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Contact Information

Name Gregory Sainton
Professional Title Research Engineer in Machine Learning
Email firstname.lastname '@' obspm.fr

Professional Summary

Research Engineer in Machine Learning at Observatoire de Paris (LUX Team). PhD in Astrophysics. Working on SKA radioastronomy source detection. Former planetary science engineer on NASA InSight and FSS lunar missions at IPGP.

Experience

  • 2023 - present

    Paris, France

    Research Engineer in Machine Learning
    Observatoire de Paris — LUX Team
    • SKA (Square Kilometre Array) — ML algorithms for automated source detection in radio data
    • Peatland cartography using machine learning and remote sensing
    • Development of CIANNA_OTF, a client-server system for asynchronous batched inference on FITS images
    • Tech: Python, PyTorch, CIANNA, CUDA, Docker, Git, SLURM, FITS
  • 2018 - 2023

    Paris, France

    Research Engineer — Planetology and Space Sciences Lab
    Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)
    • NASA InSight mission: development of ML algorithms for seismic signal analysis (LSTM, Deep Scattering Networks, CNNs)
    • Automated detection of craters and avalanches on HiRise images (YOLOv4)
    • Development of the SEIS data processing, visualisation and reporting pipeline
    • Instrument control software (interferometer, motor, power supply) for optical seismometer test bench (Horizons 2020 / PIONEERS)
    • NASA FSS mission: AIT of the Lunar seismometer (vibration tests, flight and qualification models)
    • Administration of CPU/GPU computing servers and GitLab platform for the team
    • Selection and administration of the document management system for IPGP (IN2P3/ATRIUM)
    • Tech: Python, Matlab, C, TensorFlow, ObsPy, PyQt, PyVISA, Git, Linux, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
  • 2009 - 2018

    Creteil, France

    Primary School Teacher for deaf and hearing-impaired children
    Ministere de l'Education Nationale — Academie de Creteil
    • Adapted teaching methods and materials to individual student needs
    • Collaborated with parents, specialists, and educators to support student learning
    • On secondment (mise en disponibilite) from July 2018 to August 2023
  • 2008 - 2009

    Paris, France

    Groupama Asset Management - Project Director / Senior Consultant
    Investance Consulting
    • Management of tender processes and supplier selection
    • Project team management (15 people) and project oversight (3M euros budget)
    • System reliability control including security and business continuity planning
  • 2005 - 2008

    Paris, France

    BNP Paribas Asset Management - IT Consultant
    3S Consulting
    • Specifications and functional design for risk calculation software projects
    • Management of development teams (10 people)
    • Development of order routing modules for derivatives and portfolio management (Java/Oracle)
    • Development of portfolio performance attribution modules (Java/Oracle)
    • User training (20 people) and compliance software deployment
    • Tech: Java, Oracle, SQL

Education

  • 2001 - 2004

    Paris, France

    PhD
    Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
    Astrophysics / Particle physics — LPNHE | IN3P3 | CNRS
    • Thesis: Spectroscopie des supernovae a grand decalage vers le rouge
    • Director: Dr. Reynald Pain
    • Collaborations: Supernovae Cosmology Project (SCP) and Supernovae Legacy Survey (SNLS)
    • Observations: Keck (10m), VLT (8m), WHT (3.6m), CFHT
  • 2005 - 2005

    Paris, France

    Master 2
    Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
    Simulation des phénomènes collectifs : de la physique à la finance
    • {“Finance de marché”=>”gestion de portefeuille, gestion des risques, produits dérivés”}
    • {“Méthodes de simulation”=>”Monte-Carlo, méthodes de copules, mathématiques financières”}
    • {“Tech”=>”C, C++”}
    • {“Internship”=>”Simulation of financial portfolio and risk management using Copule methods”}
  • 2000 - 2001

    Villeurbanne, France

    DEA (Master 2)
    Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I
    Particules, Noyaux, Atomes et Photons — IP2I
    • Internship: Spectroscopy of type Ia supernovae with VLT/FORS1
    • Collaborations: Supernovae Cosmology Project (SCP)
    • Advisor: Dr. Pierre Antilogus
  • 1999 - 2000

    Villeurbanne, France

    Maitrise (Master 1)
    Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I
    Physics, option Astrophysics
    • Internship: Calibration of the Faber-Jackson relation using Cepheids using LEDA database
    • Advisor: Pr. Helene Courtois

Certificates

  • Docker - CNRS Formation (2025)
  • Techniques et technologies de vehicules spatiaux (70h) - CNES (2021)
  • TensorFlow Developer Certificate - DeepLearning.AI / Coursera (2021)
  • Administration Linux (50h) - CNRS Formation (2021)
  • Acquisition et visualisation en Python (80h) - CNRS Formation (2021)

Projects

  • DL for SKA Radio Astronomy

    🟢 Active ML algorithms for automated source detection in radio astronomy data. YOLO-CIANNA pipeline applied to SKAO SDC1 benchmark (A&A 690, A211, 2024).
  • CIANNA On-The-Fly

    🟢 Active Client-server system for asynchronous batched deep-learning inference on FITS images, following IVOA UWS standards.
  • NASA InSight — Mars Seismology

    ✅ Completed Full signal processing toolbox, ML-based glitch detection and marsquake analysis for the SEIS instrument. Multiple peer-reviewed publications.
  • FSS — Farside Seismic Suite

    ✅ Completed AIT of FSS, the future lunar seismometer for NASA CLPS programme. Vibration and thermal testing of flight and qualification models.
  • Rattlesnake

    ✅ Completed PyQt GUI for controlling an optical seismometer test bench (ATTOCUBE interferometer, Newport PicoMotor, Agilent power supply).

Skills

Machine Learning: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, CIANNA, Deep Learning (Computer Vision, LSTM, Deep Scattering Networks)
Programming: Python, C, C++, Fortran, Java, Matlab, Bash, SQL, R
Signal Processing: Seismology, Radio Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Remote Sensing
Tools & Platforms: Git, GitLab, Docker, Jupyter, Linux, PyQt, PyVISA, HPC/SLURM

Languages

French : Native
English : Professional (B2)
German : Basic (A2)
LSF (French Sign Language) : Basic (A2)

Interests

UltraTrail Running: (very) regular practice
Aikido: 10 years of practice
Astronomy: Member of SAF (Societe Astronomique de France), currently building a 250mm Dobson telescope (including mirror polishing)