David Rei, PhD
PhD in Comp. Science, Biomed. Eng.
Willing to relocate near Grenoble
david[at]exploptimist.eu
Skills
Languages
English: fluency reading, writing and speaking (C1)
French: mother tongue (C2)
Technical skills
Soft skills
curiosity, open-mindedness, listening and communication,
analytical and critical thinking, synthesis, decision-making,
tenacity, perseverance, adaptability, integrity
Software
Git/Gitlab, Android Studio, Intellij, VS Code,
GDevelop (game engine),
JASP (Stat. analysis),
Adobe XD, Balsamiq, diagrams.net/draw.io
Misc.
Academic research, teaching, team management, LaTeX typesetting and publishing, statistical analysis.
Certified Emergency Response Officer (2024).
Education
PhD in Computer Science
2019 - 2024
LISN, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Orsay, France
Thesis title: Human-Machine Interactions Adapted to the Personality of Users: Application of Motivation to Physical Activity.
Supervisors: Professor Jean-Claude Martin, Associate Professors Brian Ravenet and Céline Clavel
Description: In this thesis, I propose a new adaptive human-computer interaction model for cell phone walking motivation. This model is inspired by two psychology theories, RFT and SDT.
Complete abstract and more info on my research page.
Research Master Sc. in Electrical Engineering
2017 - 2018
Paris-Saclay University, Evry, France
Virtual Reality and Intelligent Systems.
Ranked 1st/24.
Covered subjects: multisource data processing, multimodal and collaborative interactions, 3D monitoring and augmented reality, interfaces for mixed reality (Unity3D projects, C#), humanoid animation techniques (3DSMax).
Internship subject: Adaptive difficulty model for post-stroke motor rehabilitation of the upper limb.
Download the PDF internship report (French)
Engineer in Biomedical Engineering
2013 - 2016
Polytech Marseille, Marseille, France
Covered technical subjects: emphasis is on instrumentation (physics, electronics, computing, signal processing), with additional courses in chemistry, biology, physiology, biomechanics, etc. to provide an overview of the multidisciplinary field of biomedical engineering.
Online MOOCs
Always Learning
Online
Currently learning game design through Unreal Engine and Unity3D.
Work experience
PhD Student
Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2024
LISN, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Orsay, France
Development of an Android app, 3 field studies, 1 online survey.
PhD defended in March 2024.
More info on my research page.
Assistant Lecturer
Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2024
Orsay Faculty of Sciences, Paris-Saclay University, Orsay, France.
473h. Lectures in databases, object oriented programming, web programming, software engineering, UML, HMI.
Complete lectures list on my research page.
Research Engineer
Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2019
LISN, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Orsay, France
State of the art in human-computer interactions, adaptive interactions, persuasive technologies, psychology (RFT, SDT, motivation).
Software Engineer
Feb. 2016 - Jul. 2017
EMA Hemadialyse, Aix-en-Provence
Development of "Active Directory" and "Transplantation" modules for Hemadialyse and "UWAP" project.