Mikayel Samvelyan

@_samvelyan

@GoogleDeepMind Autonomous Discovery and Self-Improvement. Ex @Meta (FAIR) | @UCL | @UniofOxford.

London, England

samvelyan.com

Joined January 2018

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Mikayel Samvelyan
@_samvelyan
Nov 11, 2025
I’m hiring a Student Researcher at @GoogleDeepMind. This research role centers on topics of open-ended self-improvement and discovery with LLM agents. 📍 Location: London 🗓️ Duration: 6 months, 100% 🚀 Start date: June or July 2026 Apply now using the links below👇
Mikayel Samvelyan
@_samvelyan
Jun 12
Great write-up by @silviasapora. Highly recommend this for any final-year PhD student! 🎓👇 Also, welcome to GDM 🎉
Silvia Sapora
@silviasapora
Jun 10
After interviewing for Research Scientist roles at DeepMind, Isomorphic, Meta, Cohere and more, I wrote up everything I learned. Technical prep, logistics, negotiation, and emotional breakdowns. Check out my guide: silviasapora.github.io/blog/ml-interv…
Mikayel Samvelyan
@_samvelyan
Apr 28
@NetHack_LE now available with pixel observations! 🧙‍♂️ Great work @stephen_oman
Stephen Oman
@stephen_oman
Apr 28
Latest release of @NetHack_LE (v1.3.0) is now available and includes rendering the dungeon with tiles for all you convoluted people out there, seeding options for getting past the pesky full moon issue and more. Thanks to all the contributors! ⚔️
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Mikayel Samvelyan
@_samvelyan
Jan 7
An incredible PhD opportunity! 🚀 Working with @robertarail, @_rockt, and @borruell is an absolute dream. If you are applying this cycle, put this at the top of your list!
Roberta Raileanu
@robertarail
Jan 7
📢 New PhD Position 📢 We (@_rockt, @borruell, and I) are looking for a PhD student to work at the intersection of open-endedness and game design. The student will be part of the @UCL_DARK lab and funded by @iconicgamesio and UCL. See this doc for a more detailed description of
Mikayel Samvelyan
@_samvelyan
Nov 11, 2025
Incredible opportunity to work with @cong_ml on building agents for novel scientific discoveries. If you're passionate about Open-Ended Discovery and AI for Science, this is a fantastic role. Apply now!
Cong Lu
@cong_ml
Nov 11, 2025
Are you interested in Open-Endedness and AI for Science? 🧪 I'm hiring a Student Researcher at @GoogleDeepMind for a 6-month role. Join us to work on building agents capable of novel scientific discoveries! 🔬 Reach out if this sounds like you, and apply here 👇