Utsav Akhaury

I’m an engineer with a long-standing passion for AI/ML and computer vision — one I turned into a PhD.

I now apply that foundation as an AI Software Engineer at Spot AI, working on Agentic Vision — AI that sees, reasons, and acts on real-time video.

I hold a PhD in Physics from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). My thesis focused on deep learning–based image enhancement, working with data from flagship NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) missions like Hubble, James Webb, and Euclid.

Across 5+ years, I’ve built, trained, and shipped ML systems from prototype to production, with deep experience in HPC environments (multi-node GPU training, distributed data pipelines). In 2021, I was a Google Summer of Code contributor, building ML surrogates for physics-based simulation.

What I work on

Tech I work with

Outside work

My journey has taken me across India, Mauritius, France, and Switzerland, making me quietly obsessed with linguistics.

Along the way, I’ve developed a creative side as a pianist and electronic music producer. I’ve been playing piano since the age of 8 and have performed live at venues ranging from Parisian bars to cultural events at the United Nations, Geneva. Check out my compositions and covers on the music page.