Our team
The People behind ATLAS
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Eric Delory
Project Coordinator
Researcher. Head of Observatory PLOCAN“My interest in ATLAS is in developing and supporting new methods for a healthier and safer ocean. ATLAS is one of the several initiatives in this direction.”
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Damien Demoor
CEO GREENOV Group
“Our interest in and contribution to the ATLAS project lie in advancing our fibre-optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology to enable large-scale, real-time environmental monitoring. Through ATLAS, we aim to strengthen our capabilities in detecting cetaceans and vessel activity, thereby improving early-warning systems that help prevent ship–whale collisions. By contributing our expertise in acoustic signal processing and machine-learning-based detection, we support the development of innovative solutions that enhance maritime safety while promoting the protection of marine ecosystems.”
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Emmanuel Roquette
Geoscientist (PhD) and Consultant Mood Conseil
“ATLAS sits right at the intersection of my geoscience background and my consulting expertise, turning research into funded, impactful innovation. I'm eager to help our transnational consortium deliver rigorous, validated sustainable outcomes while ensuring the project is successfully managed.”
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Cleitus Antony
Senior Researcher - Tyndall Institute
“I am interested in Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) because it enables standard telecom fibre to be used as large-scale distributed acoustic sensors, combining photonics, system engineering, and real-world deployment to enable ocean monitoring at scales that are otherwise difficult to achieve. This work also informs the development of next-generation photonic technologies to improve the performance, scalability, and efficiency of fibre-optic sensing systems.”
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Benoit Fuentes
PhD, Acoustic Signal Processing & AI Research Engineer - GREENOV
"ATLAS sits at the intersection of two things I care about: pushing signal processing methods to their limits on large-scale, real-world data, and contributing to concrete environmental outcomes. Separating, localizing and identifying acoustic sources from a technology that was not designed for this purpose is a serious technical challenge, and the stakes - cetacean protection, noise assessment - make it worth the effort."
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John Potter
Professor, NTNU and Director of Communications, CGF
“I am interested in underwater acoustic noise, communications, imaging and autonomous vehicles.”
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Vincent Nineuil
Maritime Traffic Studies Officer - Cerema
“The ATLAS project is interesting because it proposes a comparison between AIS data from vessels and DAS data. This process could enable ship detection in an alternative way.”
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José Antonio Díaz
Researcher PLOCAN
“My interest in ATLAS is in the development of the Virtual Research Environment” -
Gerry Sutton
Senior Research Fellow - MaREI
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Erwan Meteyer
PhD, Underwater Acoustics Engineer and Project Manager - GREENOV
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Hannah Douglas
Research Assistant - MaREI
“The ATLAS project is exciting to me because it offers an innovative way to understand and assess anthropogenic impacts on the marine soundscape. With an academic background in marine science and science communication, my contribution to the project focuses on supporting the clear, accurate, and effective communication and dissemination of its research outcomes to both scientific and non-scientific audiences.”
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Ingrid Puillat
EMSO ERIC Director General
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Camille Jestin
Undewater acoustics engineer - SHOM
“The ATLAS project will enable us the development, test and validation of the Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology as a sensor able to achieve real-time underwater noise monitoring and event detection.”
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Maria Azpiroz
Project Engineer - Canalink
“Contributing to social and environmental benefits through providing access to submarine fibre optic cables that can be used as sensors, a use-case completely different to the initial data transmission design.”