Mathilde Couteyen Carpaye

mathilde.couteyen@mio.osupytheas.fr

I am a first-year Ph.D. student at Aix-Marseille University and the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology (M.I.O). Born and raised on the beautiful island of La Réunion, I developed a strong connection to nature and decided to focus my studies on the environment. Even though I am the outdoorsy type, I handle myself pretty well around a computer, and my work mainly involves time series analysis, multivariate, and functional data analysis.

Professional Experience

Today

Junior researcher, doctoral student

Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France

Today

Teaching assistant

Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France

Tutoring in Object-Oriented Programmation in JAVA and databases.

2023 - 2024

Auto-Entrepreneur in Software Development

France

Software Development.

Apr - Sep 2023

Software developer, internship

Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France

Development of a flow cytometry data processing pipeline; Development of a graphical interface in Python.

Jan - Jun 2022

Research assistant, internship

Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France

Study of the temporal dynamics of phytoplankton assemblages characterized by flow cytometry at three Mediterranean sites; Linking with hydrological and physico-chemical variables.

2017 - 2022

Private Teacher

France

Teaching mathematics, physical and chemical sciences, life and earth sciences, Spanish to middle and high school students.

Jul - Aug 2021

Sales assistant

Au Dé d'Argent, Merlimont, France

Shelving, Sales.

Apr 2021

Reporter

IUCN World Youth Summit, online

Note-taking, drafting, and summarizing key ideas discussed during summit workshops.

Oct 2020

Data analyst, Ocean Hackathon

Sur la piste des baleines par acoustique passive, Toulon, France

Teamwork over 48 hours. Analysis and processing of acoustic signal data; Identification of sperm whale clicks.

May - Jun 2020

Research assistant, internship

Association Réunionnaise d’Écologie, Le Tampon, France

Mapping of a study area as well as the distribution of the stick insect Apterograeffea reunionensis; Identification of the stick insect's host plants (Red and White Palms); Development of a database using LibreOffice Base.

Education

Ph.D. Student in Marine Sciences

2024 - on going Aix-Marseille University, France

Thesis : Contribution of microorganisms to Good Ecological Status indicators of pelagic habitats in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Case study of flow cytometry analyses in the Western Mediterranean. Supervisors : Scientist Gérald Grégori and Associate Professor David Nerini

Master of Science in Complementary Computer Skills

2022 - 2023 Aix-Marseille University, France

Graduated with Highest Honors

Master of Science in Marine Sciences, specialisation in Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecosystems

2020 - 2022 Aix-Marseille University, France

Graduated with Honors

Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences, specialisation in Marine Systems Biology

2017 - 2020 La Rochelle University, France

Graduated with Highest Honors

Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences

2019 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Erasmus exchange semester

Professional certificate in Data Science

2018 - 2019 Harvard University edX, online

Aeronautics Initiation Certificate (B.I.A.)

2014 Montauban, France

Obtained with Satisfactory Mention

Mallorca Science School 2024

2024 Mediterranean Institute for advanced Studies (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Spain

School on interdisciplinary Science for Marine and Coastal Conservation in a Changing World

CIVIS BIP Environmental challenges facing Danube River

2024 University of Bucharest, Romania

Interconnected activities, online and on-site (in-field), in the Danube River basin region - The Iron Gates, Danube Gorges.

Island Biology 2019

2019 University of La Réunion, France

International conference on island conservation, evolution, and ecology

Publications

Couteyen, Samuel & Couteyen Carpaye, Mathilde. (2023). La culture des palmiers, un espoir pour la conservation du phasme menacé Apterograeffea reunionensis Cliquennois & Brock, 2002 (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 128. 67-72. 10.32475/bsef 2209.

Talks & Posters

Journée scientifique du SOMLIT

Oct 20, 2022 - Marseille (France)

A talk about functional data analysis on SOMLIT time series.

Slides

Skills

Languages

French - Native

Creole (La Réunion) - Native

English - Fluent

Spanish - Fluent (DELE C1, 2019)

Certifications

Autonomous diver 20m

Supervised diver 40m

French Pleasure boat driving licence (Permis Hauturier)

Driving license B

Civilian First Aid Certificate Level 1 (PSC1)

Computer skills

R - Data analysis, R Shiny, R Markdown

Python - Data analysis, modeling, programming

Html & CSS - Web design

SQL - Databases

PHP Laravel - Web application development

Java - Programming

LaTeX - Document redaction

GitHub - Collaboration and version control

Hobbies

🏃🏾‍♀️ Running

🏄🏾‍♀️ Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling, Surfing

🧗🏾‍♀️ Rock climbing

🏊🏾‍♀️ Swimming in the lagoon

🚴🏾‍♀️ Biking

🎹 Playing music

🎨 Painting

🧵 Making my own clothes

🤿 Diving

⛰️ Hiking

🍔 Eating food and making food

📖 Reading