Amel Ait Ghezala-Sadoudi, Post-Doc at LAMIH
What's your background?
I have a background in engineering sciences, specializing in automation.
As soon as I graduated, I focused on assistive technologies for people with reduced mobility: a smart cane for the visually impaired, then a personalized knee brace in my master's degree, and a haptic interface to pilot a wheelchair simulator in my doctorate.
Today, I'm continuing this work on assistance systems for manual and electric wheelchairs.
Why did you choose to become a researcher?
I'm passionate about physics and fascinated by the idea that we can describe the world in equations and, above all, control it through automation. In my case, it's to put all this at the service of people with reduced mobility.
To be a scientist is to improve someone's daily life, even a little, with humility.
What is the theme of your research?
My research focuses on safe interaction between human and machine, more specifically on assistive technologies for people with reduced mobility.
I use automatic techniques to personalize assistive technologies, optimize battery autonomy and make these devices more eco-responsible.
My aim is to ensure that these technologies are no longer a privilege, but a solution accessible to all those who need them.
How do you reconcile your work and your new role as a mom?
Honestly, there's no magic... it's organization that saves me! We have well-established routines at home, and my son is in the campus nursery, which helps me enormously.
The crèche also accompanies me in the psychomotor and social development of my little heart, and that's precious.
What advice would you give to a young girl who wants to become a scientist?
To all girls who want to pursue a career in science: go for it! Cultivate your curiosity, work with passion and honesty. Dare to take your place and seize opportunities.