François Chung, Ph.D.

It was my pleasure to first meet François back in 2007-2008, on the occasion of the EU project 3D Anatomical Human. We coincided in many project meetings and workshops through the following years, and even spend some time visiting him and his lab in May 2010, at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis. I would like to emphasize that François always showed a very collaborative and constructive attitude towards work and during our meetings. He was an easy going researcher, that helps communication being fluid and efficient. He likes professionalism and good work being done and excelled in his research. In particular, I could see some of his work related to medical imaging and I really enjoyed both his work and presenting skills. Despite we didn't coincide on our specific research topics at that time, I should say that I would be pleased to work with him or collaborate once again in the future. Moreover, François is a very nice and respectful person to deal with, and I highly recommend François to anyone looking for such a nice combination of professional and personal values.

We were in the same research group with Francois while working for our doctoral degrees at INRIA Sophia Antipolis. I had the chance to interact with him on a daily basis during this time. I find Francois to be a brilliant individual who is strong in both technical and social skills, which is a rare combination. In his research, he devised advanced algorithms for analyzing medical images and implemented them in a professional fashion. He was involved in interdisciplinary EU projects where he had to work with other engineers on algorithmic problems and also communicate results to medical doctors. His unique talent set allowed him to handle both of these situations very easily. Francois is also a great colleague who helps building a collegial work environment. He is helpful to others and very respectful. Overall, it was a pleasure to spend my doctoral years in the same environment with Francois.

François and I worked in the Asclepios research team in INRIA. Back then, François was a Ph.D. student and I was a research engineer. We were both working on biomedical image analysis with application to medicine and biology to assist prevention, diagnosis and therapy. François worked on a very challenging topic during his Ph.D. and did an amazing work. I had the chance to collaborate with him on several occasions. He demonstrated that he is very skilled, both in mathematics and programming (C++/Python). He was able to quickly assimilate, use and develop advanced scientific concepts. For short, he was an excellent Ph.D. student. He was also very appreciated by other team members for his interpersonal skills. François is indeed an excellent colleague, very friendly, open-minded, always smiling and super funny. I strongly recommend François both as an engineer and as a colleague, and I hope I'll have the opportunity to work with him again.

François and I are both working at FIS Belgium within the CBK team, I as Head of Development for EMEA Delivery Center and François as Business Analyst in charge of customer-specific software delivery management. We had and still have the opportunity to work together for some common projects and customers, whether for the analysis and documentation of new CBK implementations, or for the analysis, support and testing of new enhancements. It is a pleasure to work with François, who is not only always eager to help and put the extra effort to do what needs to be done (especially at time of new software releases), but also fun to work with.

It was a pleasure to work with Francois in Inspiralia within the framework of the European project APIFRESH. Francois did an excellent job as scientific leader of the project; taking care of challenging technical and scientific subjects. He not only achieved spectacular results but also had time to write first class publications. Francois was always hard worker and compromised with his work. His deep technical knowledge, practical mind, combined with long expertise in a wide number of subjects, has appointed Francois as one of our best scientific leaders. His honesty and friendship are also values to be highlighted.

I would like to recommend Francois Chung . We have been working together in the EU project 3D Anatomical Human I was coordinating. Francois was a great scientific collaborator in this project. He has worked intensively with my PhD students, particularly Jerome Schmitt, on the modelling of the hip. The collaboration has led to several publications together. He was a great scientist. A pity that this interdisciplinary project stopped after 4 years... I wish Francois all the best. Regards Nadia Magnenat Thalmann Founder and Director of MIRALab University of Geneva. [email protected]

François Chung est une personne enthousiaste et dynamique. J'ai pu collaborer avec lui sur la mise en oeuvre de formations dans le domaine de l'énergie. Il comprend rapidement et est doté d'un esprit de synthèse,. C'est très agréable de travailler avec lui. Il met les personnes à l'aise et entre facilement en contact.

I was a colleague of Francois for just under 2 years in the technical department of Inspiralia in Madrid. During that time, Francois demonstrated exceptional technical skills in his area of soft computing and mathematical modelling (evidenced by the publication of the results of one of his projects in a respected scientific journal). He was also a colleague with strong social skills and the ability to get on with everyone. I have never written a recommendation for anyone else on Linkedin and don´t intend to but in the case of Francois he would be an asset to any organisation that was lucky enough to employ him.

I had the luck to work with François in the project MySPine at CISTIB, where he was a software engineer and I was a biomedical researcher. He was a fount of information about C++ and full of new ideas to try out. But, what I miss the most about François is his positive attitude towards his work and to know that he would do his utmost to help you with any problem you have.

I met François when I was doing my PhD in VicoRob group (University in Girona) as we worked in the same lab. He is a very nice person, easy to talk with, that helps to create a good working team. Despite we work in different topics, he was always ready to help the colleagues when needed. A good friend inside and outside the working environment.

Francois is an extremely disciplined and self motivated individual. His attention to detail and ability to create and maintain business relationships are his key strengths. Francois has developed extensive business acumen within the Fleet and Leasing industries, far beyond his years of experience. During our years of working together I found Francois to be a very dependable and trustworthy Consultant. He would be an asset to any organisation and his energetic approach and strong consulting skills would benefit any business project.

I met François during the Marie Curie European Project "3D Anatomical Human" (3DAH). We shared particular interest in medical image segmentation and anatomical modeling. As a result, we collaborated together on medical image processing approaches which were using simplex meshes and most importantly advanced prior knowledge. In particular, François developed an expertise in intensity-based prior knowledge. The result of the collaborator was a shared publication and a series of personalized anatomical models of the lower limb built from MR images. Besides his strong experience in programming and medical image analysis, François is an amazing co-worker, and if I would have the chance again I will work with him without any hesitation, Oh by the way he is also a great drummer : )

I had the pleasure to work alongside François for two years at Inspiralia in Madrid. François is passionate about the field of programming, artificial intelligence and mathematical modelling. He brings a set of technical skills which allow him to deliver high quality work, and communicate it effectively. On top of that, François possesses great social skills and speaks several foreign languages at native-like level, making him a superb candidate to integrate international and multidisciplinary teams. I cannot but endorse him.

When Francois enters the door of your office, he might look like a regular applicant. Wake up, he is so much more than that! This guy can discuss his cutting-edge scientific project over lunch and be so enthusiastic about it that you immediately start working with him forgetting about your coffee. And God knows coffee is sacred. Meticulous and dedicated when it comes to work. Socially aware and friendly when it comes to beer. We shared a great deal of scientific insights, inspirational ideas and pizzas while working hard towards our PhDs. Get him in your team and enjoy!

We worked together as consultants for a software product. This product was and is continuously evolving, and as such the knowledge of the consultants is put to the test all the time. I know François as being always inquisitive and eager to learn so as to improve in his job. Also in conversation it was always amable.

I met François while working on my master thesis at the University of Girona. We were both members of the Underwater Vision and Robotics lab from the ViCOROB research group. It was a pleasure to work with François, who is proactive, result oriented, fun to work with and always ready to put all his energy and time to get the job done. This is evidenced by the fact that the VICOROB-UdG team, in which he developed a program for the real-time tracking of underwater objects, won the SAUC-E 2006 competition.

Working with Francois on a customer implementation project was a very positive experience. Francois was involved in the same implementation project as I was and we worked closely together on a requirements gathering phase to determine the best business process for our customer. Francois works very precise and has a healthy view on the approach for business process analysis. His eagerness to learn, analytical skills and linguistic diversity give Francois a valuable combination of abilities to work a complex and international environment.