I'm @lucasmaes_ a third year PhD student at Mila, supervised by Damien Scieur. I'm currently visiting researcher at Brown University, working with Randall Balestriero on world models.
Research
My work focuses on improving JEPA through various approaches, including gradient-based planning, hierarchical temporal abstraction, goal specification, and physics understanding.
I’m convinced that world modeling should be done reward-free and without LLMs.
Last Updated: Nov 08 2025