CV

Education

• Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence — University of Surrey, Guildford, UK (2023–2024)
  • Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, Machine Learning
  • Awarded International Excellence Scholarship for Master’s programs
  • Thesis: Zero-shot and Few-shot Adaptation of Multimodal Foundation Models, supervised by Dr Muhammad Awais Rana
• General Engineering Program (Diplôme d’Ingénieur) — École Centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France (2021–2024)
  • Specializations: AI, Machine Learning, Probability, Chaos and Fractals
  • Project Leader for AI project with STMicroelectronics — neural network for image classification
  • Project Leader for 1st-year web project — geolocation application for delivery drivers
• Preparatory Classes for Engineering Schools (MPSI-MP) — Collège Stanislas Paris VI, Paris, France (2019–2021)
  • Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Engineering Sciences
  • TIPE: Music recommendation algorithm

Work Experience

• Senior Data Scientist — Illuin Technology, Paris, France (September 2025 – Present)
  • Development of artificial intelligence solutions for industrial clients
  • NLP research (visual embeddings for industrial contexts)
  • Speech processing research (model evaluation, speech-to-text model finetuning)
  • Software development of cutting-edge AI solutions
• Data Scientist & Python Developer Intern — AI-vidence, Palaiseau, France (2023)
  • Development of a Python library for ML/AI model explainability
  • Documentation writing, creation of explanatory videos and designs
  • Participation in SpringTech Paris-Saclay 2023 at HEC

Skills

• AI Frameworks: PyTorch, Hugging Face (Transformers, PEFT), NVIDIA NeMo, OpenMMLab, Scikit-learn
• AI Tooling: Pandas, OpenCV, skimage, Seaborn, Jupyter, Ipyvuetify, Voilà
• AI Explainability: SHAP, Lime, LENS, Xplique
• Matlab: Computer Vision, Simulink, Signal Processing, Embedded Systems
• Web Development: HTML, CSS, PHP, TypeScript
• Digital Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro

Publications

ViDoRe V3: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Retrieval Augmented Generation in Complex Real-World Scenarios

Loison, A., Macé, Q., Edy, A., Xing, V., Balough, T., Moreira, G., Liu, B., Faysse, M., Hudelot, C., & Viaud, G. (2026). "ViDoRe V3: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Retrieval Augmented Generation in Complex Real-World Scenarios." arXiv:2601.08620.

Working Notes on Late Interaction Dynamics: Analyzing Targeted Behaviors of Late Interaction Models

Edy, A., Conti, M., & Macé, Q. (2026). "Working Notes on Late Interaction Dynamics: Analyzing Targeted Behaviors of Late Interaction Models." First Late Interaction Workshop (LIR) @ ECIR 2026.

Exploring Zero-Shot Capabilities of Multi-Modal Foundation Models for Semantic Image Segmentation

Edy, A. (2024). "Exploring Zero-Shot Capabilities of Multi-Modal Foundation Models for Semantic Image Segmentation." <TO ADD>.

Languages

• French — Native
• English — Fluent (C1 — TOEFL ITP 623/677, Cambridge C1 191/210)
• Spanish — Intermediate (B1)

Achievements

• 3rd place in the French National Geoscience Olympiad (2019)
• Language Certifications: Cambridge C1 (191/210), TOEFL ITP (623/677), Duolingo English Test (135/160)