I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Université de Sherbrooke and a proud member of the GRIF - the Research group on fundamental computer science of UdeS. My main area of research is bioinformatics, with an emphasis on algorithms for reconstructing gene/species phylogenies, inferring important evolutionary events such as gene duplication or horizontal gene transfer, and predicting orthologous/paralogous genes.
I am especially interested in developing automated tools that can classify the various types of duplications that affect genes during evolution, which is the next step towards a deeper understanding of how organisms acquire new functions.
I am also an avid follower (and occasional contributor) of the theory of algorithms, and I enjoy applying the latest developments in approximation algorithms and fixed-parameter tractability to practical problems in computational biology.
Prior to my current position, I was an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa with David Sankoff (2016-2018) and I obtained my PhD at the University of Montreal with Nadia El-Mabrouk (2012-2016).
I am also an avid follower (and occasional contributor) of the theory of algorithms, and I enjoy applying the latest developments in approximation algorithms and fixed-parameter tractability to practical problems in computational biology.
Prior to my current position, I was an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa with David Sankoff (2016-2018) and I obtained my PhD at the University of Montreal with Nadia El-Mabrouk (2012-2016).
CV Summary
Last update : January 2020 (which is recent at the time of writing, but is probably a long time ago now)
Positions
| 2018-... | Assistant Professor, Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2016-2018 | Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa (with Dr. David Sankoff) |
Education
| 2012-2016 | PhD in Computer Science, University of Montreal. Advisor: Nadia El-Mabrouk Thesis ranked Exceptional, on the Dean's list of honor, 4.3/4.3 GPA |
| 2011-2012 | MSc in Computer Science, University of Montreal. (fast-track to PhD) |
| 2005-2010 | BSc in Computer Science and Software Engineering (internship program), UQAM. |
Committee Participation and Reviewing
| - PC Member of WABI 2020 (upcoming) |
| - PC Member of SOFSEM 2020 (computational biology session, upcoming) |
| - PC Member of RECOMB-CG 2020 (upcoming) |
| - PC Member of ISMB 2020 (Population Genomics and Molecular Evolution, upcoming) |
| - PC Member of APBC 2020 |
| - PC Member of WABI 2019 |
| - PC Member of RECOMB-CG 2019 |
| - PC Member of ISMB/ECCB 2019 (Population Genomics and Molecular Evolution, Systems Biology and Networks) |
| - PC Member of SOFSEM 2019 (computational biology session) |
| - PC Member of APBC 2019 |
| - PC Member of ISMB 2018 (Comparative and Functional Genomics) |
| - PC Member of ICCABS 2018 |
| - Organizing Committee of RECOMB-CG 2018 |
| - PC Member of ICCABS 2017 |
| - Organizing Committee of RECOMB-CG 2016 |
Awards and Financing
| 2019-2024 | NSERC Discovery Grant |
| 2016-2018 | NSERC Postdoctoral Scholarship |
| 2016 | Mitacs Globalink Campus France Award (for a 5 months collaboration with Dr. Celine Scornavacca) |
| 2015 | Hydro-Québec Excellence Award |
| 2014 | DIRO Excellence Award (University of Montreal) |
| 2014-2016 | FRQNT Doctoral Scholarship |
| 2012-2013 | FRQNT Masters Scholarship |
Teaching
| H2019-H2020: IFT339 - Structures de données (data structures) |
| A2019: BIN702 - Algorithmes pour la bioinformatique (algorithms for bioinformatics) |
| E2019: IFT436 - Algorithmes et structures de données (algorithms and data structures) |
| H2019: IFT187 - Éléments de bases de données (databases) |