Youcef Kacer
Machine Mearning Lead at Odigo
Nanterre, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolYoucef Kacer is a seasoned Machine Learning Lead with a decade of experience building and deploying computer vision and ML solutions across finance, defense, and enterprise platforms. He currently leads the ML roadmap at Odigo, enabling on-demand training of transformer-based engines and deploying AI agents (Transformers, LangChain, RAG) at scale with MLOps practices using Kubeflow and TensorFlow Extended. Prior to Odigo, he led a 3-person data science team at BNP Paribas Cardif, delivering a cloud-hosted document information extraction API used across countries and standardizing development with GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes. His early work spans image/video analysis and signal processing for defense and aerospace, including Smiths Detection and Thales, giving him a strong foundation in both classical CV techniques and modern deep learning. Based in Nanterre, France, he combines hands-on coding with strategic roadmap leadership and cross-country stakeholder engagement to turn data into scalable, production-ready AI capabilities. He holds a Master's in Mathematics & Computer Science from Télécom Bretagne and data science certifications from Telecom ParisTech and online programs, underscoring a balanced blend of theory and practical deployment.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Scientific Baccalauréat with honors (French high-school degree), Mathematics, Scientific Baccalauréat with honors (French high-school degree), Mathematics at Lycée Hélène BoucherPreparatory Classes, PCSI//PC*, Preparatory Classes, PCSI//PC* at Lycée FénelonOnline certificate, Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration, Online certificate, Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration at OpenClassroomsCertificate, Data Science and Big Data, Certificate, Data Science and Big Data at Telecom ParisTechMaster's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Télécom Bretagne (ex- Enst de Bretagne, école nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne)
English, Spanish, Arabic
Stackoverflow
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301reached
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Github Skills (48)
deploying9
watson8
react8
tfx7
statistics7
machine-learning7
pipeline7
python7
dockerhub6
apache-beam6
developer-tools6
api6
unsupervised-learning6
tensorflow6
kubeflow6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ykacer/CES_Data_Scientist_2016
Jan 2016 - Nov 2018
Contributions:509 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
ykacer/Resume
Jan 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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