Baye Lahad Mbacke

lahadmbacke00@gmail.com
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I am a Phd student at Nantes University, my work focused on efficient and frugal methods for the automatic extraction and structuring of cultural event information to connect cultural industries with audiences.

Education

PhD candidate
Nantes University
Nantes, France
2026
PhD research on efficient and frugal methods for the automatic extraction and structuring of cultural event information to connect cultural industries with audiences.
Master ATAL (Machine Learning and Automatic Language Processing)
Nantes University
Nantes, France
2023–2025
Specialization in advanced NLP techniques and machine learning methodologies, with focus on modern language models, deep learning architectures, and automatic language processing systems.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science (L3)
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
2022–2023
Advanced study in algorithms and programming, building strong foundations in computational thinking, software development, and computer science theory.
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics-Computer Science
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
Dakar, Senegal
2018–2022
Comprehensive training in mathematical foundations and computer science fundamentals, providing strong analytical and problem-solving skills across both domains.

Professional Experience

Assistant Data Scientist – Research & Development
Ouest-France
Rennes, Brittany, France
Sept. 2024–Present
Working on geotagging systems for identifying location references from address fragments in journalistic articles. Developing entity linking systems for geographical locations and conducting knowledge extraction projects including named entity recognition and relationship mapping. Specializing in geographical entity disambiguation for addresses, places, monuments, and cities.
Research Intern
Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes (LS2N)
Nantes, France
Jan. 2024–May 2024
Conducted comparative analysis of named entity recognition systems on press articles. Applied machine learning techniques for key information extraction, participated in annotation and analysis of structured and unstructured data, and evaluated different approaches in automatic language processing.
Academic Project - DEFT2013 Competition
Nantes University
Nantes, France
Feb. 2024–Mar. 2024
Developed classification models for recipe categorization (Main Course, Appetizer, Dessert) using natural language processing and machine learning techniques. Implemented classification systems based on recipe titles and instructions.
Academic Project - Autoencoders and Classification
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Apr. 2023–May 2023
Evaluated the effectiveness of autoencoders for tabular data classification. Implemented neural networks for data compression and representation, built compression functions in reduced-dimension latent spaces, and conducted comparative analysis of classification performance.

Languages

Wolof
Native Language
French
Fluent
English
Read, Written, Spoken (B2 level)