Mohammad Noorani BAKERALLY (PhD)
Computer Scientist, Full Stack Developer, Linux Passionate
Skills
Operating System

Linux, Mac OS, Windows

Programming Languages

Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Objective-C, Dart

Frameworks

AngularJS, Ember.js, Flutter, Symphony, Flask, Google Web Toolkit

Linux

Server Administrator, Scripting

Version Control

Git

Semantic Web Technologies

RDF, RDFS, OWL, LDP, SPARQL

Education
PhD in Computer Science
Écoles des Mines, Universite de Lyon, France2015-2018

Successfully defended in December 2018

MSc Advanced Computer Science
The University of Manchester2011-2013

Completed with distinction,Ranked among top cohort

BSc Computer Science & Engineering
The University of Mauritius2008-2011

First Class Honors. Ranked first in Computer Science Department

SC/HSC
Aleemiah College

Ranked 7th in Computing for A-Level

Experience in Industry
Research Engineer
LAAS/CNRS, FranceJanuary 2019 – March 2020

Responsibilities included researching about the automatic data processing to comply with Semantic Web standards (RDF and OWL), preparation of deliverables, research papers publication, etc.

Research Engineer
ARMINES, FranceOctober 2015 – September 2018

Research in the application of Semantic Web to facilitate exploitation of Smart City data, preparation of workshops around the topic.

Research & Development Manager
Knowledge Seven Ltd, Mauritius2012-2015

Hiring of additional staffs and introduction of new services. On leave without pay for a year for masters at University of Manchester.

Research & Development Specialist
Knowledge Seven Ltd, Mauritius2011-2012

Evaluation of the latest tools and technologies in software development, propose innovative projects for the company and its customers and contribute to the development of software applications

Freelance Developer
Freelancer.com2010

Working on Freelancer.com (formerly RentACoder.com) during university holidays. Completed all 99% of jobs with a rating of 5. Public profile: https://www.freelancer.com/u/bakenoor

Experience in Academia
Lecturer for "Certification Informatique et Internet (C2i)"
Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, FranceJan 2019-Apr 2019

Lecturing, Coaching during practical sessions

Lecturer for Web Programming
INSA de Toulouse, FranceJan 2019-Apr 2019

Lecturing, Course material preparation, Coaching during practical sessions, Exam paper preparation, Exam paper correction

Lecturer for Semantic Web
INSA de Toulouse, FranceFeb 2020

Lecturer for Semantic Web

Recommendations
Given by Mr. Anwar Chutoo
The University of Mauritius2011

Link to recommendation letter: https://tinyurl.com/sdbuc2u

Given by Prof. Ulrike Sattler
The University of Manchester2014

Link to recommendation letter: https://goo.gl/NQhHAX

Given by Mr. Avinash Meetoo
Knowledge Seven Ltd2014

Link to recommendation letter:

Publications
Semi-automatic RDFization using automatically generated mappings
European Semantic Web Conference2020

Authors: Noorani Bakerally, Cyrille Bareau, Fabrice Blache, Sebastien Bolle, Christelle Ecrepont, Pauline Folz, Nathalie Hernandez, Thierry Monteil, Gilles Privat and Fano Ramparany.

LDP-DL: un langage pour définir la conception des plateformes de données liées
PlateForm Intelligence Artificielle2019

Authors: Noorani Bakerally, Antoine Zimmermann and Olivier Boissier.

LDP-DL: A language to define the design of Linked Data Platforms
European Semantic Web Conference2018

Authors: Noorani Bakerally, Antoine Zimmermann and Olivier Boissier.

A Workflow for generation of Linked Data Platform
European Semantic Web Conference2018

Authors: Noorani Bakerally, Antoine Zimmermann and Olivier Boissier.

A system to automatize the deployment of data in Linked Data Platforms
International Semantic Web Conference2017

Author: Noorani Bakerally

Génération de RDF à partir de sources de données aux formats hétérogènes
Conférence Extraction et Gestion des Connaissances2017

Authors: Maxime Lefrançois, Antoine Zimmermann and Noorani Bakerally

Towards automatic deployment of Linked Data Platforms
International Semantic Web Conference2017

Author: Noorani Bakerally.

A SPARQL Extension for Generating RDF from Heterogeneous Formats
European Semantic Web Conference2017

Authors: Maxime Lefrançois, Antoine Zimmermann and Noorani Bakerally.

Flexible RDF generation from RDF and heterogeneous data sources with SPARQL-Generate.
International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management2016

Authors: Maxime Lefrançois, Antoine Zimmermann and Noorani Bakerally.

Smart City Artifact Web Portal
International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management2016

Authors: Noorani Bakerally, Olivier Boissier and Antoine Zimmermann.

Conferences & Seminar
European Semantic Web Conference
SpeakerJune 2020

Conference was performed online due to Covid-19 pandemic. Paper was presented and a demonstration of proposed system was performed.

PlatForme Intelligence Artificielle, France
SpeakerJune 2019

Presentation of PhD thesis

European Semantic Web Conference, Greece
SpeakerJune 2018

Presentation of LDP-DL- A language to define the design of Linked Data Platforms. The presentation was recorded by Video Lectures at is available together with the presentation slides at http://videolectures.neteswc2018_noorani_bakerally_data_platforms/

International Semantic Web Conference, Austria
Speaker/DemonstratorOctober 2017

Presentation of PhD idea: Towards the automatic deployment of data in Linked Data Platforms  

European Semantic Web Conference, Slovenia
DemonstratorApril 2017

Demonstration of a system to automatize the generation of Linked Data Platforms from RDF or non-RDF data

Extraction et Gestion des Connaissances, Grenoble
Attendee2017

Attended the presentation of the paper I co-authored: Génération de RDF à partir de sources de données aux formats hétérogènes.

European Semantic Web Conference, Greece
System Demonstrator2016

Demonstration of a system to curate smart city artifacts

OSS2011
Speaker2011

Guest speaker, spoke about Architecturing Rich Internet Applications

Awards
SSR National Scholarship, Mauritius
Masters at The University of Manchester, United Kingdom2012
Republic of Turkey Scholarship
PhD at Ege University, Turkey, (did not persue)2014
Bourse d'ARMINES, France
PhD École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, University of Lyon, France2015