Main Focus

Overall, my research aims at improving our understanding of the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the Earth System by using data-driven yet process-based thinking applied to satellite Earth Observation (remote sensing) data.

  • Land-atmosphere interactions
  • Remote sensing of vegetation
  • Spatio-temporal statistical analysis
  • Land cover / land use / land management
  • Scale and spatial heterogeneity

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2011 - PhD in Agronomical Sciences and Biological Engineering. PhD title: "Crop specific green area index retrieval from multi-scale remote sensing for agricultural monitoring." Faculty of bioscience engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
2005 - MSc in Bioengineering with specialization in Forestry. Thesis title: "Caractérisation spatiale et temporelle d’une partie du Parc National des Virunga par télédétection aéroportée (1959) et satellitaire (2004) pour évaluer le rôle de tampon de sa zone limitrophe". Faculty of bioscience engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2021 – onwards     Project Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany.

2015 – 2021     Scientific project officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

2014 – 2015     Scientific consultant for PIKSEL, detached at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

2011 – 2014    Postdoctoral grantholder, European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

2006 – 2011    Researcher at the Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2020 - JRC excellence award - Category Excellence in Science award. Shared team award with A. Cescatti, R. Alkama, G. Ceccherini, and G. Forzieri, obtained for work on: "Land-based mitigation and adaptation to climate change"

2019 - JRC excellence award - Category young scientist. Award obtained for the work on:
    "Mapping the biophysical effects of vegetation cover change on local climate".

2016 - JRC award for scientific excellence. Shared team award with A. Cescatti and R. Alkama.

2006 - Aspirant FNRS, competitive PhD scholarship from the FSR-FNRS in Belgium, Faculty of bioscience engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

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