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Dennis DeCoste

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Consultant and Independent Researcher at Prodiction
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Dennis DeCoste is an applied AI/ML researcher and consultant with deep expertise in large-scale machine learning, deep learning, and LLMs. He has held leadership roles at Cerebras Systems, Apple, and eBay, focusing on recommendation, search, and advertising. He holds a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

He is the co-founder of a stealth-mode startup, Deepsie, where he served as CTO and advanced deep learning methods for applications using large collections of images and text.

Dennis is an inventor with multiple patents in machine learning, particularly in areas like learning-to-rank for search and recommendation systems.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Consultant and Independent Researcher
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Dennis shows up

Story Driven
Optimistic
Non-Confrontational

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Priorities

Topics Dennis cares about

LLM Optimization
His current research focuses on making pretrained LLMs faster and more accurate through methods like quantization, fine-tuning, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
AI Hardware Acceleration
At Cerebras Systems, he led a team that developed novel algorithms to dramatically speed up deep learning training on unique wafer-scale chips.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Consultant and Independent Researcher
Prodiction
6-2020 - 8-2022
Director, Machine Learning Algorithms
Cerebras Systems
3-2016 - 6-2020
Principal Research Scientist
Apple
4-2015 - 3-2016
Co-Founder
Deepsie
1-2011 - 4-2015
Director of Research
eBay
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Media appearances

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Education
PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

i

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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