Guillaume Rozier (born in April 1996)[1] is a French engineer, data aggregator, consultant in data science, qualified on January 5, 2021 by the daily Les Echos as a "Most mediated Data Scientist of the moment". He is at the origin of website CovidTracker who regroup data about Covid-19 in France. Also, this website hosts VaccinTracker and ViteMaDose who regroup available appointments for the vaccination against Covid-19.
Guillaume Rozier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guillaume, Aymeric, Gabriel Rozier April 28, 1996 |
| Citizenship | French |
| Education | IMT-BS and Telecom Nancy. |
| Occupation(s) | Creator of CovidTracker and VaccinTracker projects |
| Website | Covidtracker |
Biography edit
Family and childhood edit
Guillaume Rozier was born in April 1996 from a father who is computer scientist, and from a mother who is professor of physics.[2]
When he was a teenager, he says he was interested about physics, meteorology and mathematics.[citation needed]
Education edit
Although earlier interested about IT, Guillaume Rozier didn't think he was a "geek" because he didn't know how to program when he got his scientific baccalaureate. After prep school in Champollion high-school at Grenoble, he joined Télécom Nancy in 2016. Also in 2018 he got a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Telecom Business School.[3] During his studies, he studied big-data applied in the medical sector.[4]
Career edit
Guillaume Rozier works henceforth for a French IT consulting group, a subsidiary of the American company Accenture.[5]
CovidTracker and ViteMaDose edit
Guillaume Rozier is famous for having created CovidTracker, a website aggregating data about Covid-19 in France, and also because he has created ViteMaDose ("QuickMyDose" in English) which allows people to find an appointment to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Indeed, ViteMaDose regroups the different appointment availability in the region.[6]
Recognition edit
On May 21, 2021, Guillaume Rozier was nominated exceptionally to the rank of Knight in the French National Order of Merit.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Guillaume Rozier, traqueur né". LEFIGARO (in French). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Grand Est. Guillaume Rozier, les très bonnes analyses nancéiennes de CovidTracker". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Guillaume Rozier : le CV du jeune ingénieur qui ringardise le ministère de la Santé". LExpress.fr (in French). 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Guillaume Rozier, prodige des data sur la piste du Covid-19". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Covid-19 : Guillaume Rozier, le fondateur de Vitemadose, reçoit l'ordre national du Mérite". SudOuest.fr (in French). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Rencontre avec Guillaume Rozier, le traqueur de données sur le Covid-19". LCI (in French). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Official Journal of the French Republic". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-17.