Thibaut Astic
Senior Computational Scientist - Geophysics
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolThibaut Astic is a Senior Computational Scientist in geophysics with over a decade of experience applying Python-driven numerical modelling, inverse methods and machine learning to mineral exploration and multi-physics data integration. He holds a PhD from UBC and has translated academic research into industry impact through core contributions to two open-source geophysics packages used by 500+ experts, an interactive online textbook, and commercial consortium software. His work spans advanced constrained inversions, joint multi-dataset frameworks guided by petrophysics and geology, and next-generation ML algorithms for discovery-oriented geosciences. A proven presenter and published researcher, he pairs field experience in airborne and ground surveys with production-grade code and reproducible research repositories. Fluent in English and French, he thrives in fast-paced, interdisciplinary teams and is known for turning complex geophysical problems into practical, open-source solutions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer, Geo-engineering, Engineer, Geo-engineering at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de NancyMaster in Applied Sciences, Applied Geophysics, Master in Applied Sciences, Applied Geophysics at Université de Montréal - Ecole polytechnique de MontréalDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geophysics at The University of British Columbia
French, English
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Github Skills (101)
inverse10
python10
highlighting10
rtm10
scientific-computing10
optimization10
inversion10
reproducible-science10
geostatistics10
gradient10
inverse-problems10
finite-difference10
open-science10
multiphysics10
geoscience10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ubcgif/dcip2d
Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
Contributions:45 commits, 13 PRs, 41 pushes in 1 year 3 months
inversionmanual
simpeg-research/Astic-2019-PGI
Feb 2019 - Sep 2021
Reproducible examples for published PGI inversions
Contributions:4 releases, 70 commits, 8 PRs in 2 years 7 months
factorizationreproduciblepgiabaqustopic-modeling
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