Arthur Renard
Applied Mathematician & AI Researcher
Exploring the frontiers of AI in reasoning.
Currently working at Xent Labs as a Deep Learning Researcher. Graduate from ETH Zürich with a Master's in Applied Mathematics.
Research Projects
Exploring AI, mathematical reasoning, and symbolic regression at EPFL
Symbolic Math Solver
Master's Thesis - ETH Zürich | Supervised by Clément Hongler - EPFL
This research explores the intersection of functional equations, symbolic regression, and deep learning through innovative methods. I developed Symbolic Math Solver (SMS), a novel framework extending ...
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Boolformer
Under review - ICML 2025 | Stéphane d'Ascoli*, Arthur Renard*, Emmanuel Abbé, Clément Hongler, Vassilis Papadopoulos, Josh Susskind, Samy Bengio - APPLE, EPFL
We introduce Boolformer, a Transformer-based model trained to perform end-to-end symbolic regression of Boolean functions. The model can predict compact formulas for complex functions not seen during ...
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Current research position
Deep Learning Researcher
Xent Labs
Working on Xent Games — an LLM-native game space where AI agents play in LLM-defined environments with varying difficulty levels. This platform aims to develop advanced AI capabilities including reasoning, cooperation, and critical thinking.
Key Publications & Projects
Boolformer: End-to-end symbolic regression for Boolean functions
Phase Transition Finder: Published at GECCO 2024, doubling discovery rate in Lenia
Symbolic Math Solver: International Mathematical Olympiad problems solver powered by AI
LLM Security: Exploring optimization methods in embedding space for enhanced inference
Core Skills
Technical expertise and professional competencies
Programming
- Python/PyTorch
- C++
- Rust
- Next.js/React Native
Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Transformers
- Symbolic Regression
- LLMs and their applications
Languages
- French (Native)
- English (C1, Cambridge)
- German (Intermediate)
- Dutch (Basic)
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About Me
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Projects
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Experience
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