Koubouratou IDJATON

Applied AI Research Scientist

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

LLMs / Large language modelsProduct ManagementMachine LearningAIDeep LearningProject Management (PMO)

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

PhD AI Research Scientist with 6+ years specializing in computer vision, deep learning, and GenAI applications. Developed cutting-edge YOLO-transformer architectures for heritage analysis and fire detection systems for drone deployment. Expert in full-stack AI solutions from research to production with proven mentorship and consulting experience.

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Work experience

Applied AI Research Scientist

MENAPS

May 2023 - Present

3 years 6 months

69340 Francheville, France

+ Researched and developed an AI vision model for fire and smoke detection + Participated in the design of a new AI product using AI vision model for fire and smoke detection on drones streams.

Mentor Machine Learning Engineer

OpenClassroomsFreelance

Apr 2023 - Present

3 years 7 months

69340 Francheville, France

OpenClassrooms is a French Tech company with the mission to "Make education accessible". It offers online courses with mentorship leading to valuable certifications and career paths. AI & ML Engineer learning Paths are in partnership with CentraleSupélec and Microsoft.

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Orleans

Nov 2022 - May 2023

7 months

Dans le cadre du programme ATHENA Alliance. Mobilité au DMA Laboratory à Chania en Crète.

University of Orleans

Oct 2018 - Aug 2022

3 years 11 months

Orléans, France

Teaching and Research Assistant

Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

11 months

Orléans, France

+ Improved existing 2D and 3D-mixed processing tools for cultural heritage analysis with large images handling and AI model on large orthophotos. + Teached and coached students in Advanced programming and Mathematics-Computing I at Polytech Orleans. + Implement new web app including AI model in back end, database storage system and dynamic web pages.

Doctoral Researcher

Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

3 years 1 month

69340 Francheville, France

+ Researched and developed a new deep learning architecture with YOLO and transformers layers for the detection of alterations of stones of historical monuments. + Developed 2D and 3D-mixed processing tools for cultural heritage analysis. + Coached students in Advanced programming and Mathematics-Computing I at Polytech Orleans.

Consultant Software Developer

Independant Consultant (Self Employed)

Jan 2011 - Dec 2018

8 years

Cotonou, Benin


Education

University of Orleans

PhD, Computer Science, Machine learning

2018 - 2022

4 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

PMP

Issued: Aug 2025

Certified by PMI

Google tensorflow developer certificate

Issued: Apr 2023

Certified by Google tensorflow

Machine Learning

Issued: Sep 2018

Certified by DeepLearning.AI

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