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James Stankowicz

Investor

Head of AI & Engineering at Luma Group

Winchester, Massachusetts, United States

About

James Stankowicz is Head of AI Engineering (LABI) at Luma Group, where he works on multimodal transformers, large language models, and applied machine learning. His work spans biotech and healthcare applications, including protein generation and drug discovery, as well as intelligence analysis, RF signal classification, and scientific literature analysis. He has led teams of 5 to 20 machine learning scientists and engineers and has developed technologies including multi-agent systems, RAG solutions, knowledge graph construction, and reinforcement learning systems.

Experience

  1. Luma GroupHead of AI Engineering (LABI)current2025 — present
  2. First Foundation Labs (1FL)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  3. RAVen (RA Ventures)Senior Director AI2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. STRLead Machine Learning Scientist2024Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
  5. STRMachine Learning Scientist2023 — 2024Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Flagship PioneeringMachine Learning Scientist2021 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  7. FL74 IncMachine Learning Researcher2020 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  8. BAE SystemsPrincipal Scientist2018 — 2020Burlington
  9. Brown University Department of PhysicsPostdoctoral Research Associate2016 — 2018Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
  10. UCLAGraduate Student2010 — 2016
  11. University of FloridaUndergraduate2008 — 2010Gainesville Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

AI SolutionsGenerative AIGenerative ModelingNational SecurityApplied ResearchDefenseComputer ScienceMLOpsApplied Machine LearningDistributed SystemsComputingDistributed Computing
+12 moreReinforcementDiffusionTransformersMulti-agent SystemsCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DevelopmentSoftware Project ManagementScikit-LearnDatasetsLarge Language Models (LLM)Systems DesignStrategic Thinking

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Colleagues at Luma Group

Bill Ryan
Chief Financial Officer at Luma Group
Jamie Kasuboski
Partner & Head of Research at Luma Group
John Gomez
Senior Associate at Luma Group
Josh Fink
Founder & Managing Member at Luma Group
Miguel Chuapoco
Associate at Luma Group
Negin Mohktari
Venture Partner at PsyMed Ventures
Nora McCarthy
Administrative Assistant at Luma Group
Richard Ebright
Science Fellow at Luma Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Stankowicz?
James Stankowicz is Head of AI Engineering (LABI) at Luma Group, where he works on multimodal transformers, large language models, and applied machine learning. His work spans biotech and healthcare applications, including protein generation and drug discovery, as well as intelligence analysis, RF signal classification, and scientific literature analysis. He has led teams of 5 to 20 machine learning scientists and engineers and has developed technologies including multi-agent systems, RAG solutions, knowledge graph construction, and reinforcement learning systems.
Where does James Stankowicz work?
James Stankowicz is Head of AI & Engineering at Luma Group.
Where did James Stankowicz go to school?
James Stankowicz studied at Brown University (Postdoctoral, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics); UCLA (Master of Science (MS), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics); University of Florida (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics).

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Also attended University of Florida151

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Shared employers

Also worked at First Foundation Labs (1FL)1

Negin MohktariVenture Partner at PsyMed Ventures

Also worked at STR1

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Also worked at Flagship Pioneering76

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Also worked at BAE Systems27

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