François Charih
Research Scientist & Co-Founder at NuvoBio
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolFrançois Charih is a computational scientist and co-founder with a decade of experience at the intersection of machine learning, protein science, and drug discovery. He built Darwin, an experimentally validated AI-based peptide design platform during his PhD, and now leverages it as the technical foundation of NuvoBio. With deep wet-lab experience in protein biochemistry and structural biology alongside advanced training in computational biology and data science, he bridges algorithm development and experimental validation. He has taught machine learning, algorithms, and systems courses, evidencing a talent for translating complex concepts for varied audiences. Based in Ottawa, he pairs startup grit with academic rigor—and, not obviously, channels creative problem-solving through songwriting and music in his spare time.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Computational Biology/Bioinformatics), Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Computational Biology/Bioinformatics) at Carleton UniversityB.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering at University of Ottawa
French, English, Arabic
Github Skills (33)
activation8
fusion6
principal-component-analysis6
documentation-generator6
sensor6
genomics5
cognitive-science5
pdf5
jupyter5
sphinx-doc4
machine-learning4
sensor-fusion4
renewable-energy3
fdr3
risk-assessment3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
fcharih/fcharih.github.io
Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:156 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
CU-BIC/S3
Mar 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:25 commits, 5 pushes, 4 comments in 2 months
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