RESEARCH
TEACHING
Bachelor Degree
- GIS and Spatial Analysis
- Statistics and Dataviz
- Epistemology and Urban Politics
Master Degree
- GIS and Marine Spatial Planning
- Webmapping
Experience
Since 2023
Institut Universitaire de France
Member
Research Chair: Innovation
Themes:
Non-Aristotelian Mapping
Oceanian Societies and Cultures
Mental Representations and Practices of Space and Time
Since 2018
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Associate Professor in GIScience
Department: Geography
Laboratory: Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection et Géomatique (LETG)
Research Interests: Spatial Cognition, Spatiotemporal Data Modeling, Fuzzy GIS, Indigenous Ontologies, and Non-classical Logics.
Courses: GIS, Webmapping, and Statistics.
2017-2018
Airbus Defence and Space
Geomatics Engineer
Head of the "Finalization" sector in the military project GEOMAPS.
Role: Supervising the final stages related to the design and the packaging of geographic products used in a military-based context.
Key Skills: Long-range Planning, Configuration Management, Geographic Metadata/Data Processing/Data Quality.
2012 - 2016
Université Laval
Teaching Assistant in Geomatics
Courses: "GIS Fundamentals" (Bachelor) & "GIS and Spatial Analysis" (Bachelor, Master, and Engineer)
2014
Université LavalSessional Lecturer in Geomatics
Course: "GIS and Spatial Analysis"
2011-2012
EraGIS
Geomatics Consultant
Services: GIS administration, Spatial database development and management, Map production, and Webmapping.
Clients: Urban Planning Direction of French Polynesia, Environment Direction of French Polynesia, CAPSE (Design Office), and the City of Punaauia.
2005-2006
Direction of Secondary Education of French Polynesia
Computer Scientist
Database management and tool development.
Education
2024
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Research Habilitation in Anthropology and Geography
(Dis)Embodied Approaches to Space-Time in Oceania – Towards a Decolonization of Anthropogeographical Knowledge and Methods in the Oceanian Region
2016
Université Laval
Ph. D. in Geomatics
My doctoral research focused on the cognitive improvement of navigation and wayfinding platforms.
Thesis:
The Algorithmic Spatiality - Benefits, Limits, and Reductions of Algorithmic Personalization in Navigation and Wayfinding Assistance
2011
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse & Université Toulouse Jean-Jaurès
Master in Geomatics
Project:
Designing a Webmapping Platform for Tracking International Students' Mobilities within the Campus of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
2010
Université Bordeaux Montaigne
Master in Geography
Research Dissertation:
Territorial Dynamics and Issues Related to the Introduction of
Marine Environmental Zoning in French Polynesia
2009
Université Bordeaux MontaigneBachelor in Applied Geography
Major: GIS, Remote sensing, and Spatial Planning.
Technical Skills
GIS and Spatial Analysis
100%
Python
90%
Webmapping
80%
Databases
85%
R (Statistics)
90%
Ontologies
80%
Remote Sensing
70%
Language
French
100%
English
90%
Spanish
50%