Adrien’s blog
Stuff I like, stuff I do, stuff I make

Intending to share my current works on my PhD thesis, I’m regularly twitting my advances and issues using the #mythesis hashtag. Feel free to follow this feed, and to react to updates, if you’re interested!

Dans un souci de transparence et de sollicitation d’idées, je viens de partager mon sujet de thèse sur mon wiki. Vous pouvez y accéder à l’adresse suivante: http://adrienjoly.pbwiki.com/ThesisSubject

Formulation fonctionnelle :
« Exploitation du contexte des utilisateurs pour faciliter leur interaction sur leurs sites de réseaux sociaux »

Formulation scientifique :
« Filtrage intelligent des interactions sociales basées sur le contexte »

Contribution principale : Moteur de filtrage en charge de :

• Sélectionner et diffuser des informations du contexte d’un utilisateur qui pourraient être valorisées sur son réseau social (en provocant de la communication)
• Filtrer et agréger les interactions du réseau social de cet utilisateur de manière à donner un ressenti de son état actuel, de manière plus ou moins pertinente par rapport au contexte actuel de cet utilisateur, en fonction de la granularité d’information souhaitée.

A colleague has just informed me that googling “Bell Labs France” (which is a shortcut to our newly subsidiarized French research group “Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France”) gives my viadeo profile as first result!

Along with the funny fact that I’ve been working here for just 1 year, isn’t it weird that there has been no press coverage about this new subsidiary?

Ah! I’m not the only one thinking that our alarm clocks should take our sleep cycles in consideration! 

ShouldExist || Alarm clock which wakes you based on how long you’ve actually been asleep

Now it’s time to introduce myself a bit.

My name is Adrien Joly, I’m a French Masters student in Information Technology (or should I say Computer Science). Computing has been my passion since the age of 8, when my family bought a computer. I also like everything that is about technology. Because sometimes I love useless but techie stuff, I call my self a geek. But don’t worry too much though, I do have a (real) life besides, I see normal people, and can survive a few days (but not too many!) without touching a keyboard!

Ok, back to serious! I’m very into software design and mobile technologies (PocketPC, Wireless networks etc…). I’m currently doing a Masters research project at QUT, Brisbane, Australia. I’ve been doing an exchange program for my last year of studies at INSA de Lyon, France. My big concern at the moment is: What am I gonna do next?

I enjoy doing research because it’s a creative and cutting-edge job, so I’m considering doing a PhD. I can either stay in Brisbane with my current supervisor or go back to France for that, where all my family and friends are… On the other hand, I can easily find a job as a Software Architect and get well paid for that, but will that be interresting enough for me? Well, I’ll have to figure that out!

Besides I’ve been a drummer since the age of 8, and playing in bands since the age of 15. I love music (and especially performing it with a band) but that’s not the point of that blog (should it?).

Ok, that’s enough! If you want more details, check out my web page.