Learning local universes: Neural Cellular Automata as decentralized world models
Paradigms of Intelligence · Google Research
I am a PhD researcher and AI4theSciences / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellow at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, under the supervision of Emmanuel Chemla, Jean-Rémi King, and Yair Lakretz.
I work at the intersection of deep learning and computational neuroscience, studying the geometry and dynamics of linguistic representations in self-supervised models, particularly large language models.
In 2026, I joined Paradigms of Intelligence at Google Research as a Research Scientist Intern, under the supervision of Eyvind Niklasson. My work focused on world models and self-organized systems.
Previously, I completed my MSc and BSc in Biomedical Engineering at ETH Zürich and URJC, respectively.
Paradigms of Intelligence · Google Research
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I grew up in Brussels and have since lived in Madrid, Zürich and Paris, with Salamanca always being my hometown. Music has been a constant along the way, and some albums have become inseparable from particular places and moments.














Salamanca · Brussels · Madrid · Zürich · Paris