About me

Passionate programmer since the age of 7, I've become a pragmatic hacker who loves to prototype innovative ideas very efficiently (a.k.a. lean software development).

My ambition is to improve people's lives, blending social networks, mobile applications and the semantic web.

Today, I'm developing whyd, an innovative service to keep, play and share music tracks found on the web.

I've also been a drummer for about as long. Some of my bands are listed below.

My achievements (geeklist) My favorite tracks (whyd) Instagram

Main projects

whyd

My current full-time position: I'm the lead software engineer of whyd, an innovative service to keep, play and share tracks from various music streaming platforms.

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PhD thesis(2010)

I researched how contextual knowledge about employees can empower the delivery of social messages that are relevant to their current activity, in order to improve their productivity and create new collaboration opportunities.

Publications
Masters thesis(2006)

I developed a system that can optimize a web-based user interface for desktop and mobile displays, to browse semantically-indexed soccer matches.

Side projects

GigFmnew!

Developped in 20 hours during AngelHack Paris 2012, GigFm allows you to play the best tracks of every upcoming concert recommended for you by Last.fm.
Whozzup

Whozzup brings locals together by making them engage to fun activities whenever they they have some free time.

This weekend project is still under development.
Hear I Am(2011)

Hear I Am recommends local music lovers with similar interests, whenever you check-in to a place or event.

This weekend project was awarded three prizes at Foursquare Hackathon.
Play'em(2011)

Developed in a week-end, Play'em plays videos that your friends shared on facebook, without having to browse, just like TV.

Play'em was featured on TV and on video podcast Tekzilla
Proximate(2005)

Proximate is a communication framework for ad-hoc wifi networks. Designed for mobile devices, it empowers applications sharing common network and user identification layers.

Also check out Pocket Outlook Export (2006).
Dr. Mario for TI-92+(2002)

A port of the famous Nintendo game for the TI-92+ calculator, developed in C, featuring smooth grayscale animations.

Also check out my first TI-92 game, Frogger.

My bands

Man Is Not A Bird

Instrumental band between post-rock and math-rock.
Alastra

A powerful blend of hardcore and electronic music, inspired from science fiction themes.
Anthony Bui

More than ten years later, I performed live with my first guitarist (now pop-rock composer) and friend, Anthony Bui.
Trapped by Stereo

[RIP] A dual-singer post-hardcore band fueled by complex composition structures and effective melodies.
Anyone Cares

Melodic hardcore band which delivered several records and gigs, including with Strike Anywhere in 2006.
Cryoplasma (ex-Enema)

A mixture of rock and metal music, packed with energy and melodies.
Other bands

Also performed with several bands since 1997: Cryoplasma/Enema, Oddity, Low Sound, Nemesis...