Maxime Ballarotta
Project Research Engineer In Spatial Altimetry & Oceanography
Toulouse, Occitania, France
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Top SchoolMaxime Ballarotta is a research engineer specializing in spatial altimetry and oceanography with eight years of experience bridging numerical computation, climate modeling and satellite data valorisation. Based in Toulouse, he leads R&D efforts at CLS to improve surface altimetry mapping and deliver products used for physical oceanography, marine safety and climate monitoring through national and international projects (CNES, ANR, ESA, OSTST, EU). His background spans a PhD and postdoc in climate and ocean circulation modeling at Stockholm University and hands‑on development of objective mapping methods for regional seas like the Mediterranean. Comfortable at the interface of science and engineering, he combines rigorous model-based insight with operational product evaluation and a willingness to expand into new oceanographic domains. An intellectually curious "gentleman savant" on GitHub, he brings a rare mix of academic depth and applied satellite expertise to decision-support applications.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematical & Mechanical Modelling, Master's degree, Mathematical & Mechanical Modelling at Ecole nationale supérieure d'Electronique, Informatique et de Radiocommunications de BordeauxMathematics & Physics, Mathematics & Physics at Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)Ecole Préparatoire, Ecole Préparatoire at Lycée Déodat de SéveracDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Atmospheric Sciences & Oceanography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Atmospheric Sciences & Oceanography at Stockholm UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Mechanics & Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Mechanics & Engineering at Université Bordeaux I
English, French
Github Skills (8)
height10
surface9
satellite9
ocean9
cls9
satellite-imagery8
altimeter8
interpolation2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ocean-data-challenges/2020a_SSH_mapping_NATL60
Jun 2020 - Aug 2022
A challenge on the mapping of satellite altimeter sea surface height data organised by MEOM@IGE, Ocean-Next and CLS.
Contributions:52 commits, 56 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 2 months
satellite-imageryigeoceansatellitesea-surface
ocean-data-challenges/2021a_SSH_mapping_OSE
May 2021 - Aug 2022
A challenge on the mapping of real satellite altimeter sea surface height data organised by MEOM@IGE, Ocean-Next and CLS.
Contributions:1 release, 41 commits, 42 pushes in 1 year 3 months
satellite-imageryigeoceansatellitesea-surface
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