About
I'm Darius, a computer science graduate at ETHZ studying computer science and machine intelligence. I'm documenting my learning notes and thoughts in this barely populated blog: dariusfoodeei.com.
I obsess about the future and build things. You can find most of my work on my github.
Some of my interests include:
- Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning I believe self-improving control systems will have massive economic impacts. I’m particularly interested in how we move beyond scaling LLMs toward AGI that is autonomous and creative. (Note: I am a strong proponent of open-source AI research).
- Robotics I think humanoid robotics will play a huge role in solving the labor shortages in the world. I'm currently leading the development of a humanoid robot at the ETH Robotics Club in Zurich.
- Decentralized Systems and Blockchain A field where I have extensive exeprience particularly in blockchain deployed smart contracts for high performancedecentralized finance. I've worked on this for a few years now and I think it's a very interesting technology with huge potential, if you are a fan of finance and software engineering this space is for you. There's nothing quite like it.
- Brain Computer Interfaces (here's a link to a cool intro) I'm not a neuroscientist but from my limited knowledge and a couple classes i've taken on the subject I believe BCIs are a game changer for people with disabilities and will help us keep up with AGI and superintelligence once they become a reality.
I started and sold a web3 defi company called honey back in 2022 which offered cross chain money markets when they weren't a thing yet. I've worked at various other companies and startups on very high performance systems and infrastructure for onchain financial applications. I've done some venture capital for the largest pre seed and seed fund in Switzerland Founderful but after a year there I'd much rather build than invest.
I'm also a big space nerd and I've done some work in high school in astrophysics. Here is a link to a paper I wrote on gravitational lensing and dark matter.
Some articles and blogs I think everyone should read :
Currently
M.Sc. in Computer Science at ETHZ, focusing on RL, multi-agent systems, long task planning and reasoning for robotics. Leading software development for the ETH Robotics Club's humanoid robot.
Previous Research
Previously at the EPFL MLO Lab, researching semantic uncertainty to improve LLM decoding for reasoning and planning.
Culture
I like music (a lot), here are some of my favorite artists:
- Black Sabbath
- AC/DC
- Drake
- The Doors
- Led Zeppelin
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- Jimi Hendrix
Here is a link to my spotify profile. I take great pride in my playlists.
I also like the gym and running. I got a WHOOP a year ago and I think it's a great device to help with sleep and staying fit. I like motorcycles (harleys) and cars (f1 fan).
I use a 2021 M1 Pro MacBook. After 15 years on Windows, I've found the Unix-based workflow on macOS much better for engineering. Linux is great, but for a daily driver, Apple silicon is hard to beat.
Contact
You can reach me at dfoodeei@ethz.ch for anything academic and otherwise here is my personal email: darius.foodei@gmail.com