Summary
Hugo Mercier is a Linux-focused Software Architect and PhD-trained engineer with 11 years of professional experience building C++ and Python systems and a long history in open-source GIS and FLOSS tooling. Based in Lorient, Brittany, he currently architects IoT.bzh solutions after leading backend and platform efforts at Opendatasoft and contributing years of consultancy and core contributions to QGIS, PostGIS, CGAL and boost::graph at Oslandia. His background spans embedded and real-time systems (drivers, HDLC, reverse engineering) through to cloud data platforms and developer-facing GIS libraries, combining research rigor with production-grade engineering. Hugo also co-runs a social enterprise in refurbished childcare goods, showing an entrepreneurial streak beyond pure software.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D image analysis computer vision, Ph.D image analysis computer vision at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
Master Computer science, Master Computer science at University of Pau and Adour Countries
English, French, Sign languages