Full Name
Miquel Farré
Job Title
Video Lead
Company
Hugging Face
Speaker Bio
Miquel Farré is an engineering leader specializing in video technology and machine learning.
He began his career at the Fraunhofer Institute, contributing to the development of the HEVC video compression standard.
During his eight years at Disney, Miquel created and then automated video annotation workflows, significantly enhancing efficiency. He was awarded over 60 patents for his innovative work integrating machine learning into content production and distribution, improving asset quality assurance, and solving various challenges with creative solutions.
His expertise led him to YouTube, where he headed the search and advertising vertical. There, he enhanced user engagement by combining machine learning, metadata, and creative visualization solutions.
Now at Hugging Face, Miquel leads efforts in video machine learning, collaborating with key media players to advance the video AI field by releasing models, training datasets and making insights accessible to the community.
He began his career at the Fraunhofer Institute, contributing to the development of the HEVC video compression standard.
During his eight years at Disney, Miquel created and then automated video annotation workflows, significantly enhancing efficiency. He was awarded over 60 patents for his innovative work integrating machine learning into content production and distribution, improving asset quality assurance, and solving various challenges with creative solutions.
His expertise led him to YouTube, where he headed the search and advertising vertical. There, he enhanced user engagement by combining machine learning, metadata, and creative visualization solutions.
Now at Hugging Face, Miquel leads efforts in video machine learning, collaborating with key media players to advance the video AI field by releasing models, training datasets and making insights accessible to the community.
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