PhD Student — Multi-scale mapping of changes in tropical reefs
C.V.
Education, experience, conferences, teaching, outreach and awards.
Education
Master in Mathematical Engineering — Applied Statistics
Exchange Program — Machine Learning and Data Mining
Master in General Engineering — Double-degree student following the TIME project
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics
Work Experience and Projects
DeepLearn Summer School
Participation in the Indian Ocean Expedition
Collected bathymetry and images using autonomous boards and aerial drones at Aldabra, Saya de Malha, and Saint-Brandon. Link
Civic Service Volunteer
Developed neural networks using PyTorch for underwater image recognition and managed data collection workflows and storage on dedicated Datarmor servers.
R&D Intern in Bio-engineering and Applied Mathematics
Analyzed and developed models for cancer treatment and metastatic processes.
Conferences
ICCV
Oral presentation at the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision, Joint Workshop on Marine Vision. Link
BES
Oral presentation at the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting. Link
ECCB
Oral presentation at the European Congress of Conservation Biology. Link
GEOHAB
Oral presentation at the Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping conference. Link
Teaching Experience
Université de La Réunion
14 hours of practical sessions.
IH.SM
Workshop on underwater and aerial image processing, AI-based mapping, and photogrammetry. Link
Supervision
Supervision of 2 interns and 2 civic service volunteers.
Honors and Awards
Prix Science Ouverte des Données de la Recherche (Team Award)
Issued by the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Espace for “Seatizen - Données d’imagerie des écosystèmes coralliens”. Link
EuroMarine Young Scientist Fellowship Programme 2023
EuroMarine - European Marine Research Network.
GeoHab’s Ron McDowell Student Award 2023
Issued by GEOHAB. Link
Skills
Languages
Italian (native), French (C2, DALF C2), English (C1), Spanish (B2).
Certifications
Drone Pilot Certificate (DGAC), Diver Level 2 & RIFAP & RIFAA (FFESSM), Professional diving certificate up to 30m depth (CAH1B), Coastal Powerboat License, Lifeguard Certificate (FIN).
IT Skills
macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, LaTeX, Office Pack, Matlab, C/C++, Prolog, R, Python, MySQL (basic), QGIS, SolidWorks (basic).