Special Stream "Mapping biophysical variables in relation to vegetation activity: A focus on agricultural landscapes with spatial heterogeneities"
√ ACTIVITÉ DE RECHERCHE:
Research thematic: Managing water resources within Mediterranean agrosystems by addressing structures, functioning and evolution trajectories, for both biophysical and socio-economical components, with a focus on agricultural land use planning for making trade-offs between ecosystem services.
Activities: Observing and modeling water transfers within the soil - plant - atmosphere continuum for complex structures such as discontinuous canopies, hilly topographies, and heterogeneous landscapes. Integrating individual process models within multi-process modeling platforms for integrated analysis. Focus on in-situ / remote sensing observations along with parsimonious modelling for spatialisation purposes.
Proposal evaluation for H2020, FP7-EUFAR, FP7-EXPEER, CONICYT Chile, French Space Agency (CNES).
Scientific committee membership for satellite missions devoted to the monitoring of land surface temperature: CNES MISTIGRI, CNES/NASA THIRSTY, CNES/ISRO TRISHNA.
√ ACTIVITÉ PÉDAGOGIQUE:
2007 - 2017: seminars for MSc students in remote sensing for agricultural applications, INAT Tunis.
√ PARCOURS:
Education
Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
2004 - 2005: Accreditation for Research Direction
Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
1997 - 1999: PhD in Remote Sensing
Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
1993 - 1996: MSc in Environmental Sciences
Université de Caen Basse-Normandie: Caen, Basse-Normandie, France
1989 - 1993: BSc in Fundamental Physics
Employment
IRD / UMR LISAH: Montpellier, Occitanie, France
2018 - present : Research Director
IRD / Tunisia Head office: Tunis, Tunis governorate, Tunisia
2016 - 2017: Research Director
IRD / Tunisia Head office: Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia
2012 - 2015: Research scientist
IRD / UMR LISAH: Montpellier, Occitanie, France
2007 - 2011: Research Scientist
Purpan Engineering School: Toulouse, France
2003 - 2006: Researcher Lecturer, LTGT
USDA-ARS Northeast Area: Beltsville, MD, United States
2001 - 2002: Post-doctoral Researcher, HRSL
INRA Département Environnement et Agronomie: Avignon, France
2000: Post-doctoral Researcher, CSE Unit
INRA Département Environnement et Agronomie: Avignon, France