Curriculum


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Summary of main skills

Databases

Constraint and Relational databases. Database design.

Machine Learning

Computer vision, Decision trees, Support Vector Machines, Data and classification integration.

Bioinformatics

Broad knowledge of bioinformatics algorithms and tools, in particular in Genome assembly, Markov models, Sequence / Structure comparison, Phylogeny.

Education

2007 - 2009

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Thesis: "Classification, Clustering and Data-Mining of Biological Data"
Advisor: Peter Z. Revesz. GPA: 3.85/4.

2004 - 2007

Master's degree and Engineer Certificate in Computer Science (Diplôme d'ingénieur)
Grande Ecole ENSICAEN (National Graduate School of Engineering), Caen, France
Earned with distinctions and ranked #3 of the promotion. Minor: Image processing.

2002 - 2004

Bachelor's degree in Science (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes écoles)
Lycée Chateaubriand, Rennes, France
Majors: Mathematics and Physics. Minors: Computer science, chemistry, engineering

Experience

Since June 2009

Post-doctoral fellow
Cellulosic Biofuel Network, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2008

Research Assistant
Biochemistry Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Developed a program for automated cell tracking using computer vision techniques.

2007 - 2009

Research Assistant
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

2007 - 2008

Teacher Assistant
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Teaching C++, PHP, MySQL, HTML and CSS for the CSE156 lab course

Summer 2007

Linux System Administrator and webmaster
Bioinformatics Core Research Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Designed and administrated the new website and the new MySQL database. Configured and administrated the servers (Red Hat Linux).

Summer 2006

Research Assistant
Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Group, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Developed a program to detect and track people in video streams in real time to support security agents in a bank using computer vision techniques. Calibrated the cameras.
Improved the detection rate above 90%. Implemented using Matlab and C.

Summer 2005

I.T. Manager
Nicholas O'Dwyer Ltd in Dublin, Ireland
Administrated the network (6 servers, 90 computers) and the MS SQL database. Designed macros for MS Excel for estimating engineers efficiency. Created templates for MS Word with embedded fields from the MSSQL database.

Since May 2004

Founder and C.E.O.
Les Chevaliers Croisés, France
Developing and managing the website of the company.
Developing a program to design embroidery patterns and manage the firm.
Designing embroidery patterns (188 patterns). Advertising in specialized magazines.

Skills

Databases

Relational: SQL language. MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL.
Constraint: Datalog language. MLPQ and IRIS systems.
Design: Merise method.

Machine Learning

Algorithms: Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Decision trees, Bayesian classifiers, Neural nets.
Reclassification: Data and classification integration.
Computer Vision: Various algorithms (Mean-Shift, Soft-assign, ...). Camera calibration.

Bioinformatics

Broad knowledge of bioinformatics algorithms and tools, in particular Genome assembly, Markov models (HMMs), Sequence comparison (pairwise and multi), Structure comparison, Phylogeny.

Software development

Modeling: UML, Design-patterns.
Tools: Eclipse, MS Visual C++, CVS/SVN, Tomcat.

System administration

Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux.
Script: AWK, PERL, shell (bash, csh, sh).
SNMP: Cacti.

Java skills

J2SE, JSP, Applets, Servlets, JDBC, EJB, AWT, Swing, SWT, JUnit.

Other web skills

CGI, CSS, DHTML, Javascript, OWL (semantic web), PHP, RDF, RSS, XML. Dreamweaver.

Other Languages

Assembly language (x86, DSP), C/C++, CaML, Corba, Lisp, OpenGL, Prolog.

Other skills

Cryptography, Compilers, Parallel and distributed systems.

Conferences and Publications

Achievements and Awards

2010

Member of the Program committee of the Semantics in Databases and Knowledge Bases 2010 (SDKB 2010). July 2010, Bordeaux, France.

Since 2009

Member of the National Scholars Honor Society.

2008 - 2009

Awarded Milton E. Mohr fellowship for outstanding students in biotechnology.

2007

Awarded "Beginning to make a difference" prize by the University of Nebraska.

2006 - 2008

Vice-President of the International Student Organization of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

2002

Awarded "Approfondissement intellectuel" (Deeper intellectual development) prize.

1999 - 2002

Awarded 18 distinctions in high-school for excellence in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Latin and Ancient Greek.

Languages

English

Fluent

French

Native speaker

German

Basics

Latin

Basics

Ancient Greek

Basics