Curriculum

Research topics

Working in the Earthquake Team in Géoazur, the research I have conducted over the last years concerns three themes

(1) the nature and mechanisms of crustal deformations associated with active faults and other geological structures (e.g. volcanic edifice, karst) over short time-scale

(2) seismic imaging at the crustal scale, and more recently,

(3) the study of seismic and acoustic waves at the ocean floor for the study of seismicity, ocean-solid earth interactions, and anthropogenic noise.

Methods

My research work is based on a strong expertise in the field of seismological observation. Thus, my research themes implement different observation and analysis methods such as Passive Seismic Imaging (ambient noise cross- correlation),Temporal variations in seismic wave velocities and Distributed acoustic sensing of seismic wave field.

Research and professional experience

Associate Professor, Geoazur, Physicienne-Adjointe Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (since 2016)

Head of OCA Seismological Observatory (since 2017)

Postdoctoral fellow, Geoazur, Université Côte d'Azur (2014-2016)

Postdoctoral fellow, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (2012-2014)

PhD in Geophysics, ISTerre, University of Grenoble (2008-2012)

Visiting student researcher, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2008-2009)

Visiting student researcher, University of California San Diego, USA (2007-2008)

Mentoring

Doctoral supervision

Clara Vernet (ERC scolarship) - (2023-2026) - The 2025 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
Lucas Papotto (Cifre scolarship) - (2020-2023) - now best life at Lucas Papotto Guide de Monagne
Gauthier Guérin (Ministry scholarship) – (2019-2022) - 2022 GJI Best Paper AWARD - now Research Engineer at Geoazur
Daniel Mata (Grant from Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur) – (2019-2022) - now at Uptech Sensing,

Research supervision (Postdoc)

Frichnel Mamfoumbi Ozoumet (ERC ABYSS) (2025-2026)
_Repeaters identification and seismic velocity changes monitoring
Sylvain Michel (ERC ABYSS) (2025-2026)
_Exploration of quasi-static deformation from DAS data
Yuqing Xie (ERC ABYSS) (2025-2026) - now Resarcher at Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)
_Earthquake Source tracking from Backprojection analysis using DAS.
_Tsunami detection and forcast from underwater DAS data.
Alister Trabattoni (ANR-Monidas & ERC ABYSS) (2022–2025)– now IRD Researcher at Géoazur
_Improvements in DAS data processing: strain-rate to velocity conversion, sediment layer correction, and development of the Xdas tool suite.
Martijn van den Ende (ERC ABYSS) (2022–2025) – now CNRS Researcher at Géoazur
_Development of machine learning algorithms for detection and analysis of microseismic events.
_Enhancement of DAS post-processing dynamic range and identification of low signal-to-noise ratio signals using machine learning.
Itzhak Lior (ANR Seafood) (2019–2021)– Co-supervised with Anthony Sladen – now Researcher at Hebrew University
_Use of fiber optics for earthquake early warning.
_Assessment of DAS technology for seismology.
Hans Agurto (2019) - now Researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
_Study of seismic velocity changes following the M7.8 Pedernales earthquake, Ecuador.

Research Project Engineer supervision

Marie Baillet (ERC ABYSS) (2022-2026) DAS Data Engineer - now permanent engineer at Geoazur
_ Development of tools for DAS data management (continuous data retrieval from Chile) and automated seismic catalog production.

Julian Pelaez (MARMOR project) (2022-2024) – DAS Data Engineer - now research fellow at Univ. Bergen
_Preparation of project data management and quantification of temperature change effects on DAS data.

International Supervision

Maria Constanza Florez (University of Chile, supervised by Sergio Ruiz) (2025–2028) – PhD Student – Completed a 6-month stay at Géoazur.
_Seismic swarms detected by fiber optics.
Claudio Strumia (University of Naples, supervised by Gaetano Festa) (2022–2026)– PhD Student – 3 one-month stays per year at Géoazur.Source modeling for source _parameter inversion with DAS; then the analysis for rapid magnitude estimates in offshore environments, and finally the testing for EEW to implement on ABYSS network.

Education

PhD in Geophysics, ISTerre, University of Grenoble (2008-2012)

Temporal Monitoring of the Central American Subduction Zone and Imaging of the Mexico Valley,

Supervisor: Michel Campillo

Master Earth Sciences, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis (2007)

Licence Sciences de la Terre, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis (2005)

Awards and Distinctions

Annual bonus awarding research and teaching quality (PEDR) granted by ministerial decision and an evaluation of a national commission composed of professor and researchers representatives. Since 2020.
One-year post-doctoral fellowship for the year 2016 from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Nominated for the University of Grenoble's 2013 Thesis Prize.
Explora Doc' Rhone Alpes Regional Scholarship for mobility abroad 2009.
Outstanding Student Paper Award in the Geodesy section of the 2007 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, USA.
Master scholarship awarded by the French Ministry of Higher Education on the basis of good academic performance.

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