Julien Ricard
Ecological Data Engineer
Sorèze, Occitania, France
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Top SchoolJulien Ricard is an ecological data engineer with a decade of experience applying audio signal processing, machine learning and software engineering to biodiversity monitoring and environmental projects. He has led cross-functional teams as CTO and Lead Data Scientist to build traffic and wildlife acoustic monitoring systems, and currently works at TerrOïko integrating data-driven technologies into ecological engineering. His background spans academic research in bioacoustics and long-standing freelance development of mobile apps, web tools and ML models for bird and marine mammal detection, reflecting a rare mix of field-focused ecology and production-grade software delivery. Julien holds advanced training in acoustical engineering and computer science and recently deepened his expertise with a master’s in ecology and biodiversity management. He often bridges research and product by turning prototype detectors and collaborative annotation platforms into operational monitoring tools. Based in Sorèze, France, he brings both scientific rigor and pragmatic engineering to conservation technology.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master double compétence en écologie et en gestion de la biodiversité (Biodiv'in), Master double compétence en écologie et en gestion de la biodiversité (Biodiv'in) at University of MontpellierB.Eng, Acoustical Engineering, B.Eng, Acoustical Engineering at University of SouthamptonDEA, Computer Science and Digital Communication, DEA, Computer Science and Digital Communication at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
French, English, Spanish
Github Skills (82)
python10
wave10
deep-learning10
waveform10
ml10
audio10
neural-network10
music10
data-science10
tensorflow10
machine-learning10
deep-neural-networks10
javascript9
statistics9
mason9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dynilib/submission
Dec 2016 - Jul 2018
Contributions:40 commits, 7 PRs, 34 pushes in 1 year 7 months
eecssubmissionsbird-audio-detectionmachine-listeninglistening
dynilib/dynibatch
Apr 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:227 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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