
Hi, I'm Joel 👋 I'm a machine learning engineer with a particular interest in the systems and engineering required to run models efficiently at scale -- feel free to reach out to chat about anything ML!
Posts
29 Jun 2026
Fast vLLM: cutting cold starts by 20x
Reducing container start-up time from 117s to 6s, the long way round.
13 Jan 2026
A Deep Dive into Diffusion Models: DDPM
An introduction to diffusion models with a focus on denoising diffusion probabilistic models (DDPM).
3 Jan 2026
Exploring the theory behind Variational Autoencoders (VAEs)
How do VAEs work?