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Christophe Rigaud Christophe Rigaud picture
Research engineer in computer science
Expert in document image analysis

Laboratoire L3i
Computer science department
Pôle Sciences & Technologies
University of La Rochelle
Avenue M. Crépeau
17042 La Rochelle
France

contact@christophe-rigaud.com

Publications

HAL    DBLP

Image not found Knowledge-driven understanding of images in comic books

International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR), 2015
Image not found Search space reduction for comic characters retrieval

Proceedings of the 19th national congress on Artificial Intelligence and Graphics Recognition (RFIA), 2014
Image not found Color descriptor for content-based drawing retrieval

Proceedings of the 11th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS), 2014
Image not found Contextual localization of comic characters

Proceedings of the Colloque International Francophone sur l'Ecrit et le Document (CIFED), 2014
Image not found Detecting Recurring Deformable Objects: An Approximate Graph Matching Method for Detecting Characters in Comics Books

Graphics Recognition. New Trends and Challenges (LNCS), vol. 8746, pp. 122-134, 2014
Image not found Speech balloon contour classification in comics

Proceedings of the 10th IAPR International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (GREC), 2013
Image not found An active contour model for speech balloon detection in comics

Proceedings of International Conference of Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR), 2013
Image not found eBDtheque: a representative database of comics

Proceedings of International Conference of Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR), 2013
Image not found Automatic text localisation in scanned comic books

International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP), 2013
Image not found Robust frame and text extraction from comic books

Graphics Recognition. New Trends and Challenges (LNCS), vol. 7423, pp. 129-138, 2013

Technical skills

General programming

  • Python
  • C++
  • Java
  • C Sharp
  • VB.NET
  • MySQL
  • MSAccess
  • Design Pattern

Web programming

  • PHP,
  • ASP.NET,
  • HTML5/CSS3,
  • JavaScript,
  • Flex,
  • Joomla, SPIP,

Image processing and 3D

  • MATLAB,
  • ImageJ,
  • Gimp,
  • GTK,
  • VTK,
  • Qt4,
  • OpenGL,
  • OpenCV,

Misc

  • Bash,
  • LaTeX,
  • SolidWorks,
  • Labview,
  • QR code,
  • Versioning,

Varied

Languages: fluent in English (TOEIC 900/990), some conversational abilities in Spanish, French (mother)
Hobbies: Travel, Web design, ecology minded, pool, model car, biking, badminton and tennis
Stays: United Kingdom (200 days), Spain (150 days), Japan (85 days), Ireland (5 days), Netherland (3 days)
Association: member and webmaster of ADocs (PhD student association of La Rochelle)
Web design: ADocsS (association of PhD students), Vive le Vélo (bicycle association), eBDtheque (image dataset for scientist), Ferme le Bourgas (fruits and vegetable shop), Produits Locaux (local product search engine), Christophe Rigaud (personal web site)

Experiences

Universite-de-la-rochelle

Research Engineer and Teaching Assistant

 Université de La Rochelle - Computer science department | La Rochelle - FR (Octobre 2014 - present)
  • Technology transfer of comic book image analysis algorithms
  • Teaching practical courses of web programming and user interface (X11, Qt, QML, C#), supervision of trainees (88h)
  • Internationnal collaboration with Japanese researchers working on manga image analysis
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L3i

Doctoral researcher in computer science

 L3i - Laboratory of Computer science, Image and Interaction | La Rochelle - FR (October 2011 - December 2014)
CVC - Computer Vision Center | Barcelona - ES (November 2012 - December 2014)
  • State of the art of color image segmentation, characterization and indexation
  • Journal publication and scientific conferences (publication list)
  • Application : application to detection and recognition of complex object from digitalized comic books
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Lisa

Research laboratory internship

 LISA - Laboratory of the Automated systems Engineering | Angers - FR (Mar. 2011 - Jul. 2011)
  • State of the art of image interpretation by topologic and photometric a priori informations
  • Image interpretation by topological and photometric a priori knowledges through inference engine
  • Application: windowing optimization and segmentation of abdominal CT images (IRCAD database)
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Traveltura

IT Engineer assistant internship

 Traveltura - 0n-line travel agency | Kent - UK (May 2010 - Aug. 2010)
  • IT department management, network assistant → communication
  • Web development, hosting, Search Engine Optimisation, web design training → brainstorming
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Bontour

Representative internship - Meeting and greeting European groups

 Bontour - Tour operator | Jersey - UK (May 2009 - Aug. 2009)
  • Training on computers, designing templates → training
  • Scheduling day tours → organisation
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Erm-automatismes

Design technician internship and summer job

 ERM automatismes - Didactic solutions | Carpentras - FR (Apr. 2008 - Aug. 2008)
  • Designing and implementing 12 controlled regulation systems for gassed drink → optimisation
  • Designing an embedded system with on-line remote access → ergonomy
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Campbell-s-soup

Maintenance agent internship

 Campbell's Soup - Aseptic potage | Le Pontet - FR (Apr. 2005 - Jul. 2005)
  • Updating production safety system
  • Working with safety and hygiene standards
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Education

PhD in computer science
L3i - Laboratory Informatic, Image and Interaction | La Rochelle - FR (Oct. 2011 - Dec. 2014)
  • State of the art of color image segmentation, characterization and indexation
  • Journal publication and scientific conferences (publication list)
  • Application : application to detection and recognition of complex object from digitalized comic books
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Master of Research in Dynamic System and Signals
ISTIA/LISA - Industrial Systems Engineering School | Angers - FR (Oct. 2010 - Aug. 2011)
  • Key Courses: image processing, signal processing, statistical processing of information, robotics, virtual reality
  • Project: state of the art of image interpretation by topologic and photometric a priori informations (150h)
  • Mini project: aesthetic qualification of rosebush (balance, compacity, homogeneity) by video processing on turntable (15h): part of the phenotyping project PHENOTIC
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Information Technology and Automation Engineer
ISTIA - Industrial Systems Engineering School | Angers - FR (Sep. 2008 - Jun. 2011)
  • Key Courses: Unix & Windows programming, cost analysis, web development, network security, virtual reality, signal processing, monitoring, traceability, data communications, real-time, embedded systems
  • Project: image matching method based on mapping, object recognition and machine learning with SIFT/SURF descriptors (80h, 3 people) : challenge CAROTTE, consortium Cartomatic
  • Projects: "Journée des Métiers": organizing a special day meeting for 40 companies at school (12 people)
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Three-year degree in automatism and industrial network system
IUT Salon de Provence - Technical institute | Marseille - FR (Sep. 2007 - Jul. 2008)
  • Project: creating a virtual instrument (with Labview) for students → oven temperature regulation with air flow perturbation (135h, 2 people)
  • Working with safety and hygiene standards
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