francis duplessis

applied researcher

Country

canada

City

montréal

Industry

research

Skill

physics, data analysis, research, python, mathematical modeling, public speaking, leadership, statistics, matlab, mathematica, c++, latex, cosmology, machine learning, forecasting, sql, hadoop, tableau, microsoft excel, amazon web services, data cleaning, data mining, data modeling, microsoft azure, sql azure, analytical skills, natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, software development, statistical inference, bayesian statistics, bayesian inference, r, cloud computing, apache spark, artificial intelligence, artificial neural networks, support vector machine, decision trees, a/b testing, time series analysis, walking, drinking coffee, getting bans, mapreduce, docker, go

Experience

ph.d physics

arizona state university

2013-9 - 2017-5 · 3 yrs 9 mos

During my time as a graduate student at ASU I've worked on a number of different topics. My main area was of the very early universe where I studied cosmological inflation and whether a universe that bounced could be a valid alternative. I have also dabbled in the phenomenology of modified gravity models where we tested new ways in which the theory of General Relativity could be extended. In the last year, my research has focused on more astrophysical questions that required intensive simulations. In particular, my most recent paper studied the morphology of blazar halos which are created by electromagnetic cascades due to the leptons interaction with the intergalactic magnetic fields.