Nicolas Ray - CV
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Lecturer (CE) at ISE Head of Environment & Geoprocessing Unit at UNEP/GRID-Geneva enviroSPACE Lab., University of Geneva, Battelle D, 7 route de Drize, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland Phone: +41(22)379.07.84 Fax: +41(22)379.07.89 Email: nicolas.ray@unige.ch I LinkedIn profile Current projects: EOPOWER; IASON; ARPEGEO; EcoArm2ERA; Past projects: enviroGRIDS; MUSIC |
EDUCATION
09: PRINCE2 (Project in Controlled Environment) accredited project manager, Profeo Ltd, CH
99–03: PhD thesis in Biology, University of Geneva, CH
99–01: Certificate of specialization in Computer Sciences, University of Geneva, CH
97–99: Master Degree in Environmental Sciences (DESSNE), University of Geneva & University of Lausanne, CH
93-97: Undergraduate degree (B.Sc) in Biology, University of Lausanne, CH
96-97: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. Credit for Junior Year
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2013 : Head of Environment Modelling & Geoprocessing Unit at GRID-Geneva
Since 2011 : Lecturer (CE) at the Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva
Since 2010 : Associate editor of Environmental Science and Policy
2009-2013 : Scientific collaborator enviroSPACE lab, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva. Scientific collaborator. EU/FP7 enviroGRIDS project manager
2009-2013: EU/FP7 enviroGRIDS project manager at UNEP/DEWA/GRID-Geneva
2007-2009: Team leader at CMPG lab, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
2005-2007: Postdoctoral research fellow at CMPG lab, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern
2005 (Jan- May): Postdoctoral research fellow at AHRB Centre for the Evolutionary Analysis of Cultural Behaviour, University of Southampton, UK
2003-2004: Postdoctoral research fellow at Environmental Science Group, University of Melbourne, Australia
1999-2003: Doctoral student/assistant at Université de Genève / Anthropology and Ecology Dpt / Genetics and Biometry Lab (collaboration with UNEP/GRID-Geneva), and University of Bern / Institute of Ecology and Evolution / CMPG lab
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Spatial Ecology, population genetics, environmental modelling and geoprocessing, science/policy interface, distributed computing, Spatial Data Infrastructures
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
FP7 EOPOWER (Coordinator): Earth Observation for Economic Empowerment [2013-2015]
FP7 IASON: Fostering sustainability and uptake of research results through Networking activities in Black Sea and Mediterranean areas [2013-2015]
FP7 EcoArm2ERA: EU Cooperation Capacity Building of Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: Towards Armenia’s integration into the ERA [2011-2014]
CRUS/SCIEX enviroPAD (Coordinator): Efficient Development and Execution of Environmental Applications on Parallel and Distributed Infrastructures [2013-2015]
SNSF/SCOPES ARPEGEO (Coordinator): Deploying ARmenian distributed Processing capacities for Environmental GEOspatial data [2011-2013]
PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS
FP7 enviroGRIDS: Building Capacity for a Black Sea Catchment Observation and Assessment System supporting Sustainable Development [2009-2013]
SWITCH MUSIC: MUlti-disciplinary diStrIbuted Computing [2011-2012]