About Me

"We are what we do repeatedly."

Aristotle

My name is Mihai Stefan Tesliuc (he/him/his), and I go by Stefan.

A few labels

  • I am an aspiring researcher in AI and Machine Learning.
  • I am a Manager at Capital One where I lead the Customer Management Machine Learning Innovation team.
  • I am a mathematician with a masochism for attacking my brain with hard concepts.
  • I am a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt atFifty Fifty academyin Falls Church, VA, which is the only achievement I have ever accomplished due to physical prowess.
  • I am a nature lover, a romantic idealist, and live in the DC area with my girlfriend Sofie.

What Motivates Me

"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

Carl Jung

Background

"Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows."

Emil Cioran

I was born in Romania and grew up in the United States and Kenya. I studied pure mathematics in undergrad at The University of Chicago.