Thibaud Michel
Lead Researcher at Wemap, Smart Maps
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolThibaud Michel is a Lead Researcher based in Grenoble with 12 years of experience building sensor-fusion and computer-vision systems for indoor/outdoor geo-localization and AR navigation. He leads development of a web- and native-ready geo-pose provider that combines GNSS, SLAM/SfM relocalization, IMU and cartography to enable multi-level routing and continuity between providers without additional infrastructure. A PhD-trained researcher with a strong Inria and university research background, he bridges academic rigor and product delivery while advising on OSM-compliant indoor maps and integrations. Thibaud is also an active open-source maintainer—his Timelapse Sony app has 300k+ installs and he maintains several mapping and sensor-benchmark projects—showing a practical focus on real-world deployments. Colleagues know him for shipping browser-based AR experiences and geographic 360 viewers used by transport and urban players, reflecting both research depth and applied impact.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Sciences at Université Grenoble AlpesDUT, Computer Science, DUT, Computer Science at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Engineer, Computer Sciences (Network & Multimedia), with Honours, Engineer, Computer Sciences (Network & Multimedia), with Honours at Polytech'Grenoble
French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (92)
gps-tracking10
webview10
accelerometer10
imu10
camera10
magnetometer10
smartphone10
monitor10
android-app10
android10
arcore10
wkwebview10
acc10
leaflet10
gyroscope10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
tyrex-team/benchmarks-attitude-smartphones
Oct 2016 - May 2021
Contributions:20 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
wemap/livemap-android-sdk-sample
Feb 2020 - Mar 2023
Contributions:3 reviews, 3 PRs, 20 pushes in 3 years 1 month
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