Joan Perez

ACADEMICS ========= Positions --------- October 2018 – Present **Postdoctoral Researcher** (INSHS Grant) *UMR 7300 ESPACE-CNRS, University of Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.* October 2018 - Present **Research Associate** *Regional Planning and Information Laboratory, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.* November 2016 – October 2018 **Postdoctoral Researcher** (JSPS Grant) *Regional Planning and Information Laboratory, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.* January 2016 - October 2018 **Research Associate** *UMR 7300 ESPACE-CNRS, University of Avignon, Avignon, France.* March 2016 – August 2016 **Postdoctoral Researcher** *UNESP/e-Geopolis Association, Câmpus de Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, Brazil.* February 2012 – December 2015 **Doctoral Student** (CIFRE Scholarship) UMR 7300 ESPACE-CNRS, University of Avignon, Avignon, France. February 2012 – March 2014 **Invited Doctoral Student** (CIFRE Scholarship and Suburbin ANR) *French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India.* February 2009 – April 2009 **Graduate Exchange Student** *Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.* Education --------- *2015* **PhD with honors in Geography** CIFRE: industrial research agreements between Renault and UMR 7300 ESPACE-CNRS. Thesis: Spatial Structures in India in the Age of Globalisation. A Data-driven Approach. 358 p. *University of Avignon, Avignon, France.* *2010* **Master with honors in Geography** (M.A. equivalent) Specialty: Spatial Structures and dynamics. Year 2 Dissertation: Modélisation analytique et systémique des systèmes de transport auto-organisés, 48 p. (Analytic and Systemic Modeling of Self-organized Transportation Systems) Year 1 Dissertation: Systèmes de transport en commun et auto-organisation à Brazzaville, 102 p. (Transportation Systems and Self-organization in Brazzaville) *University of Aix-Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, France.* 2008 **Licence in Geography** (B.A. equivalent) Specialty: Data handling. **C2i** (certificate in computer management) *University of Aix-Marseille, *Aix-en-Provence,* France.* 2005 **Baccalauréat STI génie électronique** (equivalent to electrical engineering college degree) **BIA** (Aeronautics Initiation Certificate) Rouvière High School, Toulon, France. Project Participation --------------------- April 2017 – Present **CSIS Project Nº774**: Spatial Structures and Dynamics of Global Coastal Cities https://joras.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/project/show/id/898 February 2012 – March 2014 **ANR**: Subaltern Urbanization in India (Suburbin) (Project-based funding to advance French research) 2011 – Present **e-Geopolis** World Population Database project. http://e-geopolis.org Awards and Distinctions ----------------------- **Best Paper Award** Multiple Fabric Assessment: Focus on Method Versatility and Flexibility (with Araldi, A., Fusco, G. and Fuse, T.) *18th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2018.* Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Teaching and Other Experiences ------------------------------ 2016 - Present **Supervision** of graduate students and research engineers *University of Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.* *The University of Tokyo, Japan.* 2011 - Present **Courses and Lectures** (graduate and undergraduate levels) Machine learning (AI-backed data mining, classification and clustering), urbanization, complex systems, self-organization, low-cost innovations in emerging markets, etc. *University of Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.* *The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France. Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.* 2009 – 2011 **Elected member** of the geography department (UFR) *Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France.* 2009-2010 **Tutoring** in spatial analyse and GIS applications. (undergraduate level) *Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France.* 2009 **Management** of a surveyor team (8 people). Training and supervision of surveyors for public transportation flow counting. *Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville,* Republic of the Congo. 2008 - 2011 **Organization of talks and conferences** *Student Association for Geographer of Aix-Marseille University (PLAGE), Aix-en-Provence, France.* NON-ACADEMICS ============= Positions --------- February 2012 – February 2015 **Salaried Employee for RENAULT** (CIFRE agreement) *New Mobility Service (DE-IM), Guyancourt, France.* July 2011 – September 2011 **Research Engineer** *Association e-Geopolis, Paris, France.* February 2011 – June 2011 **Freelance Consultancy** (in urban planning and data mining) September 2009 – September 2010 **Freelance journalist** Radio France Bleu Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France. February 2009 – April 2009 **Internship** in the Direction Générale des Grands Travaux (Congolese ministry of transport and development) *Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.* Experiences ----------- 2016 **Freelance Consultancy** for GIE Regienov (economic potential of Chinese cities) 2012 - 2015 **Participation** to several projects conducted by Renault and Nissan in India and China: Implementation of new protocols, mapping, fieldwork supervision, elaboration of scope statements, sampling, etc. (Mobiliz, Smart cities, Autonomous driving, etc.). Collaboration with several other companies/institutions including World Bank, Lafarge, URBZ Consultancy, etc. 2010 – 2011 **Freelance Consultancy** for GIE Regienov (data quality assessment in India) and the World Bank (urban sprawl modeling for new planned Tunisian cities) 2009 **Evaluation** of the cadastral plan of Brazzaville for the Congolese ministry of transport and development. SKILLS ====== Programing Languages -------------------- R, Python and SQL Other Softwares --------------- GIS (QGIS, ArcGIS and MapInfo), Data Analysis (R, BayesiaLab, Excel Stat, SPSS and Minitab), Image processing (ENVI), Digital elevation model (Surfer), Web Mapping (Google earth pro), Agent-based Simulation (Netlogo), Computer-Aided Design (Photoshop, illustrator, Gimp), DBMS (Access, MySQL), document preparation system (LaTeX, Word), Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX (Ubuntu), Web design (Joomla, Dreamweaver) Languages --------- **French**: native **English**: full working capacity **Japanese**: fluent **Portuguese**: fluent