Sébastien GADAL

**Research Areas** My area of research concerns the analysis of the processes of urbanization and territorial development in the context of globalization, climate changes, and adaption in the post-soviet territories: South-Est Baltic, Siberia, The Arctic, and the Sub-Arctic regions, including the coastal zones. I am working also in Africa (Niger, Chad Lake...), before in India. Geographic Analysis is based on the development and implementation of Earth Observation remote sensing monitoring systems and geo-simulations: multispectral, hyperspectral imagery, artificial intelligence, massive data image processing, multi-temporal geographic knowledge systems, GIS. **Geographic information science** -Remote sensing, image processing, and image analysis -GIS, spatial modelling, and geo-simulation -Knowledge models, geographic ontologies, and artificial intelligence **Urban geography, territorial development, and adaptation of the climate change and globalisation** -Metropolisation -Territorial development and adaption of climate change and globalization -Environmental interactions -Geopolitical issues **Geographic areas** -The Arctic and Circumpolar regions -Post-Soviet countries and Siberia -Baltic and Nordic countries -The Mediterranean area -West Africa **Scientific leadership** -U-Arctic Representative (AMU) (2022-) -Co-Head of the research cluster (UMR 7300 ESPACE) Transformations and Urban Futures (2024- ) -Co-Head of the Spatial analysis research cluster teams (UMR 7300 ESPACE) (2018-2023) -Head of the research team Geographic Image Analysis (UMR 7300 ESPACE) (2018-2023) -A representative of the international affairs (CNRS INSHS) (2019-) -A member of the ESPACE laboratory streaming committee (2018-) -A member of the French-Russian University (Space Observation and Sensors) (2020-2022) -An associate researcher of the LIMEEP-PS (OVSQ, Paris Saclay University) (2023- ) **Academic leadership** -Director of the master’s program of Geography (GAED) (2013-) -Head of the master Geomatics and Spatial Modelling (2020-) -Head of the Double International Master in Geomatic and Environment (2016-2024) -Head of the master COAST (2018-2020) -Member of the Faculty Study Committee (2016-) -Member of the Faculty Pedagogic Committee (2017-) -Executive committees of the Institutes: SoMuM (2019-), ITEM (2020-), OCEAN (2021-) **Science diplomacy, and expertise** -French Ministry of the Foreign Affairs: +Member of the Scientific and Strategic Council of the Foreign Affair (2020/21- ) (TRIAC area) +Arctic Council Representative (PAME, SDWG, A-SDI) (2014-2022) -Member of the Russian Chinese Arctic Science Gov. Cooperation (2015-2022) -Expert of the European Research Executive Agency, European Commission (2021-) **University and research positions** *Present positions* -(2013- ) Full Professor (Professeur des universités, PRCEX1, HDR) of Geography in Geomatic and Spatial Analysis, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7300 ESPACE, France -(2023- ) Director of research (tenure track) (0.20), Institute of Mathematic Computer Science, Remote Sensing A.I. Research Team, Vilnius University, Lithuania *Past positions* -(2013-2023) Full Professor (B.K.C.) (Very high specialist) (0.25) of Geography in Geomatic and Arctic Studies, North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutia, RF -(2012-2018) Head of Lab., Streaming Committee member, WCTI Partners, University City Center, Philadelphia, USA -(2008-2012) Technical Advisor, Themis Vision Systems, IDT, John Stennis Space Center, NASA, USA -(2005-2013) Associate Professor of Geography in Geomatic and Planning (tenure), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, OVSQ, C3ED IRD, CEMOTEV, France -(2003-2004) Assistant Professor of Urbanism in Geomatic and Urban Planning, Université de technologie de Compiègne, Dept. Génie des systèmes Urbains, France -(2002-2003) Assistant Professor of Geography in Geomatic and Cartography, Université Paris 7 Paris Diderot, UMR 7135 SEDET, Pôle image, France -(2002-2009) Lecturer of Applied Mathematics in Statistics, Mathematics, and GIS, Université de Marne-la-Vallée, CFA, AUF, France -(2001-2002) Post-doc researcher (AUF), UMR 8557 CAMS/EHESS, France & Université Hassan 2 Aïn Chock, Morocco -(1997-2001) PhD candidate, EHESS-Université Aix-Marseille 1, UMR 8557 CAMS/EHESS, France (UMR 8557 CAMS/EHESS: 1995-2004) *Some Visiting Professor and Visiting Research Fellow Positions* -(2022) Arctic University of Norway, CNCU Grant, Tromso, Norway -(2021) Institut français de Finlande, LapLand University, SAMPO Grant, Finland -(2020) Institut français de Suède, TOR Grant, Sweden -(2014) Council of Science of Lithuania, Klaipeda University, Grant of Scientific Excellence, Lithuania -(2013) Institut français de Finlande, University of Helsinki, SAMPO Grant, Finland -(2010-2011) Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania -(2008-2012) Lund University, GIS Centrum, Lund, Sweden -(2008-2020) Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania Holder of a bonus for scientific excellence, Ministry of research and high education (2013-2017) (2021-2025)