Summary
William Droz is a Senior Research and Development Engineer with over a decade of hands-on software experience and a Master’s in Software Engineering, currently advancing applied research at Idiap in Martigny, Switzerland. His work bridges research and production, leveraging deep practical experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras and Spark to prototype and deploy ML-driven solutions. He progressed from a research assistant role at Haute Ecole Arc to senior engineering responsibilities at Idiap, demonstrating consistent growth in R&D environments. Comfortable with both low-level engineering and experimental research, he brings a pragmatic approach to turning cutting-edge models into usable systems. An early programmer since 2004, he combines long-term coding fluency with formal training and an affinity for multidisciplinary projects at the intersection of software engineering and machine learning.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science HES-SO en Engineering, Ingénierie logicielle, Master of Science HES-SO en Engineering, Ingénierie logicielle at HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale
Technicien ES en informatique et télécommunication, Informatics, Technicien ES en informatique et télécommunication, Informatics at CPLN
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Developpement logiciel et multimédia, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Developpement logiciel et multimédia at Haute Ecole Arc - Ingénierie
French, English