.Abel - Creative Technologist

Studies Beginning

Starting with a double degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, I discovered the boundless possibilities of technology. This period highlighted the synergy between logic and creativity, fostering my passion for creating functional and elegant systems.

End of Studies

My double Master's in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX) Design was transformative. It shifted my focus to user-centric creation. Through internships and projects, I experienced the full lifecycle of creation, from brainstorming to implementation.

How I Work

What sets my work apart is authenticity and precision. I am driven to create new things from scratch, with clear goals in mind. My meticulous approach ensures high-quality results, characterized by accuracy and attention to detail in both interface design and backend systems.

My Values

I am committed to enhancing user experience. Deep user research uncovers real needs, leading to intuitive and satisfying systems. My designs prioritize ease of use, ensuring users can navigate effortlessly. This approach reflects my dedication to excellence in HCI, development, and design.

CNRS - LISN

2023 · Intern Unity VR Developer

Developed a Multi-Device (VR Headset, Wall-Display, Laptop) Software allowing synchronous collaboration between remote users on shared data.

INRIA - AMI

2024 · Intern UX Designer & Web Dev

Designed and Implemented the mobile version of a collaborative interactive machine learning web-application. Plus made the computer version responsive for all type of devices.

CNRS - ANR Interplay

2024 · Intern Unity AR Developer

Co-Designed and developed a multi-device (Meta Quest 3, LHRD, Laptops) software exploring ways to enhance collaboration for both remote & co-located users.

Simplicité

2024 · Freelance UX Engineer

Worked on the evaluation and redesign of certain parts of the UI, especially specific widgets and graph representation (visualisation & manipulation).

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Eco-Lens

Immersive Solution

University Project

Final project for a class entitled "Advanced Immersive Interactions" within my UPSaclay's M1 track. Aim was to focus on virtual reality based interactions & immersion.

Ecology awareness VR game

I designed & implemented n immersive solution which goal is to raise consciousness of ecological issues through a gamified & immersive experience.

VR Developer & UX Designer

Worked on all aspects of the project, design of immersive environments, gaming principles, virtual interfaces, but also the whole development in Unity.

Technologies

Shader Labs (3D Framework) - Unity (Software) - OpenXR (XR Plugin) - HTC Vive Cosmo (VR HMD)

Ghost-Hunter

Immersive Game

University Project

Aim of the class was to implement a novel type of interaction-based system. That's why we choosed to develop a game designed to be played using a smartwatch.

XR Immersive Game

This game is played using a smartwatch or a smartphone as main device, and aims to immerse the player in an experience where he/she has to move all around his surroundings.

Unity Dev & UX Engineer

I did most of the UX design & interaction conception for this project, did also a part of the development, but I still mainly focused on designing the system & haptic interactions.

Technologies

Samsung Pro Watch 5 (Hardware) - Unity (Software) - Figma (2D Design) - IPVCam (Computer Vision) - Photon (Networking Framework)

ExpenShare

WebApp Bugdet-Tracker

University Project

This project is the final result of a class where we had to design a web application suited for mobile uses, and we decided to create an innovative budget tracker.

Web Budget Tracker App

Our project offers an intuitive way to track a group's budget during travels, with features that ease the money repartition and allows the group to easily set budgetting rules.

UX Engineer (Web)

I worked on the whole UI/UX design and then implemented the solution using uniquely web technologies & frameworks.

Technologies

HTML/CSS/JS (Programming Languages) - NodeJS (Framework) - AJAX & Jquery (Frameworks) - ChartJS (Framework) - Figma (2D Design Software)

My Portfolio

Portfolio Website

Personal Project

I needed to do a quick web portfolio, so I decided to use it as way to learn how to use Low-Code platforms for web development (Framer, WixStudio, WebFlow).

Web Projects Portfolio

I tried to showcase as many based features of these kind of low-code solutions as possible. In order to offer a nice and interactive website emphasizing on the key aspects of my work.

Web Designer & Developer

I did all of the portfolio ideation, conception, implementation & deployment.

Technologies

Framer (Low-Code Platform) - Figma (2D Design Software)

MoodSense

Interactive ML Solution

University Project

The goal of this project was to create a system that would use Interactive Machine Learning to help a group (ML-tech, therapist, patient) improve the mental accompaniement & treatment using AI.

Interactive ML System

The particularity of this system is that it doesn't simply embeds AI, but allows the users to grasp the functionning & true advantages of such technologies. It breaks the "black-box" effect that most of marketed AI have, while prociding a pesonnalized & interactive tool.

UX Engineer

I worked on the design & development of 2 of 3 interfaces that we implemented. Emphasizing my efforts on making a simple visualization of the complex datas involved in Machine-Learning process, designed here to be used by beginners.

Technologies

Marcelle (IML Framework) - Javascript (Programming Language) - Figma (2D Design Software) - NodeJS (Framework)

TeachTok

Collaborative IML Solution

Intership Project

I collaborated on this project before its presentation in the IHM2024 conference, and helped improve it by working on the overall UI but especially on the mobile version that people would be able to access quickly and easily. The main challenge was to allow them to grasp the concepts & uses as much as possible.

Collaborative IML System

The teachtok system was created by Behnoosh Mohamadzadeh, & aimed to break the gap between the solo use of AI, and the collaborative aspect of it, while enhancing the understanding of it (as for moodsense the idea was to give to the user an understanding of the AI's "blackbox"). For that we designed intutiive visualisations and menus to reflect the Machine-Learning pipeline & make it understandable even for beginners.

Web UX Engineer

I worked on the design & development of the smartphone version that was used for the demo. Emphasizing my efforts on simplifying all the processes & main utilities of this system. But also focusing on the hardware's related constraints.

Technologies

Marcelle (IML Framework) - Javascript (Programming Language) - Svelte (Framework) - NodeJS (Framework) - Netlify (Host)

Archive

These projects are those I couldn't or wouldn't showcase either because the UIs weren't available or the demos couldn't be uploaded.
Still they illustrate some of my skills and the experiences I had.

WallVR - Unity VR Developer & UX Designer

This project's goal was to prototype a solution that allowed remote users to collaborate on the same datas using various devices such as Tablets, VR headsets, Wall-Display & Laptop/Computers. I had to design the whole system, with the technical part, the different interactions for each device, but also the visualisation features, user awarenes ... I also had to implement it using Unity & PUN all by myself.

Git Repo: View Project's Code

Multi-Device remote Collaboration

BeeBop - Product Designer

This project was a design-focused one where we had to work on the conception & design iterations of a tech-based solution for indoor navigation. The main specificity was that we shouldn't use any smartphone in our system. Another goal we had was to create something that would actually facilitate the users' journey by providing innovative features & concepts in order to also stand out compared to existing solutions.

Project's poster: Download the PDF poster

Indoor Navigation solution without Smartphones

PuppetMe - AR Developer & UX Designer

This project took place during my internship at the CNRS with Arthur Fages, where I had to co-design & co-develop a whole new system that aimed to study & valorise the AR-assisted collaboration of remote users in a crisis-room context. We had to test & iterate over many different type of interactions before delving into the actual coding, but then we were able to create a whole working system that allowed a group of users from a Wall-display to collaborate seamlessly & efficiently with a group of laptop users, all of them wearing headsets.

Git Repo: not public yet (publishing research paper first)

Research work on co-located AR collaboration in crisis-room context.

Web Pages - Frontend Design & Development

These are simply some web pages I wanted to create to showcase some of my projects. I started designing & developing them slowly, even tho yet they are not finished at all I plan of finalizing these soon...

Deployed (unfinished): Visit webpage
Git Repo: Check the Code

Native websites presenting school projects

ARcade Guardians - Unity AR Developer & Game Designer

This project is a Kingdom Rush inspired Tower Defense Game that is playable using Augmented Reality from your phone (or a tablet). It aimed to be played wherever you want using small tangible cards that provides a more interactive gameplay.

Git Repo: View Project's Code (currently working on v2)

AR & Tangible Tower Defense