Curriculum Vitæ
Work experience
Destygo: R&D Data Scientist
October 2018–present
- Natural Language Processing and Reinforcement Learning for Chatbots
Sysnav: Real-time geolocalization algorithm on an embedded device
March–August 2017
- Mathematical modelling of the human walk
- Step detection using artificial intelligence on inertial sensors data
- Statistical methods for trajectory reconstruction
- Award: Best Research Internship 2017, from École polytechnique
- Outline of the confidential report (PDF, in French) and slides
Natixis London Branch, Global Infrastructure and Projects: Intern Analyst
June–August 2016
Origination and execution of project finance transactions: offshore windfarms, hydroelectric dams, and a biomass power plant now under construction in northeastern England.
French Engineering Corps: Army officer
2014–2015
Operation Sangaris: Military intervention in the Central African Republic.
- Instructor for new recruits for 4 months (around 30 soldiers)
- Security Officer during the building of a Bailey bridge in Bangui
- Participation in an intelligence gathering mission in the Northeastern part of the country
- French Republic Distinctions: Overseas Medal, National Defence Medal
Education
University of Oxford: MSc in Statistical Science
2017–2018
- Applied and computational statistics, statistical machine learning and statistical inference
École polytechnique
2014–2017
- Majors in Applied Mathematics and Data Science, Computer Science, and Physics
- Distinctions: Outstanding Investment, Outstanding Leadership
Lycée Privé Sainte-Geneviève, Versailles: Preparatory classes to French Grandes Écoles
2012–2014
- Majors in Mathematics and Physics
Scientific projects
Topological Data Analysis of time-dependent networks
2018
- Master’s thesis, joint work with Oxford’s Department of Statistics and Mathematical Institute
- Application of the recent advances in Topological Data Analysis (TDA) and Persistent Homology to periodicity detection in temporal networks
- Dissertation (PDF)
Research work on Community Detection in Social Networks
2016–2017
- Comparison of the performance of state-of-the-art algorithms (theory and implementations)
- Application to large-scale, real-world social networks
- Dissertation (PDF, in French) and slides
SERB X-CubeSat II program: a nano-satellite dedicated to Sun-Earth relationship
2015–2016
- Solar Irradiance and Earth Radiation Budget: Payload preliminary design
- Co-authored SPIE Proceedings article on the project’s technical specifications
- Dissertation (PDF, in French)
Research work on Markov Chains and Queuing Theory
2013–2014
- Study on the convergence of queues through algebra and numerical simulations
- Dissertation (PDF, in French)
Languages and skills
Computer science
Python:
- Numerical computing: Numpy, Scipy
- Data analysis: Pandas
- Machine Learning: Scikit-Learn
- Deep Learning: TensorFlow, PyTorch
- Network analysis: NetworkX, graph-tool
- Research projects and hackathons: community detection and DocAssist
R:
- Statistical modelling and inference (generalised linear models, bayesian analysis)
- Data analysis: Tidyverse
- Network analysis: igraph
C, Java: Embedded and network programming, scientific computing
SQL: Basics
Haskell, Lisp (Scheme): Hobby projects (N-body simulation, SAT solver, Advent of Code 2017)
Software: Git, GNU/Linux, LaTeX, Amazon AWS, MongoDB, Wolfram Mathematica, Microsoft Office
See also a complete list of my skills in Statistics, Data Science and Machine Learning.
Languages
- French
- English
- Basic German
Sports
- Fencing
- vice-president of the 2016 X-SYSTRA International Fencing Challenge; 29th in the 2016 sabre French Student Championships
- Scuba-diving
- CMAS * * *, 170+ dives