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| Name | Raphaël Benerradi |
| Label | PhD Student |
| raphael.benerradi@inria.fr | |
| Url | https://raphbnrd.github.io/ |
| Summary | Currently a PhD student in Computer Science and Statistics applied to Ecology, with a background in Applied Mathematics and Ecology (engineering schools and master's degrees). |
Work
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2024.10 - 2027.09 Montpellier, France
PhD in Computer Science applied in Ecology
Inria, LIRMM, Université de Montpellier
Trend estimation of plant species occupancy with statistical learning on opportunistic, massive and heterogeneous data. More details in the project page
- Statistics, Deep learning, Plant ecology
- Using Citizen Science data from Pl@ntNet
- Species Distribution Models
- Trends and Drivers
- Supervision: Alexis Joly, Maximilien Servajean, and Christophe Botella
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2024.10 - 2027.09 Montpellier, France
Teaching Fellow in Maths and Computer Science
Polytech Montpellier, Université de Montpellier
Responsible for lectures and tutorial sessions (64h/year). See the teaching page for more details.
- Probabilities, Modeling, and Statistics (3rd-year undergraduate)
- Algorithms (1st-year undergraduate)
- Introduction to Computer Science (1st-year undergraduate)
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2024.04 - 2024.09 Montpellier, France
Research in Statistical Ecology (6-month internship)
ISEM, Université de Montpellier
Master's thesis on the sensitivity of fish stocks to climate forcing and human exploitation. More details in the project page
- Time series analysis
- Causality assessment (Empirical Dynamical Modelling)
- Climate change, Fisheries and Marine ecology
- Publication in a Journal
- Supervision: Vasilis Dakos and Alejandro Viloria Cano
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2023.02 - 2023.07 Freiburg, Germany
Research in Community Ecology (6-month internship)
ConFoBi, Universität Freiburg
Master's thesis on the impact of forest roads on bird communities. More details in the project page
- Field work
- Statistical methods in community ecology
- Publication in Ecology and Evolution
- Supervision: Mariela Yapu Alcazar and Michael Wohlwend
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2022.05 - 2022.07 Chambéry, France
Research in Movement Ecology (2-month internship)
LECA, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc
Estimation of energy expenditure of alpine wild ungulates.
- Biomechanical models (force-velocity-time models)
- Signal processing on location and accelerometry data
- Supervision: Anne Loison and Baptiste Morel
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2021.03 - 2021.08 Lyon, France
Project Assistant Engineer (6-month internship)
EPCO Energies
Internship at a building thermal and fluids engineering consultancy.
- Technical reports and summary notes
- Construction site monitoring
- Life cycle analysis
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2020.08 - 2021.01 Lyon, France
Research in Biomechanics (6-month internship)
LBMC, Université Gustave Eiffel
Mechanical characterization of hyper-elastic human tissues.
- Medical image analysis (Python)
- Protocol and experimentation
- Presentation to the MécaBio research group
- Supervision: Mélanie Ottenio and Karine Bruyère-Garnier
Volunteer
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2022.09 - now France
Fresque de la Biodiversité (Biodiversity Collage) Facilitator
Interactive workshop to raise awareness about biodiversity and its threats
- 5+ workshops facilitated with various audiences (students, general public)
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2022.02 - now France
Fresque du Climat (Climate Fresk) Facilitator
Interactive workshop to raise awareness about climate change and its impacts
- 10+ workshops facilitated with various audiences (students, professionals, general public)
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2023.05 - 2024.04 Paris-Saclay, France
& Bonn, GermanyObserver for Climate International Negotiations
Member of "Les Agros à la COP", a group of students attending UNFCCC negotiations
- Observer at COP28 (remotely) and SB58 (in Bonn)
- Focus on Global Stocktake, and Research and Systematic Observation
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2022.09 - 2023.08 France
Pour un Réveil Ecologique (Ecological Awakening)
A collective of students and recent graduates advocating for ecological transition
- Key contributor to the infographic summarizing the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Education
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2018.09 - 2024.07 Paris-Saclay, France
CentraleSupélec - Engineering Degree
Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics and Data Science: Statistics, Machine Learning, Optimization, Stochastic Calculus
- Research and Scientific communication
- Life Sciences: Biomechanics, Genomics, Biotechnology
- Erasmus at ETS Montréal (Canada): Environmental Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Building Engineering
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2023.09 - 2024.07 Paris-Saclay, France
Master's Degree in Mathematics Applied to Life Sciences
Paris-Saclay University, Ecole Polytechnique, ENS Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech
Ecology and Evolution Modeling
- Spatial statistics, Latent variable models, Stochastic processes
- Biology and ecology
- Project on Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINN) for inverse problems
- Master's thesis: Sensitivity of fish stocks to climate change (see project page)
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2022.09 - 2023.07 Paris-Saclay, France
Master's Degree in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
Paris-Saclay University, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne University
Evolutionary and functional ecology
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Biogeography, macroecology, global change and adaptation, statistics, modeling
- Master's thesis: Impact of forest roads on bird communities (see project page)
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2021.09 - 2023.07 Paris-Saclay, France
AgroParisTech - Engineering Degree
Environmental Engineering and Ecology
- Ecology: Biodiversity, Evolution, Conservation
- Statistics: Geostatistics, Bayesian Statistics
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2016.09 - 2018.07 Grenoble, France
Preparatory Class for "Grandes Écoles"
Lycée Champollion
Advanced Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Sciences
- Mathematics: Algebra, Analysis, Probability
- Physics: Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics, ...
- Other: Chemistry, Engineering Sciences, Computer Science