Summary
Mina Rafla is a data scientist with a PhD in Computer Science and nine years of experience applying machine learning in industry and research across France. He developed new Bayesian decision tree and random forest methods for heterogeneous treatment effect estimation during a doctoral stint at Orange Labs and Université de Caen, and created a Python library for parameter-free uplift modeling. Mina combines strong academic grounding (PhD, MS in Data Science) with practical product experience, now contributing to data science initiatives at autobiz France. He has a background in computer engineering and has moved between lab research and production-focused roles, which helps him bridge novel algorithms and deployable solutions. An aspect that sets him apart is his focus on Bayesian feature selection and discretization techniques tailored for uplift and treatment-effect problems, not commonly found in standard ML toolkits.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Université de Caen Normandie
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering and Software Systems, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering and Software Systems at Ain Shams University
Collège De La Salle
Master's degree, MS, Data Science, Master's degree, MS, Data Science at Polytech Nantes
English, French, Arabic