ORCID number: 0000-0002-9185-8189
Citations: 837, H-index:14; i10-index: 15
Skills
Experimental design and research methodology
Animal welfare assessment
Behavioural data collection and analysis
Scientific collaboration in international settings
Knowledge of housing conditions for farm animals
Understanding of transport and slaughter practices
Familiarity with EU and Swiss animal welfare regulations
Scientific writing and communication
Teaching and supervision (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Research scientist and lecturer at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) (2019 – present)
Research fellow at the Institute of Animal Science of Prague (Czech Republic) (2014 – 2019)
PhD student at the Prairie Swine Center Inc (Canada) (2009 – 2013)
MSc student at National Institute for Agronomic Research (France) (2006)
2009-present: research projects: social bonds in farm animals, oxytocin as an indicator of welfare in cows and pigs, use of accelerometers to identify social behaviour, impact of farrowing environment on pig welfare, emotional contagion in pigs, welfare of pigs during transport.
2022-2026: Involvement in COST action LIFT on positive animal welfare: management committee and leadership and active participation in working groups
2023-present: founding member of ManyPigs group, a global community for pig behaviour and welfare researchers: development and organisation of the group
2023-present: management member of Animal welfare slack group
2024-2026: Acquisition of research funding (total of 320 000 CHF)
23 peer reviewed articles
3 books chapters
38 conference materials (abstracts, short communication, posters and oral presentations)
1 children’s book (on positive animal welfare)
2 theses
1 utility model
1 technical manual
Animal experimentation certification (2019-present). LTK M1 and M20 (Ruminants, rabbits and pigs)
PhD in animal sciences (2009-2013). Laval University (Canada)
MSc in animal sciences (2004-2006). National Agronomic Institute of Paris-Grignon (France)
BSc in animal biology (2001-2004). University of Rennes (France)
Teaching in animal behaviour and welfare (2019-present)
MSc level: 1 course 3 ECTS (60h) per year
BSc level: 2 courses and 3 ECTS (20h) per year
Creation of an open access audio-visual archive for animal science: creation of scripts, voiceover, video editing and postproduction
Mentoring: 8 BSc students, 5 MSc students (2018-present)
Acquisition of research funding for teaching related project (2024-2026): total of 60 000 CHF
Editorial roles
2023: Guest editor for Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Expert reviewer role for the journals Frontiers in Animal Science, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Scientific Reports, and Animal Behaviour.
Productivity, writing and presentation: MS-Office, google workspace
Behavioural analysis: BORIS
Heart rate analysis: POLAR
Statistics: R
Video editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, Wondershare filmora
Communication: MS Teams, Zoom, Webex, Slack
AI tools: ChatGPT, Claude, ElevenLabs
French (native)
English (full proficiency)
Spanish (intermediate)
German (beginner)
Slovak (beginner)