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François Wieckowiak

Lille, Hauts-de-France, FR

Summary

PhD Student (CIFRE) in Artificial Intelligence specializing in mathematical expression recognition, computer vision, and document understanding, with applications in patent publication and accessibility.

Education

  • PhD in Artificial Intelligence (CIFRE)
    2026-09
    Luminess / LIRIS
    Courses: Mathematical Expression Recognition, Computer Vision, OCR, Document Understanding, Scientific Writing
  • MSc Robotics
    2022-09
    University of Bristol & UWE
    GPA: Distinction
    Courses: Computer Vision, Robotic Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Machine Interaction
  • Engineering Degree
    2022-09
    Arts et Métiers
    Courses: Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Introduction to AI

Work Experience

  • Author
    2025-09 - 2025-09
    Publication accepted at ICDAR (A-ranked conference).
    • Paper titled 'A Multimodal Evaluation Pipeline for Mathematical Expression Recognition'
    • Research contribution in evaluation methodologies for math OCR systems
  • R&D Engineer
    2022-11 - 2023-09
    Research and development in document processing and patent analysis.
    • Collaborated with patent production teams to identify recurring issues
    • Defined PhD research topic on mathematical and chemical equation recognition
    • Conducted state-of-the-art review
  • Research Project (MSc Thesis)
    2022-05 - 2022-09
    Laser scanning for crack detection and robotic repair.
    • Developed robotic system to detect and compute crack trajectories
    • Worked in hazardous-environment automation context
    • Analyzed scanning parameters and performance trade-offs
  • R&D Intern
    2021-06 - 2022-08
    Development of AI solutions for patent document processing.
    • Designed classification algorithm for mathematical equations
    • Used TensorFlow, OpenCV, and clustering techniques
    • Defined evaluation metrics and validation protocols

Skills

Programming

  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Java
  • HTML/CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • LaTeX

Tools

  • TensorFlow
  • OpenCV
  • VSCode
  • Zotero
  • Arduino
  • RoboDK
  • CAD

Domains

  • Computer Vision
  • OCR
  • AI
  • Document Understanding
  • Robotics

Publications

  • A Multimodal Evaluation Pipeline for Mathematical Expression Recognition
    2025
    ICDAR 2025
    Proposes a multimodal evaluation framework for mathematical OCR systems, focusing on robust metrics and cross-representation comparison.

Languages

  • French
    Native
  • English
    Fluent (C1, IELTS 7.5)
  • German
    Intermediate (B1)

Interests

  • Skateboarding
    Skateboard, Longboard
  • Coffee Brewing
    Coffee science
  • Role-Playing Games
    Game Master, Scenario writing
  • Game Development
    Game jams
  • Music
    Drums, Guitar, Singing, Keyboard

References

  • Adel Olabi
    Associate Professor and International Coordinator, Arts et Métiers Lille
  • Farid Dailami
    Associate Professor, Robotics Innovation Facility Manager, UWE Bristol