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George Ruck, PhD — Lead Data Scientist, Lyon
Welcome to georger, my data and journalism blog. Let me present myself.

PhD in data science, expert in time series analysis and image data. Experienced in applying machine learning to industrial optimisation, with a passion for research and teaching to inspire enthusiasm for data and engineering efficiency.

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Data pages.

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Technical skills.

Programming
Python, Matlab, C++, R
Machine learning
TensorFlow, PyTorch
Methods
Time series, optimisation, image (OpenCV)
Engineering
Git, Docker, relational databases
Ops & cloud
Scaleway, FastAPI, Grafana, MQTT
Languages
English, French (native), Spanish, German (B2/1)
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Experience.

Lead Data Scientist — Viewpoint 02/2024 – 05/2025

Direction of data science and R&D for environmental water monitoring: adapting PhD research in time series classification and image tracking to real-time monitoring, onboard systems (C++, SQL, Zigbee, MQTT) and Python ML pipelines. Led a team of two data scientists and two masters internships, drove the Viewpoint/INRAE laboratory partnership, and co-wrote grant proposals worth 15% of company turnover.

PhD, Time Series Data — Viewpoint & INRAE/INSA 2020 – 2023

Statistics and neural network models (Python, R) for time-series clustering and multivariate functional data, integrated into real-time monitoring. Presented at 8 international conferences; published as first author in Water Research and Science & Technology.

Python Course Developer & Teacher — TechCamp 2018 & 2020

Authored and tutored remote Python learning through PyGame and artificial intelligence. Earlier: data science internship at Naldeo Technologies on predictive maintenance metrics.

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Hobbies.

AlpineSkiing, ski touring and mountain journalism
VolunteeringDataforGood contributor, Lyon Data Science member, shark egg classifier for SharkTrust
TeachingTwo 30-hour modules in Python and statistics, M2 at INSA and Lyon 3
Talks“AI and sustainability — Friend or Foe?”, Greener Good festival, 10/2024
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