About me

I develop practical solutions from complex data and models, automating routine tasks with dashboards and predictive tools. With experience in both physics and data science, I specialize in deploying ML models and bridging the gap between technical teams and subject matter experts. I value collaboration and impactful knowledge sharing to ensure solutions are both robust and aligned with business needs.

EXPERIENCE

Senior R&D Engineer — Modeling, Simulation & Data Science Mar 2018 – Present

Aledia, Grenoble
  • Enhanced simulation accuracy with data-driven predictive modeling.
  • Pixel design (optics and electronics).
  • Developed automated data processing workflows and interactive dashboards.
  • Integrated machine learning tools for semiconductor device modeling and optimization.
  • Deliver 1–2 popular science presentations annually on topics such as photonic crystals, optics, band diagrams, and machine learning.
  • Authored 13+ granted patents in photonic devices, semiconductor process optimization, and data-driven modeling.

Postdoctoral Researcher Jan 2016 – Mar 2018

Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Saint Etienne
  • Optimized algorithms for silicon photonics.
  • Generation of large simulation dataset to correlate the model.
  • Performed modeling for device performance analysis.
  • 2 peer-reviewed publications.
EDUCATION

PhD Characterization, Analysis and simulation oct 2011 - feb 2015

École Doctorale EEATS, Grenoble INP IMEP-LAHC
  • Multi-technique characterization, TCAD modeling.
  • 4 peer-reviewed publications.

Master 2 Energy Physics 2010 - 2011

Grenoble INP-UGA

Master 1 Physics 2009 - 2010

Grenoble Joseph Fourier

Licence Physics 2007 (L1), 2008 (L2), 2009 (L3)

Université de Picardie Jules Verne
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Mehdi Daanoune

Senior R&D Data Science Modeling & Simulation
SKILLS
  • Data Science:
    • Python (NumPy, Pandas, scipy)
    • Machine learning (scikit-learn)
    • Deep learning (PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras)
  • Numerical Modeling & Simulations:
    • Photonic FDTD Rsosft and semiconductor modeling Silvaco TCAD
  • Databases:
    • Writing SQL queries for data analysis
    • Built small databases with SQLite, currently prefer DuckDB for analytics/flexibility
  • Deployment/dashboards:
    • FastAPI, Gradio, PyQt5, Streamlit basics of Dash
  • CI/CD & Automation:
    • Self-training on Dagger and Docker for CI/CD pipelines
LANGUAGES
  • Français/French (natif)
  • English (fluent professional proficiency)