Moussa Abdi

Experience

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  Nortel Networks

  Oct 1999 - Dec 2007

  - Study and specifications of advanced algorithms for 3G and 4G products- Several patents filed and several trainings given- Active participation in physical layer standard meetings during more than a year,including fruitful exchanges with world class algorithm experts of various companies - PhD in collaboration with Telecom ParisTech, under the direction of Eric Moulines.- Study of algorithms of advanced optimisation applied to design of new receivers- Two publications with Eric Moulines as co-autor, several patents filed- Outcome of the thesis pushed until practical implementation in a real product

  • R&D engineer, wireless communications

    Nov 2002 - Dec 2007

  • PhD, « Multi-user detection for CDMA »

    Oct 1999 - Nov 2002
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  Alcatel-Lucent

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2012

  Manager of the physical layer algorithm team, technical expert in wireless communications

  - Design from scratch of the first commercial solution deployed for several operators around the world, including the main American customers (Verizon Wireless, AT&T)- Conception of a new version of the product every 6 months after its initial design- Creation of a whole team of experts through successive recruitments in 2008, until reaching an international team of ten members- Role of key algorithm expert recognised and widely solicited within the company- Reviewer of patent proposals for technical advice Show less

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  Sequans Communications

  Apr 2012 - May 2013

  Principal engineer, physical layer algorithms for Long Term Evolution systems

  - Algorithm design of advanced features for Sequans new generation products- Analysis of data collected on site to investigate the issues faced on the field, successful diagnostic and resolution of complex problems encountered by customers

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  Sequans Communications

  Jul 2013 - Feb 2019

  - Management of a multi-sites team of experts in physical layer algorithm, with 2 levels of reporting- Design of algorithmic solutions targeting multiple generations of products and applications, from Internet of things to broadband communications- Acting as expert within the company, algorithms design and code hands-on - Role of mentoring inside the team - Technical management of algorithmic activities for chipset design applied to Internet Of Things- Acting as algorithms expert within the company, role of mentoring inside the team- Successful design of several generations of innovative products

  • Manager of the Algorithm team and technical expert

    Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Algorithm Team leader / technical expert, physical layer algorithms for Long Term Evolution systems

    Jul 2013 - Nov 2017
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  Orange

  Mar 2019 - now

  Data Scientist and technical coordinator

  The missions of the Data & IA department at Orange Labs encompasses the definition of the Group's Data & AI standards and the development of use cases, Data Products and Services. The projects focus on various areas of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, like NLP, predictive maintenance, fraud detection, and customer service improvement. In this department, I colloborate on various projects depending on the priorities, my current focus being on the usage of ML techniques for predictive maintenance of telecommunication equipments. Show less