Profile

Engineer with a solid experience in software design for enterprise and research applications

Expertise

C++ libraries used for the development of applications and plug-ins
C++ tutorial code released to software designers who develop OEM applications
IP network management: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agents, protocol translation tools, and standardized interfaces
Speech recognition: SQL-based tools to automate data generation for describing speech-activated services, improvement of recognition rates and detection of out-of-vocabulary words using statistical techniques
Extensive knowledge of Java, C++ and Matlab; good knowledge of applications development under Android, and of HTML, CSS, SQL, Perl, Prolog, Lisp and Pascal
Experience using software design methodologies (xUML) and tools such as Eclipse, Visual Studio, Clear Case and Bridge Point (case tool for xUML)

Development of algorithms for processing biometric signals
Machine learning: supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement, symbolic, and hybrid systems (connectionist and symbolic)
Modeling and computer simulations of human cognition: problem solving, learning, and visual word recognition
Statistical, quantitative and experimental methods: detection of significant maxima and spurts in noisy data, and Web-based experiments
Good knowledge of statistical analyses techniques and software such as SPSS and R

Teaching a university-level course to a class of 210 students, and supervising two teaching assistants
Publishing in top, peer-reviewed scientific journals (14 articles including 10 as first author; details available upon request), including Neural Networks, Connection Science, and IEEE Transactions
Presenting talks and posters at international scientific conferences (18 projects and papers, including 13 as first author; details available upon request)
Reviewing scientific articles, including for the IEEE Transactions and Connection Science
Co-supervising two students' honours theses
Writing a manual and training new employees (computer operators and technicians)

Senior research engineer in Natural Language Processing, Nuance Communications, Montréal (2012-...)
Senior engineer in biometric signals' analysis, OMSignal, Montréal (2012)
Contract researcher (post-doctoral)
- Université de Montréal, Canada (2010-2012)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France (2008-2010)
Lecturer, Cognitive processes course, Université de Montréal (2010)
Software engineer, Preside Network Services, Nortel Networks, Montréal, Canada (1999-2001)
Software designer, Video group, Matrox Electronic Systems, Montréal, Canada (1998-1999)
Researcher (internship) in speech recognition, Daimler-Benz research center, Ulm, Germany (1995)
Software designer (internship), Bell Northern Research, Montréal, Canada (1995 & 1998)
Technician and operator, Vidéotron Services Informatiques, Montréal, Canada (1991-1994)

Councillor, Post-Graduate Student Society, McGill University(2005-2006)
VP Finance, Graduate Association of Students in Psychology, McGill University (2003-2005)
Volunteer, International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) (1996-1998)
Volunteer, McGill Buddy Program for international students (1996-1997)
VP Finance, Electrical Engineering Graduate Students' Society, McGill University(1996-1997)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (post-doctoral, 2010-2012)
Lloyd Carr-Harris McGill major (2005-2007)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2002-2005)
Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (2002-2004)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (1996-1998)
Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Aide à la Recherche (awarded but declined, 1996)

Doctoral thesis entitled "Computational modelling of learning in complex problem solving tasks" defended in 2007
Recipient of the De Vinci profile at École Polytechnique de Montréal (1994-1995)
Member of IEEE, the International Neural Network Society, and the Cognitive Science Society
Student exchange, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (1993-1994)
Teaching assistant for computer engineering courses, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and McGill University (1993 and 1997)
Teaching assistant at McGill University for four cognitive psychology courses, including one at the graduate level (2004 to 2006)
Internship (3 months), Neural Systems Group, Imperial College, London, UK (1997)
Member of the Y2K technical support team at Nortel Networks
Manager of small Windows NT networks in university labs