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Menlo Park, Californie, États-Unis

• SLAC hosts the world's largest electron beam and serves as the most powerful X-ray machine for specific industries. I contribute to the development of X-ray cameras and detectors including testing, qualification and.
• Developing firmware to extract X-Ray cameras data through high-speed links.
• Developing python scripts to analyze camera data for test, qualification and calibration.
• Writing specifications, including test procedures for a Time-to-Digital Converter ASIC.
• Designing Hardware and software for a Time-to-Digital Converter ASIC test setup (FPGA and python).
• Developing a high-speed link analyzer/tester for multiple detectors/data rates…

• WeTrail.app is a mobile application for outdoor enthusiasts, focusing on hiking and trail running. The app serves as a comprehensive platform for discovering, planning, and sharing trail adventures. Key features.
• Setting up and designing the PostgreSQL database, including PostGIS and PGrouting extensions.
• Populating the database with trail segments used by an automatic routing algorithm based on segment popularity.
• Developing algorithms to manage users’ routes and enhance database content.
• Integrating an automatic routing algorithm with an AI generative interface, leveraging ChatGPT to understand user preferences and generate trek or activity routes.
• Building the back-end infrastructure for social networking and user interactions, integrating AI to analyze and classify user photos to tailor route suggestions.

Les Houches, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

• Hopis.co is a platform designed to combine sports and charitable fundraising, enabling runners to support their chosen associations by collecting donations based on the kilometers they run. As the founder and developer.
• Developed the web application back-end (Python, Flask, Pandas, RestAPI).
• Designed and implemented a PostgreSQL database.
• Specified the tool UI/UX and work with designer to get a template in Figma.
• Developed front-end: HTML, CSS and JavaScript to go from a web template to a web application.
• Communicate about the project and reach hundreds of non-profit organizations and thousands of people.Since its creation, Hopis.co helped non-profit organization raising about 100k euros.

Région De Genève, Suisse

• CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest physics experiment, focusing on particle physics to understand the fundamental structure of the universe. I worked in the experiment support.
• Developed a versatile framework to simplify automatic tester development for different kinds of equipment, modules, or custom ASICs.
• Test setup development: o Actively participated in the development of the test setup for a custom radiation-hard transceiver ASIC. I developed the FPGA firmware and all the Python drivers to communicate with the.
• Developed a standardized IPM Controller module for AdvancedTCA blades (IPMI), including specifications, hardware, firmware and software design (C code). I managed the project, device production, testing, distribution.
• Design of a transceiver IP for Xilinx and Intel FPGAs allowing communication with a custom radiation tolerant ASIC. The IP includes scrambler and Reed-Solomon encoding modules to work at 2.56Gbps, 4.8Gbps or 5.12Gbps.

CERN

2016: GBT-FPGA project - In charge of the support of the GBT-FPGA IP (gigabit transceiver IP working at 4.8 Gbs including scrambler/descrambler and reed-salomon encoding) for different FPGAs (Xilinx virtex 6/7, Kintex 7 and Kintex Ultrascale, Altera Cyclone V, Stratix V, and Arria 10)2014 - 2016: xTCA Evaluation project - Development of an open source MMC.

2014: LHCb Upgrade - Software - Development of a testbench for AMC board in QT (PCIe, FPGA, Linux,...)2014: LHCb Upgrade - FPGA - Integration of eyeQ feature in firmware design (Allows to qualify high speed links). - Design of a switch module in VHDL to select input of transceivers links. - Design of a Qsys (Altera tools) for firmware of AMC board FPGA.

Diplôme D'Ingénieur, Electronique & Informatique Industrielle

Diplome d'ingenieur en electronique et informatique industrielle

Dut, Génie Électrique Et Informatique Industrielle

D.U.T Genie electroniaque et informatique industrielle

Baccalauréat, Science De L''Ingénierie

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