bio

I am building Leadbay, (a YC F25 startup). Previousely I co-founded a privacy startup blindnet, and founded an AI Travel startup Sépage that got acquired.

I’ve failed at many things, but I can safely say I’ve had the best desserts and made pretty good portrait photos. Having a PhD comes in handy if you want a free pass to pursue obsessions. Mine is to make machines as smart as possible with as little information as possible. I am curious about knowledge structures that machines and humans can exploit together. The other as a medium for discovery of the self, and the self as a vocabulary for defining the other. Perception being a creative act, I’m interested in savoring the world we create as we perceive. I seek the truth of presence and the feeling of being fully alive.

It is highly unlikely to receive a message not containing a typo from me.

I am bisexual, lactose-intolerant and I read very very slowly.

I once was very active in academia. I authored 60+ scientific publications in international journals and conferences. I acted as a member of programme committees of 20+ international academic events. Year after year, I co-lead a multidisciplinary workshop at the WWW/TheWeb conference – the most important conference in my field. I was invited to give a keynote talk and participate in Organising Committees of A-level conferences. I acted as co-editor of Books and scientific journals (impact factor > 3.5). For details, you can download my cv here.