Gaël Varoquaux

Holder of a Master’s degree in quantum physics from the École Normale Supérieure and a PhD in quantum physics from the University of Orsay, Gaël Varoquaux developed a passion for IT and data processing during his studies. In 2008, he decided to change course and joined the Parietal team at the Inria Saclay-Ile-de-France Research Centre, specialists in brain modelling for use in neuroscience. Varoquaux used Scikit-learn in his research and was active in coordinating the community of developers. In 2018, he became project manager for the Scikit-learn consortium.