Our Team

Industry thought leadership meets Machine Learning expertise

Laurent Bourgouin

Laurent Bourgouin

Co-founder & CEO
PhD and over 15 years of experience in the energy industry. Laurent has occupied several key roles within various large organizations, like ENGIE and Wood Plc, before becoming Technical Director for Dassault Systèmes.
Shivani Shah

Shivani Shah

Co-founder & CTO
Masters Degree from Grenoble INP and a PhD from CEA Saclay. Shivani’s research focuses on Unsupervised Machine Learning for Large Datasets. She has extensive experience with Graphs for solving Machine Learning tasks on several types of datasets.
Guillaume Delarue

Guillaume Delarue

VP Engineering
Former co-founder and CTO of HomeByMe (acquired by Dassault Systèmes), Guillaume combines world-class expertise in web 3D (8 patents filed) with 25 years of experience in managing large product & development teams.
Stéphane Evanno Samp

Stéphane Evanno

Chief Strategy & Development Officer
Former co-founder & COO of Stanley Robotics after 20 years with the Bosch group in various sales/innovation executive positions. Stéphane is an enthusiastic entrepreneur, a lover of industrial deeptech and a seasoned expert in growing businesses to global scale.
Thomas Grand

Thomas Grand

Chief Operating Officer
Thomas has over 20 years' experience in the process & energy industries, increasing sustainability and business value by leveraging digital systems and software. He applies systems thinking and Ockham's razor principle on a daily basis, to keep operations on track.
Chayan Toufan Tabrizi

Chayan Toufan Tabrizi

3D Machine Learning Engineer
An engineer from IMT Atlantique, specialized in Data Science and Computer Vision, Chayan is an expert in the development and optimization of 3D Deep Learning algorithms.
Alexandre Pierson

Alexandre Pierson

Fullstack Developer
With a Masters Degree from Toulouse INP, Alexandre is an experienced fullstack developer of web applications that involve geospatial data. He is a handball fan and player and a lover of the outdoors, especially the Cantal mountains.
Nachwa Bakr PhD

Nachwa Bakr, PhD

Lead Machine Learning
With a Masters Degree and PhD from Université Grenoble Alpes, Nachwa worked for several years as a researcher with INRIA. She is passionate about Computer Vision and Machine Learning, and a talented charcoal and pencil drawing artist.
Léonard Marsault

Léonard Marsault

Computer Vision Engineer
An engineer who studied at Ecole Centrale de Nantes specializing in robotics, Leonard has worked for several years as a 2D computer vision engineer. He is now exploring a whole new dimension at Samp as a 3D computer vision engineer.
Armand Zampieri

Armand Zampieri

Machine Learning Engineer
Armand is an engineer who studied at Arts et Métiers Paristech and specializes in compter vision for embedded systems. Armand has experience in the optimization of deep learning algorithms and GPU programming.
Pablo Sanchez

Pablo Sánchez

Graph Mapping Engineer
With a Masters Degree in Machine Learning and experience working as part of the customer analytics department in a telecom company, Pablo now specializes in converting cups of coffee into efficient algorithms for graph matching.
Sébastien Duboc

Sébastien Duboc

Fullstack Developer
Passionate about coding since the age of 9, Sébastien graduated from 3IL school and is fullstack development engineer. He is experienced in 3D and point-cloud for metrology. Sébastien also experiments plastic recycling for 3D printing.
Constantin Greffe

Constantin Greffe

Fullstack Developer
Constantin is an experienced fullstack developer of highly scalable cloud-based web applications. Watch your cheese, as Constantin can also consume it in a very scalable way !
Lorenzo Kerbrat Samp

Lorenzo Kerbrat

Fullstack Developer
Lorenzo is a fullstack developer with a Master's degree in computer science and software testing. As both a programmer and hobby artist, he cares about simple, clean code, performance and aesthetics.
Elias Dib Samp

Elias Dib

Lead Developer
After modeling quantum transport in nanostructures for his Ph.D., Elias led engineers in several startups and scaleups in France, Germany and Italy. He worked in several sectors - travel, digital marketing, fintech - then came back to his original love of science and technology by joining Samp.
Ana Gambashidze Samp

Ana Gambashidze

Business Development and Marketing Manager
Ana holds a Masters degree in Strategy & International Management, she has a deep understanding of business dynamics and global market trends. Ana's boundless curiosity and enthusiasm drive her love for the tech industry, particularly in the realm of AI companies.
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Valentin Jollet

Customer Success Manager
Valentin is a graduate of ISEP, with a specialisation in data intelligence. He is experienced in supporting clients at all stages of the engagement lifecycle. Valentin is a sports fan and has been playing handball for over 10 years.

Nikola Primetica

Customer Success Manager
Nikola holds an engineering degree specialized in Industry 4.0 from ESILV and a UCLA Cybersecurity certificate. His expertise in both fields allows him to understand and anticipate the technical needs of his clients, ensuring their success and satisfaction.
Veselin Doychinov

Veselin Doychinov

Machine Learning Engineer
Veselin holds a Master's in Applied Mathematics. He is a passionate scientist with a particular interest in physics. Veselin is eager to continue learning and pushing the boundaries of machine learning and computer vision.

Dmitry Anisimov

Geometry Engineer
With a master degree in applied mathematics and PhD in informatics, Dmitry is particularly interested in geometry processing and scientific visualization. He is now exploring the whole new world of problems arising when processing large-scale industrial plants.
Vincent Poilvert Samp

Vincent Poilvert

Cloud Architect
After his first years as a Java Developper, Vincent became interested in the deployment of web applications and how to improve the way they behave in Cloud environments. He is an practicing trail running and open water swimming.
Loic Landrieu

Loic Landrieu

Scientific Advisor
Loic is an academic expert in large-scale remote sensing applications such as the semantization of LiDAR point clouds. Loic holds an engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique and a Ph.D. from ENS.
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