Alexandre Benoit
Vice-président Valorisation & Innovation
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolAlexandre Benoit is a computer vision and machine learning leader with 13+ years bridging academic research and industry impact as Vice‑président Valorisation & Innovation and Full Professor at Université Savoie Mont Blanc. He develops bio‑inspired spatio‑temporal models and semantic analysis methods across multimedia, satellite, astrophysical and sensor time‑series data, with practical applications in remote sensing, surveillance, health and industrial anomaly detection. His work uniquely blends physical models and expert knowledge into ML pipelines and focuses on explainability to make predictions actionable and trusted. Longstanding contributions to OpenCV — including a retina model and a local extremum blob detector in opencv_contrib — highlight his hands‑on C++ and documentation skills in a flagship open‑source computer vision project. He co‑leads industry collaborations (IDEFICS) that help companies adopt data science, evidencing his ability to translate research into operational solutions. Based in Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes, he pairs deep theoretical expertise with practical systems engineering and an eye for interdisciplinary applications.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Image, Video & Signal processing for face analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Image, Video & Signal processing for face analysis at Institut national polytechnique de GrenobleIndustrial software design and instrumentation, Engineer, Industrial software design and instrumentation, Engineer at Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de GrenobleHDR, French Habilitation, Computer vision and machine learning, HDR, French Habilitation, Computer vision and machine learning at Université Savoie Mont Blanc
French, English
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Github Skills (15)
computer-vision10
opencv10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
image-processing10
documentation10
algorithms9
arm6
orb6
linux6
feature-descriptors6
webrtc6
extractor6
freak6
openexr6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
opencv/opencv_contrib
Feb 2014 - May 2015
Repository for OpenCV's extra modules
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:33 commits, 1 PR, 13 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Alexandre contributed a local extremum blob detector to the bioinspired module, designed to enhance spatio-temporal change detection after the retina module. The code changes include modifications to the `transientareassegmentationmodule.cpp` file, adding a new class and its functionalities for blob detection and saliency analysis. Additionally, the user added sample code to demonstrate the retina model, tone mapping of HDR images and documentation.
opencv/opencv
Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
Open Source Computer Vision Library
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:49 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:Alexandre contributed documentation updates to the `opencv/opencv` repository. These updates involved adding and revising documentation within the retina module, including explanations of its functionality, methods, and parameters. The contributions primarily focus on describing the model and its various channels in the context of the Gipsa/Listic labs human retina model. The edits provide practical usage examples and details regarding the retina model setup and provide a tutorial to facilitate a better understanding.
computer-visionc-plus-plusdeep-learningimage-processing
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