Hi, my name is

Yannick Poirier

I'm a R&D software engineer, passionate about new technologies that are changing the world.

EXPERIENCE

YXALA (CAIRN S.A.R.L)

Chief Technology Officer

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Creation of YXALA, a multi-platform solution permitting to store, index and search any personal information under full privacy. Use of cutting-edge technologies, including an innovative search engine, blind AI and end-to-end encryption.
https://www.yxala.com
2022 - current
CAIRN S.A.R.L

Software Manager

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Imagining the future of the privacy by creating a platform permitting to store any personal and private information in a secure way using an innovative zero-knowledge and end-to-end encrypted solution.
https://www.cairn.lu
2021 - 2022
INVERTO

HTS-DBS, High Throughput Satellite Data Broadcast System

Gonderange, Luxembourg
ESA project realized in collaboration with SES and University of Luxembourg. Responsible for designing the architecture and realize the implementation of a CDN for Edge caching over Satellite. The main task includes the implementation of a high performance and reliable unidirectional file transfer protocol exploiting broadcast capabilities of satellites.
https://artes.esa.int/projects/htsdbs
2017 - 2021
INVERTO

Low latency video transcoder

Wecker, Luxembourg
Real-time H264/HEVC video transcoder for medical application using hardware accelerated image processing (OpenCL, OpenGL, Intel Quick Sync, WebRTC). Cross-platform video player for mobile and PC implementing high quality image rendering based on GPU acceleration.
https://youtu.be/AM-EmW0dr-A
2016 - 2017
INVERTO

WebKit for Smart TV

Wecker, Luxembourg
Development of Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) web engine based on WebKit for Set-Top-Box. Implementation of HTML5 video player, DRM and Smart TV portals. Optimization of image decoders for sh4 processor. Development of linux graphics driver for ST40 chipset to accelerate web browser rendering.
https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=10566
2010 - 2016
2022 - current
YXALA (CAIRN S.A.R.L)

Chief Technology Officer

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Creation of YXALA, a multi-platform solution permitting to store, index and search any personal information under full privacy. Use of cutting-edge technologies, including an innovative search engine, blind AI and end-to-end encryption.
https://www.yxala.com
2022 - current
2021 - 2022
CAIRN S.A.R.L

Software Manager

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Imagining the future of the privacy by creating a platform permitting to store any personal and private information in a secure way using an innovative zero-knowledge and end-to-end encrypted solution.
https://www.cairn.lu
2021 - 2022
2017 - 2021
INVERTO

HTS-DBS, High Throughput Satellite Data Broadcast System

Gonderange, Luxembourg
ESA project realized in collaboration with SES and University of Luxembourg. Responsible for designing the architecture and realize the implementation of a CDN for Edge caching over Satellite. The main task includes the implementation of a high performance and reliable unidirectional file transfer protocol exploiting broadcast capabilities of satellites.
https://artes.esa.int/projects/htsdbs
2017 - 2021
2016 - 2017
INVERTO

Low latency video transcoder

Wecker, Luxembourg
Real-time H264/HEVC video transcoder for medical application using hardware accelerated image processing (OpenCL, OpenGL, Intel Quick Sync, WebRTC). Cross-platform video player for mobile and PC implementing high quality image rendering based on GPU acceleration.
https://youtu.be/AM-EmW0dr-A
2016 - 2017
2010 - 2016
INVERTO

WebKit for Smart TV

Wecker, Luxembourg
Development of Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) web engine based on WebKit for Set-Top-Box. Implementation of HTML5 video player, DRM and Smart TV portals. Optimization of image decoders for sh4 processor. Development of linux graphics driver for ST40 chipset to accelerate web browser rendering.
https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=10566
2010 - 2016

EDUCATION

2006 - 2010
École Supérieure d’Électronique de l’Ouest
Master of Engineering Degree
Angers, France
Electronics and computer engineering school. Specialization in Embedded Systems and Automation. Software engineering, Real-time kernel programming, electric actuators and linear process control.
https://www.eseo.fr
2008 - 2009
University of Plymouth
Master of Science in Robotics
Plymouth, United-kingdom
Research-intensive university providing a deep theoretical and practical knowledge of interactive and intelligent robotics. Artificial life and intelligence, adaptive behavior, information visualization, neural computation and dynamic systems.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-robotics
2004 - 2006
École Supérieure d’Électronique de l’Ouest
Higher School Preparatory Classes
Angers, France
Intensive preparatory course in mathematics, physics, electronics and computer sciences.
https://www.eseo.fr

SKILLS

Programming languages
RUST, C/C++, OpenCL
Actix Web, MongoDB, FFMPEG, WebKit, Tensorflow
Software development for multiple targets (Android, Linux, Windows, Embedded Systems, Cloud server)
Network protocols
UDP TCP/IP, DVB, DSMCC, GSE/MPE, SAT>IP
Wireshark, FLUTE, OpenFEC, WebRTC, MPEG-DASH
Development of multiple streaming servers. Good knowledge of DVB Transport Stream and IP over DVB.
Web development
JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
Vue, NuxtJS, React (Native)
Creation of responsive and interactive web applications using modern frameworks.
UI/UX
Dart/Flutter
Android Playstore, Microsoft Store
Development of native applications for mobile and desktop. Publication of the applications on to store.
DevOps
GIT, Docker, Ansible, NGINX, NodeJS, AWS-S3
CI/CD pipelines, Grafana, Prometheus, GitHub
Containerization, deployment and maintenance of cloud servers. Monitoring of the performance.
Management
Agile software development
Incremental development, continuous delivery.
Planning software development, tracking milestones, leading the project team.

LANGUAGES

French
C2
Mother tongue
English
C1
Full Professional Proficiency
Spanish
A2
Elementary Proficiency
Luxembourgish
A1
beginner

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Coach volunteer for the Go2Work project with ASTI
Help refugees in Luxembourg with their career planning
https://www.asti.lu/le-projet-go2work-a-loeuvre/
Piano
Classical piano lesson with Leonardo Castellano
https://youtu.be/aAudUCW0ba0
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Yannick Poirier
I'm a R&D software engineer, passionate about new technologies that are changing the world.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
contact@yannickpoirier.fr
Personal
(+352) 621 517 358
Mobile
French
Nationality
10/04/1986
Birth
74 Avenue de la liberté
Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Driving license
B
LANGUAGES
French
C2
Mother tongue
English
C1
Full Professional Proficiency
Spanish
A2
Elementary Proficiency
Luxembourgish
A1
beginner

EXPERIENCE

2022 - current
YXALA (CAIRN S.A.R.L)

Chief Technology Officer

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Creation of YXALA, a multi-platform solution permitting to store, index and search any personal information under full privacy. Use of cutting-edge technologies, including an innovative search engine, blind AI and end-to-end encryption.
https://www.yxala.com
2022 - current
2021 - 2022
CAIRN S.A.R.L

Software Manager

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Imagining the future of the privacy by creating a platform permitting to store any personal and private information in a secure way using an innovative zero-knowledge and end-to-end encrypted solution.
https://www.cairn.lu
2021 - 2022
2017 - 2021
INVERTO

HTS-DBS, High Throughput Satellite Data Broadcast System

Gonderange, Luxembourg
ESA project realized in collaboration with SES and University of Luxembourg. Responsible for designing the architecture and realize the implementation of a CDN for Edge caching over Satellite. The main task includes the implementation of a high performance and reliable unidirectional file transfer protocol exploiting broadcast capabilities of satellites.
https://artes.esa.int/projects/htsdbs
2017 - 2021
2016 - 2017
INVERTO

Low latency video transcoder

Wecker, Luxembourg
Real-time H264/HEVC video transcoder for medical application using hardware accelerated image processing (OpenCL, OpenGL, Intel Quick Sync, WebRTC). Cross-platform video player for mobile and PC implementing high quality image rendering based on GPU acceleration.
https://youtu.be/AM-EmW0dr-A
2016 - 2017
2010 - 2016
INVERTO

WebKit for Smart TV

Wecker, Luxembourg
Development of Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) web engine based on WebKit for Set-Top-Box. Implementation of HTML5 video player, DRM and Smart TV portals. Optimization of image decoders for sh4 processor. Development of linux graphics driver for ST40 chipset to accelerate web browser rendering.
https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=10566
2010 - 2016

EDUCATION

2006 - 2010
Electronics and computer engineering school. Specialization in Embedded Systems and Automation. Software engineering, Real-time kernel programming, electric actuators and linear process control.
https://www.eseo.fr
2008 - 2009
Research-intensive university providing a deep theoretical and practical knowledge of interactive and intelligent robotics. Artificial life and intelligence, adaptive behavior, information visualization, neural computation and dynamic systems.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-robotics
2004 - 2006
Intensive preparatory course in mathematics, physics, electronics and computer sciences.
https://www.eseo.fr

SKILLS

Programming languages
Software development for multiple targets (Android, Linux, Windows, Embedded Systems, Cloud server)
Network protocols
Development of multiple streaming servers. Good knowledge of DVB Transport Stream and IP over DVB.
Web development
Creation of responsive and interactive web applications using modern frameworks.
UI/UX
Development of native applications for mobile and desktop. Publication of the applications on to store.
DevOps
Containerization, deployment and maintenance of cloud servers. Monitoring of the performance.
Management
Planning software development, tracking milestones, leading the project team.

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Coach volunteer for the Go2Work project with ASTI
Help refugees in Luxembourg with their career planning
https://www.asti.lu/le-projet-go2work-a-loeuvre/
Piano
Classical piano lesson with Leonardo Castellano
https://youtu.be/aAudUCW0ba0