François le Clerc

François Le Clerc is a senior scientist at InterDigital, Inc. since June 2019, focusing on defining technical and scientific project orientations, contributing to algorithmic and software developments, coordinating technical communications for operational deployment, and training colleagues. Le Clerc specializes in deep learning for images and graphs, deep generative models, and 3D algorithmic geometry, with notable projects including 3D hair model estimation and deep learning-based human body animation synthesis. Previously, François Le Clerc held senior scientist positions at Technicolor from September 2006 to June 2019, where contributions included 3D animated face models for digital dubbing, winning a "Best of Show Award" at IBC 2019, and earlier roles at Thomson Multimedia R&D and Thomson Sintra, focusing on signal processing and algorithmic development. François Le Clerc holds an engineering degree in signal and image processing from CentraleSupélec and completed advanced mathematics preparatory classes at Lycée Chateaubriand.