François Rocca holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from FPMs, which he completed in 2011. During his master's thesis, he focused on emotional speech analysis, specifically estimating laughter frequencies. Currently, François is pursuing a PhD thesis, at the ISIA Lab of the UMONS, on Real-time 3D behavior tracking and analysis using markerless motion tracking techniques.
François's primary research focus lies in human action recognition utilizing low-cost sensors. His work encompasses exploring devices, tools, and algorithms for human detection and tracking, as well as data analysis and representation techniques for real-time behavior analysis.
François has successfully contributed to several projects funded by European organizations, including Linked Tv, as well as regional initiatives supported by the Walloon region such as numediart, RobiGame, Tangerine FSO, FEDER IDEES, and ARC SimPro.
In addition to his academic pursuits, François is an active member of the teaching team for the "Créactif" courses at the Numediart Institute of the University of Mons. These courses provide bachelor students with a comprehensive understanding of digital arts technologies, covering areas such as electronics, image processing, Artificial Intelligence, prototyping...