PLAT-10414: Upgraded dependencies

[symphony-elias]

Ticket

PLAT-10414

Description

Upgraded dependencies and node version to latest LTS version. Set up CircleCI.

Checklist

• [x] Referenced a ticket in the PR title and in the corresponding section
• [x] Filled properly the description and dependencies, if any
• [x] Unit tests updated or added
• [N/A] Public functions properly commented

[thibauult]

@symphony-elias Could we take the opportunity to fix some of the opened issues? If possible and not too long obviously

[symphony-elias]

@symphony-elias Could we take the opportunity to fix some of the opened issues? If possible and not too long obviously

Closed several issues. Will try to fix #59 if possible.