Kérian Fiter

I am currently a PhD student in computer engineering at Polytechnique Montréal.

My research is supervised by Prof. Bentley Oakes.

I have a strong interest in robotics & simulation, self-adaptive systems, 3D visualization, Human-Computer Interaction, and XR/Virtual Reality. I am particularly passionate about Digital Twins because they integrate all of these concepts to create autonomous and intelligent systems.

Check out my projects page to find out more about my school/personal projects.

Academic Background

I previously pursued a research Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc) in computer engineering focusing on systematic Digital Twin reporting and visualization at Polytechnique Montréal, from which I fast-tracked to a PhD. This Master’s was part of a double degree program with the École Centrale de Nantes, my French engineering school.

In France, I was enrolled in the engineering program (equivalent to a Master of Science in Engineering, see Grande École). In my first year, I received a multidisciplinary education covering a wide range of topics. In my second year, I focused on computer science for virtual reality.

First Year: Continuum Mechanics for Elasticity, Materials, Numerical Analysis, Algorithmics and Programming, Energy, Environment and Climate Challenges, Physics and Fluid Dynamics, Signals and Systems, Linear Control, Project Engineering, Life Cycle and Impact Analysis, Thermodynamics and Energy Systems, Instrumentation, Sensors and Automatic Control, Probability and Statistics, Information Systems, Computer-Aided Design and Modelling, Structural Dynamics

Second Year: C++ Programming, Advanced Concepts in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Fundamentals of Virtual Reality, Hands in VR: Simulation and Interaction in Virtual Reality, 3D Real-Time Computer Graphics, Collision Detection and Haptic Feedback, From Physical Geometry to 3D Virtual Models, Virtual Reality Applications: Conferences, 3D Interaction, Industrial Software Development, Computer Vision and Augmented Reality, Scientific Visualization

After my second year, I completed a 5-month internship at Naval Group Pacific in Adelaide, Australia. I was supervised by Prof. Cédric BUCHE. During this internship, I engineered multi-agent drone simulations in maritime environment for the LOTUSim combat Digital Twin. I extensively used ROS2 and the Gazebo robotics simulation tool in C++ and Python. I was part of the CNRS International Research Lab IRL CROSSING in an R&D team. In July 2023, I was an intern at the Orange Innovation lab in Lannion, France, where I implemented automated drift verification for anechoic chamber measurements, enhancing calibration accuracyfor 5G/6G antenna arrays.

To gain admission to the École Centrale de Nantes, I completed an intensive and highly selective program called Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (Preparatory Classes) at Lycée Chateaubriand in Rennes, France, where I studied mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. This program gives access to top engineering schools on the basis of a national competitive examination.

Mathematics: Algebra and Trigonometry, Calculus, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Numerical Methods, Real Analysis, Functional Analysis, Topology, Probability Theory, Statistical Methods, Optimization, Mathematical Modeling, Abstract Algebra, Geometric Analysis

Physics: Wave Phenomena, Electromagnetism, Optics, Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Principles of Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Systems

Chemistry: Thermodynamics of Chemical Transformations, Electrochemistry, Equilibrium and Kinetics

Computer Science: Programming Fundamentals, Algorithm Analysis, Graph Theory, Data Structures, Programming Languages, Dynamic Programming, Automata Theory, Logic and Deduction, Python, OCaml

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DTInsight: A Tool for Explicit, Interactive, and Continuous Digital Twin Reporting
DTInsight: A Tool for Explicit, Interactive, and Continuous Digital Twin Reporting Authors: Kérian Fiter, Louis Malassigné-Onfroy, Bentley Oakes Preprint: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.18431 Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/models-c68889.2025.00030 Live demo: https://oakeslabmtl.github.io/DTDF/ Presentation: DTInsight_Presentation_EDTconf_2025.pdf Poster: DTInsight_Poster.pdf Code: https://github.com/oakeslabmtl/DTInsight Abstract: With Digital Twin (DT) construction and evolution occurring over time, stakeholders require tools to understand the current characteristics and conceptual architecture of the system at any time. We introduce DTInsight, a systematic and automated tool and methodology for producing continuous reporting for DTs.
2025/08/05 · Publications
Montréal Bus Fleet Digital Twin (2025)
Montréal Bus Fleet Digital Twin (2025) Code: https://github.com/carlospambo/Society_de_Transport_Montreal_DT Made for the LOG6953FE - Digital Twin Engineering class of Dr. Bentley OAKES at Polytechnique Montréal by Kérian FITER, Carlos PAMBO and Vanny KATABARWA during the 2025 winter semester. Grade: A*
2025/04/01 · Projects
Montréal en Visualisations - Map Dataviz (2025)
Montréal en Visualisations - Map Dataviz (2025) Made for the INF8808 - Data Visualization class at Polytechnique Montréal by a team of 6 during the 2025 winter semester. Demo is available at https://inf8808-projet-2d4t.onrender.com/ (it takes about 30s to load at first). Grade: A*
2025/04/01 · Projects
Macro Enigma - Hybrid VR Game (2024)
Macro Enigma - Hybrid VR Game (2024) Code: https://github.com/KerianFiter/Macro-Enigma Macro Enigma is a narrative VR puzzle game developed on Unity with Meta XR as part of a project at Polytechnique Montréal. The player is plunged into complete darkness, then discovers a mysterious, timeless place where every object and clue has its importance. They must solve riddles as they explore the space, using their logic and powers of observation to progress.
2024/10/01 · Projects
VR Escape Game with Hand Tracking (2023)
VR Escape Game with Hand Tracking (2023) This is a puzzle game developed on Unity with Meta XR as part of a project at Centrale Nantes.
2023/12/01 · Projects
Selfilt - AR Startup (2023)
Selfilt - AR Startup (2023) Selfilt’s idea was to sell Augmented Reality (AR) mobile face filters that could be fully customizable and gifted as digital products for events such as birthdays or weddings. As such, I designed it primarily as a B2C product, prioritizing ease of use through a traditional buying environment (an online Shopify store), and straightforward use with single click link and QR code. My line of reasoning was that the advent of digital photography made it hard to contextualize memorable events, as our digital galleries become flooded with countless photos.
2023/01/01 · Projects
Book review - Principles by Ray Dalio
Book review - Principles by Ray Dalio Principles by Ray Dalio is a great book covering many topics from entrepreneurship, organizational strategy, problem-solving, and learning. Ray Dalio is a fortune 100 CEO, and he shares in his book what he calls are his principles — general concepts of thinking that can be reapplied to one’s own life and work. Thus, the book is very fragmented, but also very dense, and I would recommend you to read this book if you are somewhat interested in entrepreneurship.
2021/07/21 · Miscellaneous
Jazz Discovery - Music sharing app (2019)
Jazz Discovery - Music sharing app (2019) This is an unfinished mobile app whose goal was to be a social platform for sharing jazz tunes. You would have an infinite feed of music videos that you could play embedded in the app, with like and share features. Anyone could submit a jazz song by sending a YouTube url. The main “key feature” of the app was that the feed was totally random, as I wanted to be opposed to recommendation algorithms.
2019/01/01 · Projects
3D Modeling of a Kar 98k (2018)
3D Modeling of a Kar 98k (2018) This is a 3D model made with Blender and Substance Painter over the course of a few months. I made it with a friend. I really started learning 3D modeling with this side-project.
2018/08/18 · Projects
COLORED - 3D Color Switch game (2017)
COLORED - 3D Color Switch game (2017) COLORED is a simple arcade mobile game where you need to match colors to stay alive. It’s quite challenging and includes 5 levels of difficulty, an endless mode and customizables elements such as your character or the color palette. It is the first game I made and published on the Play Store when I was 14. I developed it from April 2017 to about September when it was released.
2017/01/01 · Projects