Arturo D.
San Francisco, CA0
ML Engineer & Founder | 10+ years in AI: frontier models, quant systems, talent scouting
AI builder and talent strategist with 10+ years in machine learning. Quant judgment from Kaggle (top 10 in Halite I and II, #1 in Europe on Two Sigma), building Hyper88, an arbitrage fund, and founding an Antler Oslo 2023 venture. Raised venture funding, researches world models, consults for frontier labs, and scouts exceptional technical talent.
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Numerai Model
Transformer-based relation-aware architecture
Built a transformer model using relation-aware architecture that ranked in the top 10% on Numerai's competitive dataset. Demonstrates expertise in applying state-of-the-art deep learning to financial prediction.
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Halite Challenge
AI pathfinding and game strategy competition
Competed in Halite AI challenges, placing top 50 globally and top 10 on European leaderboard across multiple iterations. Developed intelligent agents using reinforcement learning and algorithmic strategies.
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Layer-wise Learning Rate Adaptation
Optimization method for transformer training
Published research on optimizing training dynamics in transformer models through layer-wise learning rate adaptation. Contributes to understanding of deep learning optimization.
Experience
Independent research and consulting
Stealth StartupSep 2025 — Present · San Francisco, California, United States
Research on world models.
Consulting work for frontier models, including neolabs, RWKV, Nous Research and Prime Intellect.
Talent scouting for frontier AI labs.
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Machine Learning
Hyper88 (arbitrage fund)Jan 2019 — Jan 2023 · Singapore
Established a digital currency quantitative fund, scaling AUM from $100k to $10M in two years. Built trading technology managing $3-5B in monthly volume and led teams of quants and developers across Southeast Asia.
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Founder
Antler-backed ventureJan 2023 — Jan 2025 · Oslo / San Francisco
Joined Antler Oslo as a founder in 2023. Antler invested in my team.
Started with IZX, then pivoted to True Frontier. IZX closed in January 2025.
Work on frontier AI: vision, sensors and voice models. Developed low-latency voice models operating below 500ms.
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Consultant, Data Science / Machine Learning
VarmetricSep 2013 — Aug 2019 · Madrid
Built reinforcement learning and algorithmic trading systems for hedge funds and investment banks. Contributed technical work to Bit2Me before its Mastercard investment.
Education
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CENEC
Senior Technician in Networked Computer Systems Administration
Sep 2007 — Jun 2009
Graduated top of class; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Credentials
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Honor or award
Quantopian prize winner
Quantopian
Issued Feb 2018
The best algorithms are eligible to receive capital allocations from Quantopian.
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Honor or award
HALITE II Global AI Challenge Position Top-3
TwoSigma
Issued Nov 2017
Halite is an open source artificial intelligence programming challenge, created by Two Sigma, where players build bots using the coding language of their choice to battle on a two-dimensional virtual board.
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Skills
Supervised classificationModel evaluation and explainabilityLLMs and agent systemsTransformersScikit-LearnTechnical Due DiligenceVenture BuildingTechnical Team LeadershipHigh-Frequency TradingMarket MicrostructureTechnical StrategyPython (Programming Language)PyTorchReinforcement LearningDeep LearningAlgorithmic Trading