martin.schwartz@lsce.ipsl.fr · Paris-Saclay, France & Copenhagen, Denmark · Google Scholar · ORCID
Postdoctoral researcher in the biomass team (BIOGEO group) at LSCE, Paris-Saclay, and in the TreeSense group at the University of Copenhagen, assessing forest carbon stocks by combining satellite data (Sentinel-1/2, GEDI, LiDAR, SPOT 6/7) with deep learning to map forest height, wood volume, biomass and their changes.
Experience
- 2026–2027 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Copenhagen, TreeSense group (KU) Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2024–2026 Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE) Paris, France
- Forest growth and disturbances using very-high-resolution data and deep learning models.
- Supervision of doctoral students; co-organisation of the LSCE biomass team, team retreats and working seminars.
- 2020–2023 Doctoral Researcher (PhD), Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE) / Université Paris-Saclay France
- High-resolution mapping of the height and biomass of French forests using satellite remote sensing and deep learning.
- Co-supervision of J. Pauls’ master’s thesis (University of Münster).
- 2020 Research Internship (Modeling), LSCE France
- Study of agricultural practices to increase carbon stocks in cultivated soils using the CENTURY model.
- 2018–2019 Junior Consultant (gap year), Carbone 4 (low-carbon consulting firm) Paris, France
- Carbon footprint assessments, risk management and climate-change adaptation for businesses.
- 2018 Research Intern, Ouranos Inc. (climate research) Montreal, Canada
- Study of North American cold waves in relation to variations in the Arctic gradient and the jet stream.
- 2017 Research Intern, EIFER (European Institute for Energy Research) Karlsruhe, Germany
- Assessment of resources and flows in the timber industry in France; data research, analysis and synthesis.
Education
- 2020–2023 PhD (Doctorate in Geosciences), Université Paris-Saclay France Geosciences, satellite remote sensing & deep learning for forest mapping
- 2019–2020 MSc, AgroParisTech Paris, France M2 CLUES (Climate, Land Use, Ecosystem Services): links between agronomic and environmental issues
- 2015–2020 Ingénieur Polytechnicien, École Polytechnique Palaiseau, France Engineering (X2015), specialization in energy and climate
- 2013–2015 CPGE, Lycée Louis-le-Grand Paris, France Classes préparatoires MP* (Mathematics-Physics, starred class)
- 2010–2013 Baccalauréat, Lycée Louis-le-Grand Paris, France Scientific Baccalaureate, High honours
Selected talks & events
- 2025 Poster at the Living Planet Symposium (Vienna); invited talk at the Dinamis workshop on SPOT-6/7 data for forest-mortality detection.
- 2024 Invited talk at the “Sauvons le climat” summer university (Metz); oral presentation at the Czech Globe AdAgrif Meeting (Třešť, Czech Republic).
- 2023 Preparation week for the One Forest Vision initiative (OFVi), Libreville (Gabon).
- 2022 Oral presentation at ForestSAT 2022 (Berlin); participation in SB56 and COP27 with “Les Agros à la COP”, and an outreach conference at AgroParisTech.
- 2021 Research poster at the American Geophysical Union (AGU), New Orleans (USA).
- 2020 Thesis presented in 4 minutes on France Culture’s “La recherche montre en main”.