[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":186},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-journey-to-research":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":176,"description":177,"disabled":178,"extension":179,"meta":180,"navigation":181,"path":182,"seo":183,"stem":184,"__hash__":185},"posts\u002Fposts\u002Fjourney-to-research.md","My journey to Research",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":166},"minimark",[9,16,21,24,29,40,44,59,63,67,89,93,119,123,127,151,155],[10,11,12],"p",{},[13,14,15],"em",{},"I discovered research when I reoriented myself after a few years on very different studies. It doesn't have to be a straight line, and reorienting yourself is not a failure.",[17,18,20],"h1",{"id":19},"tunnel-vision","Tunnel vision",[10,22,23],{},"I've always pretty much liked school. Although I did enjoy some subjects and dislike others, I've always been a kind of \"classic\" student. Not doing too much but just enough. I didn't have big ambitions, I just wanted to do something I liked and that would allow me to live decently.",[25,26,28],"h2",{"id":27},"high-school","High school",[10,30,31,32,39],{},"After a few years, I realized that high school wasn't the best period for me. I played football A LOT and wasn't very worried about school: my goal was to become a physiotherapist. Studying for this job in France relies on medical studies: the only condition to be accepted was to have the ",[33,34,38],"a",{"href":35,"rel":36},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBaccalaur%C3%A9at_en_France",[37],"nofollow","Baccalauréat"," (which is the most common exam when you finish high school). Which I obtained with low grades.",[25,41,43],{"id":42},"medicine-️-foreign-languages","Medicine ➡️ Foreign languages ?",[10,45,46,47,52,53,58],{},"After obtaining the \"Bac\", I did a few months in ",[33,48,51],{"href":49,"rel":50},"https:\u002F\u002Ffr.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPremi%C3%A8re_ann%C3%A9e_commune_aux_%C3%A9tudes_de_sant%C3%A9",[37],"PACES"," (Première Année Commune aux Études de Santé, translated as \"Common First Year of Medical Studies\"). This didn't go well and I realized the requirements to pass the year: study, learn by heart and do not even try to understand (spoiler: it's useless). That wasn't for me at all. After this year, I decided to go to university to study foreign languages. I've always been decent at English and this was my security blanket. I did a year of English and Spanish but realized that it didn't suit me either. After a few searches and an internship where I wrote my first lines of code, I decided to give a try to the ",[33,54,57],{"href":55,"rel":56},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iut-rodez.fr\u002Ffr\u002Fles-formations\u002Fbut-informatique\u002Fbut-informatique-presentation",[37],"\"DUT Informatique\""," which is a 2-year technical degree in computer science.",[17,60,62],{"id":61},"discovering-computer-science","Discovering computer science",[25,64,66],{"id":65},"dut-informatique","DUT Informatique",[10,68,69,70,73,74,79,80,82,83,88],{},"These 2 years were a revelation. I discovered a new passion, computer science. I loved learning new things, discovering new stuff everyday and the fact that you can basically create anything you want. I really enjoyed some subjects like databases and web development.",[71,72],"br",{},"\nDuring DUT, ",[33,75,78],{"href":76,"rel":77},"https:\u002F\u002Ffrancksilvestre.github.io\u002F",[37],"Franck Silvestre"," was one of my teacher for databases and project managements. He was the one who introduced me to research and the possibility to do a PhD. I didn't really know what it was but I was curious.",[71,81],{},"\nThese 2 years have been marked by COVID-19 and the lockdowns. I was lucky to live at my parents' house, so I was never alone. After obtaining my diploma, I decided to pursue my studies in computer science and I joined the ",[33,84,87],{"href":85,"rel":86},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.miage.fr\u002Ftoulouse\u002F",[37],"MIAGE of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse",".",[25,90,92],{"id":91},"l3-miage","L3 MIAGE",[10,94,95,96,98,99,104,105,107,108,112,113,118],{},"MIAGE stands for \"Méthodes Informatiques Appliquées à la Gestion des Entreprises\" which can be translated as \"Methods of Computer Science Applied to Business Management\".",[71,97],{},"\nIt is a good mix between computer science and project management. An important aspect to me was also to be able to start my apprenticeship in a company. After a 2 months internship at ",[33,100,103],{"href":101,"rel":102},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ragt.fr\u002F",[37],"R2N, RAGT",", I decided to continue one year with them as an apprentice.",[71,106],{},"\nThis experience was very enriching and I learned a lot about the professional world. I worked on a variety of projects and I was able to apply what I learned at school. At the end of this year, ",[33,109,111],{"href":76,"rel":110},[37],"Franck"," contacted me to offer me an apprenticeship in his research team and within a company called ",[33,114,117],{"href":115,"rel":116},"https:\u002F\u002Fkosmos-education.com",[37],"Kosmos",". I accepted and started my apprenticeship in September 2022.",[17,120,122],{"id":121},"discovering-research","Discovering research",[25,124,126],{"id":125},"master-miage-apprenticeship","Master MIAGE & Apprenticeship",[10,128,129,130,135,136,141,142,147,148,150],{},"My Master has been a 2 years full of discoveries. I worked a lot on personnal projects and discovered the world of research thanks to the apprenticeship. I joined ",[33,131,134],{"href":132,"rel":133},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.irit.fr\u002Fdepartement\u002Fintelligence-collective-interaction\u002Ftalent\u002F",[37],"TALENT team"," at ",[33,137,140],{"href":138,"rel":139},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.irit.fr\u002F",[37],"IRIT"," and worked on ",[33,143,146],{"href":144,"rel":145},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atief.fr\u002Fthese\u002Follivierdenis",[37],"Denis Ollivier thesis"," about Testing and Spacing effects.",[71,149],{},"\nMy main mission was to develop an application to help students to revise. It was really interesting since it was a mix between research and full-stack development. This opportunity led me to my current position: PhD student in the same team.",[25,152,154],{"id":153},"phd-opportunity","PhD opportunity",[10,156,157,158,160,161,163,165],{},"For the past 2 years, my goal has never changed: I want to do a PhD. Discovering it for 2 years with the environment of Denis' thesis has been the best way to know if I wanted to do it. After several iterations about the subject, administrative stuff and a lot of discussions, I finally started my PhD in November 2024. The subject is yet not officaly translated but a draft of it would be: \"Technology-supported regulation of learning: what contributions from generative AI?\".",[71,159],{},"\nThis is only the beginning of a new adventure and I'm really excited about it.",[71,162],{},[71,164],{},"\nSee you soon! 👋",{"title":167,"searchDepth":168,"depth":168,"links":169},"",2,[170,171,172,173,174,175],{"id":27,"depth":168,"text":28},{"id":42,"depth":168,"text":43},{"id":65,"depth":168,"text":66},{"id":91,"depth":168,"text":92},{"id":125,"depth":168,"text":126},{"id":153,"depth":168,"text":154},"2024-11-16","How did I discover the research world?",false,"md",{},true,"\u002Fposts\u002Fjourney-to-research",{"title":5,"description":177},"posts\u002Fjourney-to-research","2w1MX4um7Md9ViceGgw9JE2MDUpRAHlpANY5sJIer-A",1781869814445]