She’s only 24, but an already impressive career, from the lecture halls of Imperial College London, to the trails of South America, and now, the Mediterranean currents. Camille Keisser joined CLS as a data scientist within our DataLab at the start of the year.
Passionate about the ocean and deeply aware of environmental issues, she represents a new generation of talents at the crossroads of science, artificial intelligence, and the environment. Meet a data explorer.
A career path between mathematics, commitment, and the ocean
Originally from Brittany, Camille grew up between the sea and travel: an itinerant childhood in Latin America following her expatriate parents, high school in London, then mathematics studies at Imperial College, before a master’s degree in data science applied to business at X and HEC. However, it was a gap year spent off the beaten path that really shaped her: 9 months traveling across the Americas, meeting environmental initiative leaders, facilitating climate fresco workshops, and exchanging ideas with researchers, — including a particularly impactful encounter with a climate scientist who is a member of the IPCC.
This journey opened her eyes to climate injustice, to the deep impact of the environmental crisis on the most vulnerable… and to the urgent need to better understand our planet. It was during this time that she decided to root her career in applied science and to put her data skills at the service of the ocean.
The DataLab: a playground for innovation
Today, Camille works in the CLS DataLab, a space for exploration and innovation where data becomes a lever for action for a sustainable world. Her current project is modelling surface currents in the Mediterranean. This is cutting-edge work, combining HF radar satellite data, digital wind models… and above all, artificial intelligence techniques that are still relatively unexplored in this field.
” Our aim is to reconstruct surface currents in delayed time, and then eventually to predict them in real time over several days. If AI delivers on its promises, we’ll be able to improve the accuracy of our forecasts, as well as drastically reducing computing time. “
This project is being carried out for the Copernicus Coastal Service, as part of the FOCCUS project funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s framework programme for research and innovation, and the results will be open source. A value that is particularly close to Camille’s heart: sharing, passing on and making knowledge accessible.
What drives Camille at CLS?
- A wide range of themes: from oceanography to sustainable fishing and intelligent agriculture, the field of possibilities is vast and so is the playing field!
- Collaboration with experts: working hand-in-hand with oceanographers, learning their language every day, comparing disciplines.
- And of course, the unique working environment, on the banks of the Canal du Midi, where she runs twice a week on her own or with her colleagues.
“At CLS, the diversity of concrete projects allows me to explore multiple angles of oceanography.”
A message for future data scientists?
“What I’m passionate about is applying AI to scientific fields, contributing to the knowledge of our planet, and contributing to a multidisciplinary and inclusive team. The world needs committed data scientists, and the CLS DataLab is a great place to do that.”
With her energy, scientific curiosity and commitment to a more sustainable future, Camille perfectly embodies the spirit of the CLS DataLab: a place where data meets tomorrow’s major challenges, where technology is put to work for the planet, and where every project is an opportunity to explore, learn and act.
Find out more about the CLS DataLab
The CLS DataLab is a team of passionate experts who design artificial intelligence and data science solutions to better understand our planet, protect it and manage its resources sustainably.
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