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My name is Ammar. I am a software engineer and currently a PhD student in computer science. My
research interests are in the field of fog computing. I work on adapting fog computing to work
in remote environments.
Experience
- PhD FELLOW October 2023 - Present IRISA - Rennes, France My PhD research focuses on the introduction of fog computing technologies in environmental observatories. This research aims to bring more computing power closer to the data sources. Observatories are usually deployed in remote areas where there is limited access to the internet and electricity.
- FULL STACK DEVELOPER - WORK STUDY PROGRAM September 2022 - September 2023 CGI - Cesson-Sévigné, France During my work study program at CGI, I was responsible for developing and maintaining a back office application for a client. I worked on the front-end of the application using Angular and on the back-end using Java Spring Boot. I also worked on pioneering a new microservices project for the company using Java Spring Boot and Quarkus.
- FULL STACK DEVELOPER - INTERNSHIP May 2022 - September 2022 CGI - Cesson-Sévigné, France During my internship at CGI, I was responsible for developing a data processing tool for the finances of a client. I worked on the Azure Data Factory platform to create a pipeline that would extract, transform and load data from the client's database to a data lake. I also worked on the front-end of the tool using Microsoft PowerApps.
Education
- PhD October 2023 - Present University of Rennes - Rennes, France My PhD research focuses on the introduction of fog computing technologies in environmental observatories. This research aims to bring more computing power closer to the data sources. Observatories are usually deployed in remote areas where there is limited access to the internet and electricity.
- Masters in Software Engineering September 2021 - September 2023 University of Rennes - Rennes, France
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science September 2018 - September 2021 University of Rennes - Rennes, France
- High School September 2015 - September 2017 Quincy High School - Quincy, MA, United States
Teaching
PSI - Principe des systèmes informatiques
second semester 2024/2025
L1 - First year of Bachelor
I am in charge of one group of TD and two groups of TP. I have 12 hours of TD and 24 hours of TP in 2024.
Système et Réseaux - SYRE
first semester 2023/2024 and first semester 2024/2025
L3 - Third year of Bachelor
This course is an introduction to computer networks and systems. I was in charge of one group of TDs
(Travaux Dirigés) and two groups of TP (Travaux Pratiques) in 2023 and one group of TP in 2024. In total,
I had 6 hours of TD and 30 hours of TP in 2023 and 18 hours of TP in 2024.
Résaux
first semester 2024/2025
L2 - Second year of Bachelor
An introduction to networks. I am in charge of one group of TP. I have 9 hours of TP in 2024.
Système, Cloud et Réseaux - SCR
second semester 2023/2024
L3 - Third year of Bachelor
I was in charge of one group of TP for the cloud part of the course. I had 6 hours of TP in 2023. I also
participated in the writing of one lab for the cloud part of the course.
Programmation Dirigée par la Syntaxe - PDS
second semester 2023/2024
M1 IL - First year of Master in Software Engineering
This course is oriented towards the design and implementation of programming languages. I was in charge of
one group of TP. I had 16.5 hours of TP in 2023.
Publications
Enhancing Environmental Observatories With Fog Computing
Ammar Kazem, Guillaume Pierre, and Laurent Longuevergne
Frontiers in Environmental Science 13
Kazem, Ammar, Guillaume Pierre, and Laurent Longuevergne. "Enhancing Environmental Observatories with Fog Computing." Frontiers in Environmental Science 13 (2025): 1568016.
Enhancing Observatories With Fog Computing
Ammar Kazem, Guillaume Pierre, and Laurent Longuevergne
SSDBM 2024
Kazem, Ammar, Guillaume Pierre, and Laurent Longuevergne. "Enhancing Observatories with Fog Computing." In Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management (SSDBM 2024). Rennes, France, 2024.
Contact
Address
263 avenue du Général Leclerc 35 042 RENNES cedex
Email Me
ammar dot kazem at irisa dot fr