Researcher · Academic · Founder
Sebastian Raschka
RAIR LabFounder
Raschka is a machine-learning educator and author whose books teach readers to build AI systems from first principles, including a language model written step by step. A former University of Wisconsin professor and Lightning AI engineer, he founded the research and education company RAIR Lab.
Career & education
Current role
RAIR Lab2025-present
Founder
Lightning AI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Düsseldorf
Michigan State UniversityWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
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citations13,271As of Jun 15, '26
citations+2,194Since last snapshot, Aug 25, '25
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