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Alan Descoins

Alan Descoins is chief AI officer at Qubika, which acquired Tryolabs, the Montevideo machine learning firm he co-founded. In October 2017 he was Tryolabs' CTO when the firm began the international launch of Luminoth. Tryolabs linked to his editorial on enterprise AI strategy in October 2024. TIME named him to its TIME100 AI 2025 list, which recognizes the most influential people in artificial intelligence.

Timeline

  1. 2010

    Co-founding Tryolabs

    He co-founds Tryolabs with partners he met earlier, a Montevideo machine learning firm founded in 2010.

  2. October 2017

    Luminoth international launch

    He is Tryolabs CTO, and in October 2017 the firm starts the international launch of Luminoth.

  3. October 2024

    An editorial on AI strategy

    Tryolabs publishes a post in October 2024 that links to his editorial on enterprise AI strategy.

  4. 2025

    Named to TIME100 AI

    TIME names him to the TIME100 AI 2025 list, which recognizes the most influential people in artificial intelligence.

  5. August 2026

    Chief AI Officer at Qubika

    Qubika acquires Tryolabs in August 2026, and he moves into Qubika's executive team as chief AI officer.

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  1. Alan Descoins: “El que te va a sacar el trabajo no es ChatGPT, es otro que lo use mejor” | Montevideo Portal montevideo.com.uy. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Qubika Acquires AI Pioneer Tryolabs and Appoints Alan Descoins as Chief AI Officer prweb.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Guest Blog by Alan Descoins, CTO, Tryolabs | MLconf - The Machine Learning Conference mlconf.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Launching Luminoth: our open source computer vision toolkit | Tryolabs tryolabs.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Enterprise AI: insights from industry leaders | Tryolabs tryolabs.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. 🍽️ Data Bites: October AI highlights mailchi.mp. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Uruguayan company Tryolabs recognized on the TIME100 AI 2025 list | Tryolabs tryolabs.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Qubika Acquires Uruguayan Company Tryolabs and Expands Its Global AI Capabilities - News uruguayxxi.gub.uy. Checked 14 October 2026.