Gaëtan Racic
About Gaëtan Racic
Gaëtan Racic is a Senior R&D Software Engineer at Criteo, specializing in machine learning platforms and scalability.
Company
Gaëtan Racic is currently employed at Criteo, where he has worked since 2018. Criteo is a leading global technology company specializing in delivering personalized advertising and marketing solutions. He is based in Paris, France.
Title
Gaëtan Racic holds the position of Senior R&D Software Engineer on the Machine Learning Platform Team at Criteo. His role involves developing scalable machine learning models and optimizing machine learning processes.
Education and Expertise
Gaëtan Racic studied at the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse, where he earned an Engineer's degree in Computer Science and Networks/Telecommunications. His expertise includes machine learning, distributed computing, and optimization of large-scale data processing systems.
Professional Background
Before joining Criteo, Gaëtan Racic had a diverse career. He worked as a System Engineer at Thales from 2013 to 2018 in the Région de Paris, France. Prior to that, he was an Engineer Trainee at Airbus Group Innovations in 2013, at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in 2012, and at Valtech in 2011.
Notable Contributions
Gaëtan Racic contributed to the development of TF-Yarn, enhancing the scalability of TensorFlow models on Yarn. He implemented and optimized machine learning models such as LR with hashing trick and U2NET. He improved the efficiency of Spark jobs by 20%, and worked on distribution strategies like CollectiveAllReduce and tools like Rabit for distributing xgboost.