Widad Zizouan - Resume

WORK EXPERIENCE

Apr 2024 - May 2024

Wellputt

Freelancer • Remote

•Built an LLM-based chatbot assistant using (RAG) Retrieval Augmented Generation, answering to 80% of customer support questions. (Golf putting training mats). •Integrated an Agent using LangChain to make the chatbot react to queries and take relevant actions for order tracking.

Sept 2023 - Mar 2024

Groupe Casino

Machine Learning Intern • Paris

Led the end-to-end development and deployment of a sales forecast and inventory optimization project deployed in more than 100 retail stores. Used TIDE (Time-series Dense Encoder), a state-of-the-art Google model, outperforming the existing model in production by an error reduction of 30% in the MAE value.

Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

Snow GMAO

CO-FOUNDER (with Théo Michel) • Val d'Isère

Co-founded a startup aimed at simplifying equipment maintenance for small companies using AI, overseeing a team of 9. Went through all the stages of creating a company, and successfully developed a leading-edge app.

Aug 2021 - January 2022

Le Connecteur

LEAD DEVELOPER/ PRODUCT OWNER • Freelance • Biarritz

Developped a service for managing coworking space reservations through a WooCommerce site and a Flutter application for QR code scanning. Service has been running smoothly for 2 years. Since launch, 5000 orders have been made and 300k€ of revenue have been generated through the service provided by the app with roughly 800 users per day.

SKILLS

Machine Learning

Pytorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, OpenCV, NLTK, Google Cloud

Programming

C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, Dart, SQL

Data Science

Firebase, BigQuery, Pandas, Plotly, Matplotlib, Looker Studio

Application Framework

Flutter, Android, iOS, Web

Generative AI

LangChain, HuggingFace

Soft Skills

Adaptability, Problem-Solving, Curiosity, Rigorousness, Team Spirit

EDUCATION

Oct 2022 - August 2023

Exchange program

Technical University Berlin, Germany

Enrolled in courses on Machine Learning, taught by renowned experts like Klaus-Robert Müller, one of the pioneers in the field, I also delved into a highly theoretical exploration, drawing insights from key works that have significantly shaped the landscape.

Machine Learning 1-X

Python programming for Machine learning

Deep Learning 1

Reinforcement Learning Research Project (LIS Lab)

Machine Learning 2-X

Mathematics of Machine Learning

Deep Learning 2

Theory and Algorithms of Machine Learning

2020 - 2023

Engineer's degree in Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence Major - PhD track

ENSEIRB-MATMECA - Graduate School in Electronics, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Mathematics and Mechanics, Bordeaux

Mastered the necessary theoretical and practical aspects of computer sciences. Joined the PhD track, which prepares engineering students for scientific research and its applications.

Functional Programing

OOP

Compiler Theory

Probability and Statistics

Numerical Methods

System Programming

Computability Theory

Robotics

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Search Algorithms

Cryptology

Network Architecture

2017 - 2020

Preparatory Class for the Grandes Ecoles MPSI/MP

CPGE Mohamed V Casablanca, Maroc

Two year high-intensity study of advanced Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy to prepare for the entry into moroccan and french engineering schools.

Mathematics

Physics

Computer Science

Engineering Sciences

Philosophy

Top 3% candidates nationwide in the MP (Mathematics and Physics) track.
Highest ranked woman in Casablanca.
Two scholarships reserved for the top 300 engineering students in Morocco.

2022-2023

Smarter Subgoal Selection- Computer Vision

RESEARCHER

Fine-tuned Faster R-CNN on a custom Dataset of mazes to to enable an agent to navigate a maze from a starting point to an end goal.

2022

Sim CLR Phd Track Project

RESEARCHER

Conducted research on the effectiveness of the contrastive self-supervised learning method Sim-CLR on various datasets, and explored its performance on resource-constrained hardware.

2021

Walking Hexapod

DEVELOPER

Developed and implemented an efficient inverse kinematics and walking pattern for a 6-legged robot, demonstrating best in class precise and stable locomotion.