Wissal Sahel

Data Driven UX Researcher

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Product OwnershipUser ResearchUX Product DesignDesign SystemSassNumPypandasDeep LearningHTMLKerasPythonRESTful APIsTensorFlowC#CSSscikit-learnMySQLSQL QueriesDesign ThinkingScrumConfluenceJira3D DesignFigmaA/B TestingData AnalysisMachine LearningAICRMHotjarSalesforceGoogle AnalyticsWeb DesignSketchNotion

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Data-driven UX Researcher with 4+ years specializing in AI-powered usability analytics and participatory design. Proven track record of increasing usability issue detection by 80% and leading 20h+ user research studies for mission-critical systems. I combine UX strategy with ML optimization to deliver actionable insights that drive product decisions.

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Work experience

Data driven UX Researcher

Utocat

Sep 2024 - Present

2 years 2 months

-Designed an AI-powered system to automatically detect user sessions with usability issues, increasing detection coverage by 80% and enabling continuous UX monitoring. -Improved ML pipelines used for user behavior analysis, reducing processing time from 3 hours to a few minutes without compromising accuracy. -Identified friction points and usability issues through behavioral analysis and informed the Product Owner of areas requiring prioritization and redesign. -Created personas, user journeys, and wireframes for upcoming features, currently pending user testing before integration into the product roadmap. Keywords: UX Research, Product Design, Data-Driven UX, AI, Usability Analytics, Design Strategy.

UX Researcher & Designer

Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX

Nov 2020 - May 2024

3 years 7 months

Paris, France

Participatory design to support power grid operators in control rooms : -Led over 20 + user interviews and co-design workshops to uncover critical user needs in mission-critical environments (Orange, RTE, SNCF, Dassault Aviation). -Designed and iteratively refined a digital handover tool, positively evaluated by control room operators for its clarity and usability. -Contributed to a bidirectional AI assistant prototype improving situational awareness, and decision making. -Collaborated closely with technical teams to ensure functional alignment between user expectations, interface behavior, and system constraints. -Balanced user needs, tech feasibility, and stakeholder goals—acting as both UX lead and product owner. Keywords: Participatory Design, UX Strategy, Product Thinking, Sprint Collaboration, Critical Systems, Feature Specification.

Stage UX

Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX

Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

6 months

Gif-sur-Yvette, France

- Built a humanoid virtual assistant for in-car user interaction using voice/gesture input. - Modeled 3D interactions and built prototypes in Unity. - Conducted usability testing and improved design based on user trust perception metrics. Keywords: UX Prototyping, HCI, User Testing, Concept Design


Education

Université Paris-Saclay

Thèse de doctorat

2020 - 2024

3 years 7 months

Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers

Master of Science - MS

2019 - 2020

1 year 1 month

École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers

Ingénieure Arts & Métiers

2015 - 2020

5 years 1 month

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