The team
Human and complementary, our team listens to your issues, guiding you with kindness at each stage of your journey.
Angela Tavares
Artistic Director
Angela has always had a passion for art, graphic design and marketing. It was therefore quite natural for her to turn to graphic design, a profession that she has been practicing with passion for 11 years. Creative, attentive and caring, she creates original, subtle and thoughtful creations. At Emoticonnect, she is in charge of the visual identity and user experience, ensuring that each interface is intuitive, aesthetic and perfectly aligned with the vision of the project.
Sonia Ben Khemis
Financial Director
Passionate about finance since childhood, Sonia founded Sonaly in 2016, a business management consulting firm that provides outsourced administrative and financial directors, helping companies achieve their financial and social objectives, and has since joined Emoticonnect as an investor and partner, embodying excellence and innovation in the field of business management and financial strategy.
Nicolas Rochelemagne
CTO
With over 20 years of experience in online advertising, Nicolas has specialized in cognitive sciences and profiling, developing in-depth expertise in behavior analysis and understanding digital interactions. Curious and passionate about innovation, he enjoys exploring new approaches to optimize the user experience and refine communication strategies. As CTO of Emoticonnect, he puts his know-how at the service of the technological development of the project.
Marie Argence
CEO
A digital entrepreneur since her teenage years, she founded her first company at the age of 16,
animating communities of musical artists such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. In 2012, she created MaComAgency,
a marketing and communications agency, before launching the technological innovation "Emoticonnect" in 2023 in partnership with the CNRS, now supporting big names such as TF1 and Paris La Défense Arena.
Samuel Charton
Fullstack Developer
Passionate about computer science since high school, he earned a STI2D diploma and a BUT in Computer Science from the IUT of Vélizy. He is now continuing his studies at Efrei Paris while furthering his knowledge in Mojolicious and Perl. He contributes to the development of our emotional analysis software.
Gregory Audibert
AI Specialist
An AI specialist, he works with the CNRS teams who support us on a daily basis in R&D.
In 2015, Gregoire founded his own start-up Winter Mushroom specializing in smart displays via specific deep learning algorithms. A natural collaboration was then born with Emoticonnect.
Amélie Leclerc
Artistic Director
"Amélie is truly passionate, driven by curiosity and a constant desire to discover new perspectives. Her contagious enthusiasm and creative spirit allow her to approach each project with freshness and dynamism. She thrives on the excitement that comes with a new challenge, immersing herself in the uniqueness of each situation and putting her heart into the tasks entrusted to her. She works closely with Angela on the visual identity and user experience of Emoticonnect.
