# Maxwell DeFanti

> Data Science, Math @ Berkeley | ML @ BAIR | SWE @ LBNL

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/maxwelldefanti

email: maxwell [dot] defanti [at] berkeley [dot] edu

I'm interested in making AI systems safe and reliable as well as applying computational techniques to scientific research. Feel free to get in touch if you're interested in sharing ideas, collaborating with me, or are curious about my work.

## Work Experience
### Deep Learning Researcher @ Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research
Jan 2025 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States

### Junior Mentor: (CS70) Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory @ Computer Science Mentors
Jan 2026 – Present

### Software Developer: The Materials Project @ Berkeley Lab
Jan 2025 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States

### Director of Education; Software Developer @ Berkeley Codeology
Jan 2024 – Present

### Chief Machine Learning Engineer @ AI Safety Sandbox
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States

### Freshman Associate: Bridge to Consulting Program @ Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Machine Learning Engineering intern @ Tetra Tokyo, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States

### Research Intern @ Montana State University-Bozeman
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Spectrum Laboratory
Physics dept.

### Research Intern @ Montana State University-Bozeman
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Copie-Pincus Laboratory
Biochemistry dept.

### Research Intern @ Columbia University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Fluid Dynamics Laboratory: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Geophysics dept.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Applied Mathematics, Data Science
University of California, Berkeley

### Technical AI Safety course participant
BlueDot Impact


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maxdefanti

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Last updated: 2026-04-10