Hi, I'm Paul
Systems Engineer & Entrepreneur. EPFL MSc Data Science. Building at the intersection of distributed infrastructure and AI.
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About

Currently a Systems Engineer at Stacksync (YC 24), where I work on distributed data infrastructure. I also co-founded and run Actualia, an AI-powered personalized newsroom. As an EPFL alumni, I care about building things that are both technically sound and genuinely useful, from low-level infrastructure to AI-driven products. Split between 🇨🇭 Lausanne, 🇫🇷 Paris, 🇺🇸 San Francisco, and whenever possible, 🌊 Brittany.

Work Experience

Skills

Python
Docker
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
React
Node.js
C++
My Projects

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to complex web applications. Here are a few of my favorites.

Actualia

AI-powered mobile app that acts as your personalized newsroom. Curates, filters, and summarizes the news you care about, in text, audio, or story format, while keeping the option to dive deeper into full articles. Selected for the EPFL Blaze startup accelerator (2024 cohort) and winner of the Prix FIT de l'Innovation at the Blaze closing ceremony. Featured in PME Magazine.

AI/ML
Mobile
React Native
Node.js
PostgreSQL

Deepfake Mirror

Interactive real-time deepfake installation deployed at the Swiss Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka. Two large screens transform visitors into Einstein and a whimsical version of Heidi, illustrating how easily images can be manipulated and making AI hallucinations tangible to a general audience. Selected by Presence Switzerland. Previously deployed at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Built with Gaël Hurlimann and Sabine Süsstrunk at EPFL.

Computer Vision
AI
Real-time Processing
Interactive Installation

EPFL Deepfake Booth

Led the technical implementation of EPFL's immersive deepfake awareness installation, developed with Quentin Bammey (IVRL) and the ICRC. The booth lets visitors experience deepfake technology firsthand to understand its risks. Deployed at the UN New York, European Humanitarian Forum Brussels, and AI for Good Summit Geneva.

Computer Vision
AI
Interactive Installation
Real-time Processing
Medical Triage Platform

Medical Triage Platform

Modular, secure digital platform for real-time medical triage and patient tracking at large-scale events. Deployed at Balélec Festival for 60+ medical staff and 120+ patients. Built with Docker, Traefik, Authentik SSO, PostgreSQL, Grafana, and MinIO on EPFL XaaS infrastructure with full GDPR compliance.

Docker
PostgreSQL
Grafana
Traefik
MinIO
GDPR

Multi-User Tracking System: eM+ Panorama+

Bachelor project at EPFL's Experimental Museology Laboratory (eM+). Enhanced the Panorama+, a 360° stereoscopic interactive visualization environment, with a multi-user tracking system designed for low-light conditions and group immersive experiences. Evaluated and integrated OptiTrack infrared motion capture and Azure Kinect markerless body tracking, including gesture recognition. Built real-time multi-node synchronization for Unreal Engine's nDisplay cluster. Co-authored with Alexandra Lagutova.

Unreal Engine
C++
OptiTrack
Azure Kinect
nDisplay
LiveLink

Swiss Glaciers 2100

Interactive infographic for EPFL's Dimensions magazine visualizing the melting of Swiss glaciers by 2100. Each glacier is represented as stalactites made of decade-by-decade surface area rectangles proportional to their surface area. Features rollover details with photos, geographic map, sortable data, and glacier search. Data source: GloGEM model (VAW-ETH Zurich), SSP2-4.5 scenario (+2.7° by 2100). Built in p5.js in partnership with Emphase design studio. Winner of a European Design Award.

p5.js
Data Visualization
JavaScript

Strumaster

A connected & automated guitar that plays itself from a MIDI file. Built for EPFL's Making Intelligent Things (CS-358) course. Combines 6 stepper motors for fretting, 6 servo motors for strumming, an Arduino + ESP8266 stack, and a VueJS web app, all controlled over WiFi.

Arduino
ESP8266
C++
Vue.js
3D Printing
Embedded Systems
Events

Notable Events

From Geneva to Osaka to New York, I've had the chance to present and deploy projects on international stages — bringing technology to life in front of diverse audiences around the world.

AI for Good Global Summit

Geneva, Switzerland

Presented the EPFL/ICRC Deepfake Booth at the AI for Good Global Summit, allowing hundreds of attendees to experience AI deepfake technology firsthand and understand its humanitarian implications.

European Humanitarian Forum

Brussels, Belgium

Deployed the EPFL Deepfake Booth at the European Humanitarian Forum (#EHF2025) in collaboration with the ICRC, demonstrating in real time how easily images can be manipulated and the risks this poses in armed conflicts.

Expo 2025 Osaka: Swiss Pavilion

Osaka, Japan

Built and deployed EPFL's deepfake awareness installation at the Swiss Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka, transforming visitors into Einstein and a whimsical Heidi to illustrate AI hallucinations and the risks of AI-generated media.

United Nations Headquarters

New York, USA

Flew to New York on short notice to set up and run EPFL's deepfake installation at the United Nations headquarters, welcoming visitors and explaining the implications of AI-generated media.

Young Activists Summit, UN Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland

Demonstrated the EPFL deepfake photobooth to young activists at the Young Activists Summit at the United Nations Office in Geneva, showing firsthand how easily images and identities can be manipulated by AI.

Balélec Festival: Medical Triage Deployment

Lausanne, Switzerland

Live production deployment of the EPFL DCSL medical triage platform at Balélec Festival, digitizing real-time patient tracking for 60+ medical staff and 120+ patients in a single evening.

Volunteering

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Want to chat? Just shoot me a dm with a direct question on twitter and I'll respond whenever I can. I will ignore all soliciting.

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