Summary
I currently hold a PhD in Computer Sciences with a Specialization in Image/Video and Signal Processing and Analysis. Prior to my scientist studies and job, I worked as a support engineer. I have a solid research background (several publications in major conferences and journals), and the algorithms I developed are successfully used in real word applications (apartment, hospital room, ...)My research interests include: signal and image processing, computer vision, multisensor fusion, activity recognition for real world applications, networking, web and database development, gerontechnology.
Professional experiences
- Research Engineer at INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France and CHU Nice-Cimiez, France (February - October 2010)
Monitoring Alzheimer patients at Nice Hospital for the Sweet-Home project:
- Video data acquisition of real Alzheimer patients.
- Video annotation & analysis for behavior recognition.
- Design of video and medical database.
- PhD Student at INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France (November 2006 - January 2010) - Manuscript
- PhD Defense
Worked on the Gerhome project at Orion/Pulsar team 
, under the supervision of Monique Thonnat and Francois Bremond, and collaborated with Prof. Philippe Robert from CHU Cimiez (Nice, France).
Multisensor Fusion for Monitoring Elderly Activities at Home:
, under the supervision of Monique Thonnat and Francois Bremond, and collaborated with Prof. Philippe Robert from CHU Cimiez (Nice, France).Multisensor Fusion for Monitoring Elderly Activities at Home:
- Develop algorithms to detect and track people as they move, and recognize activities of interest based on multisensor analysis and human activity recognition.
- Propose an approach combining heterogeneous sensor data for recognizing elderly activities at home.
- This approach consists in combining data provided by video cameras with data provided by environmental sensors to monitor the interaction of people with the environment.
- The results of this approach are shown for the recognition of ADLs of real elderly people evolving in an experimental apartment called Gerhome equipped with video sensors and environmental sensors.
- IT Support Engineer at Groupement Berkine, Anadarko-Sonatrach (January 2002 - June 2004)
- System and Network Support for Clients/Servers (WindowsNT4/2000/2003/Xp, Office2000/Xp, Unix, Sun Solaris)
- User Account and Group Management (Ms Exchange Server 2000,Active Directory).
- Network management (firewall, Cisco)
- Daily clients/servers administration tasks (Veritas Backup, Symantec Ghost, PCAnywhere).
- Internet cafe owner, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria (April 1999 - October 2001)
- Pack Office and multimedia software trainer.
- Network management and daily maintenance.
Technical Skills
- Programming: C, C++, html, PHP, Java, Javascript, assembleur 8051
- Algorithms: Image/Video processing, Signal processing, heterogeneous data analysis
- Database: SQL, SQL*Plus, MySql, Oracle8i, SQL Server7
- OS: Unix, Fedora Core, Windows Xp/NT/2000/2003
- Software: Matlab, MultiSim, Proteus, Orcad, Office97/2000/Me/XP, OpenOffice, WebExpert6, Dreamweaver8, 3DS Max6
Attended Microsoft courses (2003-2004)
- Course 2028: Basic Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000
- Course 2151: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials
- Course 2152: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server
- Course 2154: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services
- Course 1572: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000
Diplomas and Awards
- PhD in Computer Sciences from University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, INRIA Pulsar team, France (January 2010)
"Multisensor Fusion for Monitoring Elderly Activities at Home"
- MSc in New Technology and Disability, Vincennes Saint-Denis University (Paris VIII), UFR d’informatique, France (September 2006)
- MSc in Biomedical Informatics, René Descartes University (Paris V), France (July 2005)
- Computer Sciences Engineering (with high honors), Tizi-Ouzou University, Algeria (February 1999)
Specialization in system/network.
- Successful award in the competitive CIREC-France 2006 (Concours International de Recherches Educatives et de Creations: International Competition of Educational Research and Creativity)