Mateo H. Petel

I'm a ML researcher, entrepreneur, and technology investor focused on AI for Science.

Selected Research Efforts

My work sits at the intersection of AI, scientific discovery, and safety-critical systems, with a focus on accelerating the scientific process while preserving reliability and rigor. My projects span multiple physical scales, from neuroscience and molecular biology to climate science and large-scale infrastructure.

• Co-Founded SentinelOps, a research organization building open-source AI security protocols. Our goal is to make advanced AI systems more trustworthy through mathematics, verification, and shared public infrastructure.
• Developed verified systems for machine learning pipelines using Lean4, focusing on formal specification and proof automation (C. Kachour, PhD).
• Evaluated early warning systems for LLM-aided biological threat creation. OpenAI
• Optimized operations at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital by parallelizing execution, reducing runtime by 4x, and transforming it into an executive decision-making tool (Prof. Scheinker). Stanford University
• Engineered a remote monitoring system for Type 1 diabetes patients, integrating predictive time-series models to proactively detect hypoglycemia, setting new standards for patient care (Prof. Scheinker). Stanford University
• Built extreme weather forecasting models and analyzed impacts on mortality and morbidity (Prof. Perera). University of Oxford
Published in Lancet.
• Designed algorithms to uncover spatial dynamics and electoral outcomes, providing novel insights into global democratic processes. Research featured in the Review of Economic Studies, Reason, Atlantico, and VoxEU (Prof. Pons). Harvard University
• Developed quantitative strategies for alternative asset management, leveraging advanced statistical models to optimize portfolio performance (Prof. Landier). HEC Paris

Selected Work

• I am a Research Fellow focused on Scaling Secure Infrastructure at DeepMind.
• I am the Lead Contributor to UNESCO's Report on Neuroscience & AI Governance at the United Nations.
• I serve as the Associate Director of the Center for Strategic Research in Critical Technologies, supporting public policy to shape the future of critical and emerging technologies.
• I developed EEG signal processing algorithms and created Tiny ML embedded models for earbuds at GoogleX/NextSense.
• I led a deep learning project for carbon and biomass estimation using multimodal fusion of remote sensing data at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• I designed and engineered machine learning projects for Earth observation at the European Space Agency.
• I managed and implemented a Computer Vision Powered Workout Application with a team of 50+ engineers at Omdena.
• I optimized high-risk operations by modeling workflows and contributing to a $1.5M contract backlog at G4S Risk Management in Baghdad, Iraq.
• I managed a client portfolio worth 200K€, driving projects across Paris, London, and Madrid while at Dauphine Junior Consulting.
• I supported patients in ICU and worked at the morgue during the COVID-19 crisis at Henri Mondor APHP Hospital.
• I co-organized the first national high school soccer championship for non-profit organizations with Le Ballon De l’Espoir and received the Coup de Coeur Award from UN Women France for our contributions to gender equality initiatives.
• I studied mathematics and computer science at Paris Dauphine University, statistics and economics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and computational sciences and engineering at Stanford University.

Technology Investing

• I am an angel investor.
• My current areas of interest are AI infrastructure, and early stage frontier technologies.
• I'm most excited about how progress in AI accelerates scientific discovery.

About me

• I am passionate about mountaineering, swimming, ultramarathon trail running, and competitive sailing.
• You can find me here: Linkedin | Stanford | Github.

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