Guillaume Chero

Datascientist

Resume

After several years in different research institutes worldwide as PhD student and data scientist, I decided to offer my skills to institutional and private projects. Interested in developing tools in R and Python, I am always happy to learn new methods and skills to stay at the cutting edge of the field.

Research experience

2026today

Freelance in Datascience

Guillaume Chero Datascience Remote
  • Data analyses, data wrangling and data science
  • R package
  • Shiny App
  • Python
  • Data Visualization
20242025

Data Scientist Ingenior

PELAGIS La Rochelle

Atlantic Whale Deal Project - Interreg

Atlantic Whale Deal is an European project to study the risk of collisions between whales and maritime traffic in the Northeast Atlantic:

  • Collection and management of AIS data - very large size (with Python)
  • Creation of products for various partners
  • Collection and management of biological data (scientific, whale watching, etc.)
  • Project management with partners of various sizes
  • Research laboratories, associations, etc. (European level)
  • Analyses: mapping, distance sampling models, ESW, etc. (using R)
  • Presentations at European workshops

Megascope Project

MEGASCOPE is an annual monitoring project of megafauna carried out on vessels belonging to the French Oceanographic Fleet in partnership with IFREMER.

  • Database cleaning and manipulation: 2003-2024 (with R)
  • Creation of the package pelascope package: From database to visualization of distribution of sea campaigns: automation of GAM / Effective Strip Width / Prediction and visualization analyses
  • Realisation Shiny Apps (e.g. getsegment)
20182020

PhD Student

Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin

Study the effects of climate change on population dynamics by developing a population simulation model based on survival and reproduction (matrix model)

  • Statistical analysis and model creation using R and Python
  • Project management: financing, conference organization, etc.
  • Participation in international conferences
  • Science communication: science days, open houses, etc.
20172018

Master Intern

IRD and CEFE Nouméa and Montpellier

Population dynamics of humpback whales in the South Pacific.

  • Programming and statistical analysis with E-SURGE and R.
  • Scientific outreach to the general public (public meeting)
  • Mark and recapture methods

Scientific Mediation experience

20232023

Director and Sailor

UP Sailing Atlantic Ocean
  • Production of a documentary film
  • Transportation of a racing boat (Antilles - France)
  • Presentation of the documentary at a conference
20212023

Freelance videomaker and Scientific Popularizer

Darwin Studio Remote
  • Scriptwriting: bibliographic research, literature review, and writing
  • Video production (framing, editing, etc.)
  • Scientific mediation: scientific monitoring, popularization, etc.
  • Project management with associations and local authorities
  • Video and photo production (Mariage, Air Caraïbe, etc.)

Education

20152017

Master Degree - Ecology Biodiversity and Evolution

Sorbonne University Paris, France
20142015

Bachelor Degree - Marine Science

University of Quebec in Rimouski Rimouski, Canada
20122014

Bachelor Degree - Environment and Biology

University of South Brittany Vannes, France