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R&D Software Architect · Emerging Tech Explorer · HCI PhD

Senior Staff Engineer - Front Architect at Synopsys Inc

Montpellier, Occitanie, France🇫🇷
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I architect human-centered software systems at the edge of research and innovation. From HCI theory to prototyping emerging tech, I turn experimental ideas into practical interfaces.

I discovered interaction through an optical stylus at age 4, wrote my first lines of code by 6, and programmed automates at 8. Decades later, the passion still burns—coding and interface experiments never left my side.

I hold a double master’s in network & cybersecurity and web & interaction, with a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction. Now a fullstack engineer, I design interactive systems where cutting-edge tech meets human context.

I’m a strong believer in libre and open-source, and I contribute whenever I get the chance.

🌱 What Drives Me I’m passionate about how people and technology shape each other. I prototype ideas into real tools, exploring how research can transform into intuitive, impactful systems. I build interfaces that invite curiosity—not just use—combining rigor with exploration. For me, interaction is a playground, and experimentation never stops.

🌐 Domains I've Explored ➜ Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) and interface architecture ➜ Fullstack development (web, embedded, cloud-native) ➜ SaaS platforms and scientific tooling ➜ Data visualisation and interactive modeling ➜ Educational & research software ➜ Cybersecurity and distributed systems ➜ Semiconductor interfaces & tooling ➜ Open-source projects ➜ ... and many more

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Career: 12

Senior Staff Engineer - Front Architect

Synopsys Inc

Монпелье

Apr 2022 - Present

Working on Silicon.da, the next generation of production analysis for the Silicon Lifecycle Management. Details on request.

Cofounder

Data Terrae

Montpellier, Occitanie, France

Jun 2020 - Dec 2022

CXO

Data Terrae

Montpellier, Occitanie, France

Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

CXO of Data Terrae Working on user experience of our Data Factory

IT Seeker

Clind

May 2020 - Jun 2020

• LMS • Authoring Tools

Ingénieur R&D

Clind

Région de Montpellier, France

Nov 2019 - May 2020

• UX for educational sharing (Figma) • Mobile app: React Native, TypeScript, GraphQL • Slack bot: NestJS • Swiss Army Knife for the rest

Ingénieur d'étude et développement

appvizer

Région de Montpellier, France

Sep 2016 - Nov 2019

• Lead Dev Front and Full-stack web dev • UI, UX designer • User-Centric POC, design, dev, ... • Scrum Master • and supports of Product Owner 😉 Functional requirements: ‣ Mock-ups, user centric, world-wide personas ‣ Data handling for visualisation ‣ Browser requirements and optimisations Technical stack: ▪▪▪ Front-end: - angular 7+: TypeScript, HTML, SCSS, Clarity, ngNX - angular Universal: NodeJS, ExpressJS, Webpack - angularJS 1+: Javascript, HTML, LESS, Bootstrap, Gulp - vanillaJS (pure Javascript), EcmaScript 201x, CSS 3+, ... - D3js, Google Charts or SVG in vanillaJS ▪▪▪ Back-end: - Java 8, J2EE, Spring (Boot, Security, @Annotation), ... - ElasticSearch, MariaDB, Redis ▪▪▪ Both: - Drupal 7 (PHP 5+, 7+) - Vaadin Side work: - page speed optimisation (and interaction) - Server-side rendering - SEO, SEA, Google ecosystem - CMS, Content & Media delivery - CRM - GDPR

CS post-doc

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Irland

Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

Subject: Performance Analysis Tool for Multicore Research: ⚫ problem-centric (based on a taxonomy of performance parallel problems) ⚫ Infoviz about computation measures for non-experts ⚫ ... [not finished yet] Domains : ♦ HCI, visualisation, interaction, prototyping, ... ♦ and a bit of HPC Approach: ⚫ Dashboard: overview, identify and drill-down to specific problem ⚫ Detailed views: explore more in-depth, profiling operation, help to diagnose and educate Development: ⚫ Visualisation (HTML/JS, SVG, D3) ⚫ Data processing (JS, JSON), raw analysing (C#) ⚫ Front-end (AngularJS, Bootstrap) and Back-end (NodeJS, Express) ⚫ Optimisation about data and processing

Chercheur informaticien

ITK

May 2014 - Dec 2014

Functional requirements: ⚫ documentations and customer relations ⚫ Mock-ups, user centric Web development: ⚫ UI and graphics, client-side ⚫ GWT, JS, CSS

Temporary Teacher

Université de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Sep 2008 - Dec 2014

Lectures: ⚫ RIA (Flash/Flex/Java/...) for Master ⚫ HCI for Master Supervision: ⚫ Research projects for Licence (Bachelor level) and Master ⚫ Research interns (in Master)

Doctorate in Human Computer Interaction (PhD Student in HCI)

LIRMM

Montpellier, France

Oct 2008 - Apr 2013

Professional Doctorate (CIFRE): « exploitation et partage des données hétérogènes et dynamiques » (handling and sharing of heterogeneous and dynamic data) Thesis supervisor: Mountaz Hascoët Domains : ♦ HCI, visualisation, interaction, prototyping, ... ♦ Software, front-end, back-end, ... ♦ Middleware, architecture, ... ♦ DB, special data, ...

Research and Development Engineer

KeepCore

Montpellier, France

Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

Main work: research and development around Flash/Flex fields ⚫ RIA Engineering: prototype, design, interface, push, Flash Player+AIR, data centric, ... ⚫ Developer: Flex, Java, AMF, network, data, ... ⚫ Supervision: interns, technical reference ⚫ Technical support ⚫ Tests

Software Developer

KeepCore

Montpellier, France

Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

Main work: C/C++ Developer and Java Designer for Altis project ⚫ Development: C/C++, ACE library, Java, network centric, ... ⚫ Design: multi-context socket, Java responsive UI

Skills: 38

Other

ActionScriptAngularApplications webC++Conception expérience utilisateurCSSDesignDesign interactif
Design SystemDesign ThinkingDOMEclipseElasticSearchExpérience utilisateurFeuilles de style en cascade (CSS)Google Web ToolkitHTMLHTML + CSSHTML5Interactions homme-machineJ2EEJavaJavaScriptjQueryJSONLinuxMariaDBMicrosoft OfficeOOPOptimisation des moteurs de recherche (SEO)PHPSpécifications fonctionnellesSQLStyle GuideTypeScriptVaadinWindowsXML

Credentials: 11

Salarié sauveteur secouriste du travail (SST)

CFPSIE

Jun 2024

UX Design: 1 Overview

LinkedIn

May 2019

UX Design: 4 Ideation

LinkedIn

May 2019

Education: 4

Université de Montpellier

Doctorate (Ph. D.)

2008 - 2013

at LIRMM (Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Micro-électronique de Montpellier) in collaboration with CNRS with KeepCore funding Professional Doctorate (CIFRE): « exploitation et partage des données hétérogènes et dynamiques » (handling and sharing of heterogeneous and dynamic data) Thesis supervisor: Mountaz Hascoët

Université de Montpellier

Master (Professional and Research)

2007 - 2008

Specialities: - Documents - Interaction - Web - Software Engineering - Networks - Epistemologies of science

Université de Montpellier

Licence / Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)

2005 - 2007

at IUP Génie Mathématiques et Informatiques Europe : Licence in Informatics and Mathematics FR : Ingénieur-Maître en Génie Mathématiques et Informatique

IUT de Montpellier-Sète

Associate of Science (A.S.)

2003 - 2005

Activities / Societies: FR : DUT Informatique et gestion

Volunteering: 3

Co Organizer

Sunny Tech

Sep 2023 - Present

In the core team that organizes the annual Sunny Tech conference in Montpellier, France.

Président

LES VILS FAQUINS

Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

Vice-président

LES VILS FAQUINS

Sep 2014 - Jan 2020

Languages: 4

Français(Native or bilingual)
English(Professional working)
Español(Elementary)
Langue des signes français(Elementary)

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