Curriculum Vitae
Academic background, professional experience, and technical expertise.
Professional Experience
Founder & Owner
AlgoLife SARL (formerly Gouy Data Consulting), France/Switzerland
Data science solutions (software, visualization, pipelines) for life sciences companies, universities, and local governments. 5-star rated consultant on Upwork with international high-impact collaborations.
Head of Bioinformatics
Tercen Data Analytics Ltd, Netherlands
Led bioinformatics and AI product development for a cloud-based multi-omics analysis platform. Shipped production pipelines for scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and flow cytometry.
Senior Expert Data Science II
Novartis Pharma AG (via Brine SA), Basel, Switzerland
Contributed to the data42 program, leveraging AI and big data for drug discovery. Developed ML models on one of the largest pharmaceutical datasets (2M patient-years). Key role in developing the Map of Life platform.
Scientific Collaborator
University of Bern, Institute of Forensic Medicine
Statistical analysis of experimental data and forensic software development (STRAF 2). Resulted in two key publications in forensic genetics.
PhD Candidate
University of Bern, Switzerland
Developed statistical and ML algorithms (Python, R, C++) for large-scale genomic datasets. 180 hours of teaching (Genomics, Statistics, R). Thesis defended summa cum laude. 6 publications including two cited 400+ times.
Research Internships
University of Montpellier & CNRS Moulis, France
Three internships focused on genomics, scientific software development (C++), and molecular biology.
Computer Science Tutor
University of Limoges, France
Trained students for IT certificates (350 hours) and managed SQL databases.
Education
PhD in Ecology and Evolution (Genomics)
University of Bern, Switzerland — summa cum laude
Thesis: "Detection of polygenic selection from genomic data: new insights into adaptation, introgression and speciation"
Supervisor: Prof. Laurent Excoffier (SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)
Master's in Evolutionary Biology & Ecology
University of Montpellier, France — Highest honors
Specialization: Population genomics and mathematical modeling
Supervisors: François Rousset & Pierrick Labbé
Bachelor's in Population Biology
University of Limoges, France — High honors
Software, Tools & Methods
STRAF
Lead DeveloperComprehensive online tool for STR data evaluation in forensic genetics. Used by forensic laboratories worldwide.
fastsimcoal2
Co-developerDemographic inference under complex evolutionary scenarios. Standard tool for demographic modeling in population genetics.
signet
Lead DeveloperR package for detection of gene subnetworks under selection in biological pathways.
Tercen Operators
Lead DeveloperSuite of bioinformatics operators for flow cytometry, scRNA-seq, and multi-omics analysis.
Co-introgression Test
Lead DeveloperStatistical method for detecting coordinated adaptive introgression across gene networks in human populations.
RNDsp
Lead DeveloperMethod for estimating species-specific relative node depth to detect lineage-specific selection in multi-species comparisons.
Teaching & Supervision
University Teaching
University of Bern, 2015–2019
- Genomics and Bioinformatics (Master's) — 60h
- Statistics for Biologists (Undergrad) — 60h
- Introduction to R Programming — 40h
- Population Genetics Seminars — 20h
Student Supervision
- Edgar Maurel (2025) — Engineering internship, AI automation
- Tobias Böni (2019) — Master's thesis, co-supervisor
- Hira Imeri (2018) — Master's thesis, ML in population genetics
Peer Review & Academic Service
Journal Reviewer
Active reviewer for: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Forensic Science International: Genetics, Genetics, Nucleic Acids Research, Molecular Ecology, Genome Biology and Evolution
Professional Memberships
- ISFG — International Society for Forensic Genetics
- SMBE — Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
- ISCB — International Society for Computational Biology