CV
Link to one-page CV (pdf)
Domains of interest
Data science, computational imaging, deep learning & dynamical systems, satellite imagery, ocean monitoring and surveillance, space oceanography, marine ecology
Education
- Engineer degree in Space and Aeronautics, ISAE (SUPAERO), Toulouse, FR 1997
- M.S. in Applied Math., ISAE, 1997
- Ph.D in Computer Vision, University of Rennes/INRIA Rennes, 2001
- HDR (“Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches”), University of Brest, 2012
Professional background
- Since 2008: Professor, IMT Atlantique; UMR Lab-STICC/TOMS, Brest (France)
- 2016: Visiting professor, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Mallorca (Spain)
- 2010-2011: Visiting scientist, IRD/IMARPE (Peruvian Sea Research Institute), Lima (Peru)
- 2002-2008: Research scientist, Ifremer, department of Fisheries Science and technology, Brest (France)
- 2001-2002: INRIA Postdoctoral grant, Computer Science Dept, Brown University (USA)
PI of national and international research programs
- AI Chair OceaniX 2020-2024, ANR (AI & Ocean dynamics)
- MELODY 2019-2023, ANR, 7 partners (AI & Ocean dynamics)
- IA-OAC 2018-2021, LEFE/MANU, 8 partners (AI for Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Science)
- SESAME 2017-2020, ANR ASTRID, 4 partners (Maritime traffic surveillance and big data)
- TIAMSEA, 2015-2017, Teralab, 4 partners (ocean remote sensing big data)
- SEACS 2015-2019, Labex Cominlabs-Lebesgue-Mer, 5 partners (stochastic models for ocean dynamics)
- MOBI3D, 2014-2016, “pôle Image & Réseaux”, 5 partners (Object recognition on mobile apps)
- EMOCEAN, 2013-2017, ANR/NSFC, 5 partners (Data-driven strategies for ocean remote sensing)
- FI2O, 2009-2012, CREATE Région Bretagne, 5 partners (Data-driven strategies for ocean dynamics)
- OTOCAL, 2005-2008, ANR JC, 5 partners (Otolith biomineralization)
- AFISA, 2007-2008, EU STREP, 7 partners (Otolith imaging and fish aging)
- Academic collaborations: Ifremer, IRD, IMARPE, IMEDEA, URI, Univ. Dalhousie, OUC, UW…
- Industrial collaborations: ACRI-ST, Bookbeo, CLS, E-odyn, iXBlue, OceanDataLab, OceanNext
Coordination and evaluation activities
- Co-PI of Research Theme “Long-Term Observing Systems” of EUR ISblue (Interdisciplinary graduate school for the Blue Planet, link)
- Member of the CSFOF (scientific committee for the French Ocean Research “Flotte”) (2018-)
- Member of the Scientific Committee of LEFE/MANU (national program for Applied Math. And Numerical Methods in Ocean-Atmosphere Science) (2018-)
- Member of the “research council” of Télécom Bretagne (2009-2011)
- Member of the “Laboratory council” of UMR LabSTICC (2010-2015),
- Member of the scientific committee CGRA1 (in charge of the evaluation of engineering-science-related researcher and programmes) of the IRD (French Research Institute for the Development) (2012-2016)
- Member of the scientific committee of Ifremer project PopStar (2016-2018)