Bio
- Status: PhD student at INSA Lyon, Inria-Agora team, CITI Laboratory, Villeurbanne, France.
- Thesis start: October 1st, 2022.
- Thesis topic: Reinforcement Learning for the Optimization of Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks - Application to Air Pollution Monitoring.
- Supervisors: Dr Walid Bechkit & Prof Hervé Rivano.
- Previously graduated from: École nationale Supérieure d'Informatique, Algiers, in July 2022.
- Degrees: IT Engineer & Master 2 in Academic Research (Ingénieur d'État en informatique et M2 en recherche académique).
Interests
Resume
A quick overview of my technical projects, achievements, and certifications.
Projects
FAT32 File System Manager
View on GitHubJune – July 2020
A FAT32 file system manager for Linux Ubuntu, implemented in C.
VPN/MPLS Setup on Cisco (GNS3)
View on GitHubFeb – Mar 2021
Installation and configuration of secure networks using Cisco equipment and GNS3 simulation.
Custom Linux Distribution: HIKARI
Mar – June 2021
Development of a lightweight Debian-based Linux distribution tailored for educational purposes.
Covid-19 Tracking System – iSOLVIT/iCure
View on GitHubApr – July 2020
A mobile app designed for healthcare workers to track, collect and report Covid-19 related data.
Memory Management Simulator (MMSim)
View on GitHubFeb – June 2019
A web app simulating some techniques of central memory management by a multitask operating system (Monoprogramming, Multiprogramming: fixed and variable memory partition, Virtual memory: pagination and address translation).
Achievements & Honors
Graduation with honors
Final year project defense – Mention "Très Bien" (2022)
Top ranks at ESI Algiers
4/252 (1st year), 3/223 (2nd year), 2/256 (3rd year), and 1st of class (4th year)
2nd Place – Tech4Good Hackathon
Huawei Seeds for the Future, 2021
FSPI LISEN 2020-02 Scholarship Laureate
Granted by the French Embassy in Algeria, 2021
Top 9% – Google Kick Start
Kick Start 2020, Round E
Top 10% – Google Hash Code
Hash Code 2020
Certificates
Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning
Oct 2021 – Present
University of Alberta (Coursera)
View certificate
Huawei Seeds for the Future
Sept 2021 – Present
Training on IoT, 5G, Cloud Computing, and AI. Participated in Tech4Good Hackathon.
CCNA2: CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
August 2021 – Present
Cicso
View certificate
CNSS Network Security Specialist
July 2020 – Present
DefensityOne
International CyberSecurity Institute
ID Certificate: 20803179
Publications
Journal Papers
Cooperative Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Pollution Plume Monitoring using a Drone Fleet
Authors: M. S. Assenine, W. Bechkit, I. Mokhtari, H. Rivano, and K. Benatchba
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, October 2023
Conference Papers
Informative and Communication-Efficient Multi-Agent Path Planning for Pollution Plume Monitoring
Authors: M. S. Assenine, W. Bechkit, and H. Rivano
WoWMoM 2024 – 25th IEEE International Symposium, June 2024, Perth, Australia
Maximiser l’Informativité et la Connectivité pour une Planification Optimale des Trajectoires Multi-Agents: Application à la Surveillance des Panaches de Pollution
Authors: M. S. Assenine, W. Bechkit, and H. Rivano
AlgoTel 2025 – 27èmes Rencontres Francophones sur les Aspects Algorithmiques des Télécommunications, June 2025, Saint Valery-sur-Somme, France
HAL Id: hal-04995802
Other
Navigating the Smog: A Cooperative Multi-Agent RL for Accurate Air Pollution Mapping through Data Assimilation
Authors: I. Mokhtari, W. Bechkit, M. S. Assenine, and H. Rivano
arXiv preprint, July 2024
Teaching
2023–2024
Informatique et Société Numérique 1 (ISN1)
Topic: IT and digital society
Coordinator: Dr Odyssée Merveille
Hours: 32 hours
Level: 1st-year preparatory classes, FIMI department, INSA Lyon
Informatique et Société Numérique 2 (ISN2)
Topic: IT and digital society
Coordinator: Prof Mathieu Cunche
Hours: 25 hours
Level: 1st-year preparatory classes, FIMI department, INSA Lyon
Parcours Pluridisciplinaires d’Initiation à l'Ingénierie (P2i-2)
Topic: Wireless Networks for Sensor Data Collection
Coordinator: Dr Walid Bechkit
Hours: 16 hours
Level: 2nd-year preparatory classes, FIMI department, INSA Lyon
2024–2025
Performance des Réseaux (PRF)
Topic: Network performance
Coordinator: Dr Walid Bechkit
Hours: 26 hours
Level: 4th-year classes, TC department, INSA Lyon
Parcours Pluridisciplinaires d’Initiation à l'Ingénierie (P2i-2)
Topic: Wireless Networks for Sensor Data Collection
Coordinator: Dr Walid Bechkit
Hours: 16 hours
Level: 2nd-year preparatory classes, FIMI department, INSA Lyon
Contact
Location
Antenne Inria la Doua - Bâtiment CEI 2
56 Boulevard Niels Bohr
69621 Villeurbanne, France
mohamed-sami.assenine@insa-lyon.fr
mohamed-sami.assenine@inria.fr
Call
+33 (0) 7 45 60 10 66