Sylvain Lapeyrade

IA & Data | Machine Learning | Instructor | PhD

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: Toulouse, Lyon, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Data EngineeringBig DataData ScienceMachine LearningPythonPower BIAzureSQL databasesAWS

Languages

French (Native)English (Native)

About me

Intro

PhD in AI, specialized in agentic AI, LLM solutions, and data. 7+ years of experience designing, evaluating, and deploying AI solutions, with a strong background in research, data science, and MLOps.

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Work experience

AI & PM Instructor

neuefische GmbH - School and Pool for Digital TalentFreelance

Sep 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

- Led Artificial Intelligence & Project Management bootcamp online with a diverse group of students. - Including lectures and guidance on AI concepts from linear regression to AI agents.

AI & Data Instructor

Wild Code SchoolFreelance

Nov 2024 - Present

2 years

- Help designed and taught a full curriculum on ML, MLOps, DataOps, and LLMs. - Enabled over 15 students to build and deploy cloud-native AI projects.

Data Scientist & Data Engineer Mentor

OpenClassroomsFreelance

Apr 2023 - Present

3 years 7 months

- Mentored and evaluated over 50 students in 1000+ sessions on real-world data science and engineering projects. - Achieved a project validation rate of over 95% across ML, NLP, and cloud topics.

AI Instructor

École HexagoneFreelance

Feb 2025 - May 2025

4 months

78000 Versailles, France

- Delivered intensive courses on Reinforcement Learning in video games, AI, and AI applied to cybersecurity. - Prepared students for advanced roles in the field.

Generative AI Engineer

UNION REGIONALE DES SCOP D AUVERGNEFreelance

May 2024 - Dec 2024

8 months

- Developed and deployed a sophisticated RAG-based LLM chatbot using LLM APIs, LangChain, MongoDB, and HuggingFace models. - Empowered employees to efficiently query internal documents, significantly reducing manual search time.

Computer Science Instructor

Compétences & Développement Freelance

Nov 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 2 months

- Authored and structured over 5 technical e-learning modules (AI, SQLite and SQL Server databases, Windows administration, UML, networks). - Created content used by hundreds of students.

Data Scientist

Shift Technology

Sep 2023 - Aug 2024

1 year

Toronto, ON, Canada

- Developed fraud detection models using C# and Elasticsearch to improve claim triage precision. - Built and deployed robust ETL pipelines in C# and Microsoft SQL Server for high-volume insurance data. - Utilized TeamCity for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).

Data Analyst

IFTHFreelance

Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

1 year

- Engineered and visualized textile innovation datasets for EU reporting. - Delivered dashboards that supported R&D decision-making.

Teaching Assistant

Clermont Auvergne University

Sep 2021 - Oct 2023

2 years 2 months

Clermont-Ferrand, France

- Taught approximately 200 hours of university-level courses in AI, neural networks, and game development. - Supervised more than 10 student projects annually with high success rates.

Temporary teacher

Université Clermont Auvergne

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year 1 month

Vichy, France

- Taught a full course in game development using Unity - Supervised more than 10 student video game projects with a very high success rate.

Research Engineer Data Scientist

National Institute of Informatics

Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

6 months

Tokyo, Japan

- Mined and analyzed very large-scale network data with unsupervised learning techniques. - Provided network administrators with actionable guidance that improved overall network efficiency.


Education

Université Clermont Auvergne

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

2020 - 2023

3 years 1 month

Université de Toulouse - UPSSITECH école d'ingénieurs

Master of Science

2017 - 2020

3 years 2 months

Linköping University

Erasmus Semester

2019 - 2020

7 months


Licenses & certifications

Certificate of Participation (5th International Summer School on AI and Games)

Issued: May 2023

Certified by modl.ai

Certificate of Participation (4th International Summer School on AI and Games)

Issued: Aug 2022

Certified by modl.ai

Certificate of Participation (3rd International Summer School on AI and Games)

Issued: Jun 2021

Certified by modl.ai

TOEIC (970/990pts)

Issued: Jan 2019

Certified by ETS EMEA

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