Thibaut Chauffier

Senior Machine Learning
Research Engineer

Paris, France · Edition 2026

Senior ML Research Engineer with a rare combination: deep generative AI expertise meets production-hardened engineering. Transforms advanced research (diffusion models, transformer based architecture, 3D Gaussian splatting) into deployed systems serving millions globally. 8+ years spanning robotics to beauty tech, with a track record of making complex ML accessible through elegant production architectures.

8+
Years
5
Patents
1M+
Users

Project Archive

001

Controllable Face Aging

Custom Latent Diffusion model for real-time face aging on iPad Pro. Published at ICCV 2025 (Oral).

Diffusion · PyTorch · CoreML→ Publication
002

3D Facial Capture Pipeline

Novel 2D/3D Gaussian Splatting + FLAME pipeline for high-fidelity facial reconstruction.

3D Vision · Gaussian Splatting · FLAME
003

Global Skin Tone Detection

CNN-based system deployed across 9 L'Oréal brands globally. Real-time inference API.

Computer Vision · ONNX · FastAPI→ eShadefinder
004

AI Formulation Engine

Real-time formulation prediction for YSL Rouge-Sur-Mesure. Customer-designed lipsticks via embedded AI.

Embedded ML · Real-time · Production→ Rouge-Sur-Mesure

Employment Record

2022 — Present

Senior ML Research Engineer

L'Oréal · Paris

  • Lead AI and computer vision initiatives across global R&D programs
  • Designed and deployed production ML systems serving millions of users worldwide
  • Drove exploratory research projects within the diagnostic team, from prototyping to validation
2017 — 2022

Mechatronics Engineer

L'Oréal · Paris

  • Led the design and development of an ML-powered self-calibration robotic system
  • Managed and mentored the embedded software team through full product lifecycle
2016 — 2017

Mechatronics Engineer

Civic Drone · Paris

  • Developed real-time UAV fall detection using sensor fusion and Kalman filtering
  • Achieved a 44 percent efficiency improvement through ML-based optimization

Technical Capabilities

ML/AI

  • Diffusion Models
  • GANs
  • Transformers
  • Self-Supervised Learning
  • 3D Vision
  • LoRA/PEFT

Frameworks

  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • HuggingFace
  • FastAPI
  • Docker

Production

  • ONNX
  • CUDA
  • GCP/Vertex AI
  • CI/CD
  • Quantization

Education

2010 — 2015

Université de Technologie de Compiègne

Sorbonne University Alliance

Engineering Degree in System Engineering (MSc.)

Open Source

diffusion-pytorch →

Latent Diffusion Models from scratch

ChessTransformer →

Transformer-based chess engine

rust-rasterizer →

Real-time raytracer in WebAssembly

Contact

Blog →tchauffi@gmail.com →LinkedIn →GitHub →Medium →