François Fleuret is Full Professor and head of the Machine Learning group in the department of Computer Science at the University of Geneva where he holds the chair of machine learning. He received his PhD in Mathematics from INRIA and the University of Paris VI in 2000.

He is the inventor of several patents in the field of machine learning, and co-founder of Neural Concept SA, a company specializing in the development and commercialization of deep learning solutions for engineering design.