Experience
| Year symbol | Date | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–present |
Researcher (formerly Junior Group Leader) Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences Innsbruck, Austria |
Remote sensing, geostatistics, and machine learning for geoscience. | |
| 2021–2023 |
Assistant Professor in Geo-Environmental Data Science Utrecht University |
Used machine-learning frameworks to enhance geoscience. | |
| February–fall 2021 |
Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University |
Bridged machine learning and geostatistical simulation in Jef Caers’ Center for Earth Resources Forecasting team. | |
| March–July 2020 |
Postdoctoral Researcher Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne |
Studied forest regrowth in Vietnam through remote-sensing analysis from 1984 onwards in Christian Kull’s team. | |
| June–August 2016 |
Intern CERN OpenLab |
Contributed to the GeantV software project for large-scale stochastic simulation of fundamental particles, supervised by Andrei Gheata and Maria Girone. | |
| June–December 2015 |
Assistant Researcher Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne |
Developed a method to complete gaps automatically in point-cloud datasets, supervised by Grégoire Mariéthoz. | |
| March–December 2014 |
Intern / Research Assistant cpvrLab, Bern University of Applied Sciences |
Developed image-processing and photogrammetric methods for an automatic camera that scans manholes in 3D, supervised by Marcus Hudritsch. |
Education
| Year symbol | Date | Degree | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2020 |
PhD Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne |
Thesis: Multiple-point geostatistical approaches to spectrally enhance satellite imagery. Supervisor: Grégoire Mariéthoz. Defended 8 January 2020. | |
| 2011–2014 |
Engineering degree École des Mines d’Alès |
General engineering and computer science, with an innovation option. | |
| 2008–2011 |
Preparatory class, MPSI/MP* Lycée Albert Schweitzer, Mulhouse |
Advanced mathematics, physics, and algorithms. |
Prizes and Awards
2022 · Google
Google Developer Expert in Earth Engine
2022 · NVIDIA
Academic Hardware Grant Program — A100
2021 · Swiss National Science Foundation
Early Postdoc.Mobility
2019 · International Association for Mathematical Geosciences
Student travel grant
2015 · Intel
Grand Prize, Modern Code Developer Challenge
Skills
Programming
- Google Earth Engine
- Google Developer Expert
- C / C++ / OpenMP
- Advanced
- MATLAB
- Advanced
- Python
- Advanced
- TensorFlow
- Advanced
- CUDA / OpenGL / OpenCL
- Advanced
- Shell / Bash
- Advanced
- Emscripten
- Advanced
- JavaScript / HTML / CSS
- Advanced
- Markdown
- Advanced
- LaTeX
- Intermediate
- R
- Intermediate
- Maple
- Intermediate
- Java
- Intermediate
- SQL
- Intermediate
- OWL / SPARQL
- Intermediate
Interfacing
- MATLAB ⇄ Python
- Python ⇄ C/C++
- MATLAB ⇄ C/C++
Software
- Sublime Text
- Git
- Illustrator
- Microsoft Office
- Cinema 4D
- QGIS
Languages
- French
- Native
- English
- Professional
- German
- Basic