeadership

Languages English · French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emile Contal?
Emile Contal is a member of technical staff at OpenAI and co-founder of Crossing Minds, a recommendation platform. He holds a PhD in statistical learning from ENS Paris-Saclay, with a focus on machine learning and theoretical statistical learning.
Where does Emile Contal work?
Emile Contal is Founder of Crossing Minds.
What companies did Emile Contal found?
Emile Contal founded Crossing Minds.
Where did Emile Contal go to school?
Emile Contal studied at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (Master's degree, Theoretical Computer Science); UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Licence, Mathematics and Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at OpenAI141

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