About Tracel
We're fixing an important problem
The current AI ecosystem, developed through collaborative research efforts, has led to an incredible AI revolution. However, it still faces significant challenges.
Porting models across different platforms requires enormous effort, with training and inference often requiring separate implementations. The ecosystem remains fragmented across hardware vendors, which can slow innovation and hinder deployment.
Hardware-specific optimizations, required for efficient model execution, create additional complexity. This limits flexibility and requires teams to maintain multiple versions of the same model to achieve optimal performance across different accelerators.
We're on a mission
To make artificial intelligence more efficient, flexible, and portable. Our goal is to enable groundbreaking research while meeting the strictest requirements for production deployments.
We are rethinking the ecosystem from first principles, developing comprehensive solutions from compiler tools to collaborative platforms.
We're building the future
A future where anyone can easily create intelligent systems without unnecessary limitations.
AI extends far beyond chatbots and basic business automation. It should be deployed across all kinds of products, from autonomous robots handling household tasks to video games simulating immersive realities that create extraordinary experiences.
Built on Open Source
We believe contributing to open source is the best way to create new technologies. It accelerates adoption, fosters collaboration, and enables rapid iteration, outpacing any closed-source solution.
Through open development, we create a foundation that benefits the entire AI community and ensures transparency in our technological advances.
Core Team
Nathaniel Simard
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Wide set of experiences from building telecom web services to researching drug discovery models. Obsessed with efficient software development practices applied to AI. M.Sc. from MILA in machine learning. Creator of Burn.
Louis Fortier-Dubois
Chief Computing Officer (CCO)
Former startup founder at Empego Technologies. M.Sc. from Laval University in post-quantum cryptography and complexity theory. Former Ph.D. candidate (3 years) in machine learning, paused to found Tracel.
Sylvain Benner
Software Architect
20+ years of experience in software development. Former senior software developer at Shopify, working on the ML platform. Creator of Spacemacs (20k+ stars and 1000+ contributors).
Guillaume Lagrange
Machine Learning Engineer
5+ years of experience working with computer vision models in production, coupled with over a decade of programming experience ranging from microcontrollers to cutting-edge deep learning techniques. M.Sc. from MILA in machine learning.
In Unity with Our Pillars
A heartfelt thank you for working with us.