Updates
| March 2026 | We released Alpamayo 1.5, a major update to our open reasoning VLA for AVs with navigation guidance, flexible multi-camera support, and RL post-training! Along with it, we released reasoning labels for the Physical AI AV dataset and new AlpaSim capabilities. Check out the blog post for more details. |
| January 2026 | We released the Alpamayo open ecosystem for developing reasoning-based AVs, including the Alpamayo 1 reasoning VLA model, the Physical AI AV dataset, and the AlpaSim closed-loop simulator. Check out the NVIDIA blog and Hugging Face blog for more details. |
Bio
Boris is currently a Senior Research Scientist and Manager in NVIDIA's Autonomous Vehicle Research Group. His research interests include novel end-to-end AV architectures, sensor and traffic simulation, AI safety, and the thoughtful integration of foundation models in AV development. Prior to joining NVIDIA, he received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics under the supervision of Marco Pavone in 2021 and an M.S. in Computer Science in 2018, both from Stanford University. He received his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto in 2016.
Resume/CV (updated April 2026)