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Education

After graduating in E.E., I decided to specialize in robotics with a professor I had been working with for over 3 years, Prof. Sofiane Achiche.

MY focus was on artificial intelligence, computer vision, and control systems. GPA: 4.00/4.00



My project was to develop an autonomous feeding system for people with disabilities using the MICO arm by Kinova. The main tasks consisted of:

  • Implementing a food detection algorithm with Tensorflow & Python to classify and locate food in the 3D workspace. Combines Faster RCNN with Intel stereo camera for depth estimation.
  • Setup-ing a ROS environment for simulation and control. This environment is now the baseline used in the lab.
  • Path-planning & Obstacle Avoidance of a 6DoF robot arm. Implemented using MoveIt! and OMPL libraries, as well as octomaps for 3D environment mapping.
  • Developping an intuitive and robust way of sending commands for people with limited movement

As an Electrical Engineering undergraduate student at Polytechnique Montreal, Canada, I had the opportunity to learn about the following fields:

  • Controls (stability, full-state feedback controllers and observers, discretization, real-time systems)
  • Signal Processing
  • Artificial intelligence and computer vision(classical methods and deep learning)
  • Advanced calculus, linear algebra and probability

I graduated with honors with a 3.84/4.00 GPA and multiple awards.

Awards & Scholarships

  • Research scholarships
    • Master Student Scholarship by the FRQNT (17 500$, 2019-2020)
    • Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships by the NSERC (17 500$, 2018-2019)
    • Undergraduate Student Research Awards by the NSERC (4500$, 16 weeks in 2017)
    • Undergraduate Student Research Awards by the NSERC (4500$, 16 weeks in 2016)
    • Undergraduate Student Research Awards by the NSERC (4500$, 16 weeks in 2015)
    • Undergraduate Initiation to Research Scholarship by Polytechnique Montreal (1500$, 80 hours in 2015-2016)
    • Undergraduate Initiation to Research Scholarship by Polytechnique Montreal (1500$, 80 hours in 2016-2017)
    • Undergraduate Initiation to Research Scholarship by Polytechnique Montreal (1500$, 80 hours in 2017-2018)
  • Scholarships & awards
    • J.A. DeSève award by Polytechnique Montreal (4000$, 2019)
      • Academic achievements
      • Extracurricular Involvement
    • CMC Electronics award by Polytechnique Montreal (2500$, Won twice: 2017 and 2018 )
      • Academic achievements
      • Extracurricular Involvement
    • Vedel award by Polytechnique Montreal (2000$, 2016)
      • Academic achievements
      • Extracurricular Involvement
    • Hatch Ltd. award by Polytechnique Montreal (2000$, 2015)
      • Academic achievements
      • Extracurricular Involvement
    • Entry Scholarship by Polytechnique Montreal (2500$, 2014)
      • Academic achievements in pre-university education
      • Extracurricular Involvement
  • Others
    • 2nd place at the Polytechnique Engineering Competition (2016)
      • 2nd best performing team at the event (8 hours competition)
      • Design and build a crane with an electromagnet to fetch objects on a workspace, using limited materiels
    • 2nd place at the Polytechnique Engineering Competition (2015)
      • 2nd best performing team at the event (8 hours competition)
      • Design and build a catapult, without electronics, to throw an object as far as possible