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General Information
Full Name | Robin Thibaut, PhD |
robin.thibaut@icloud.com | |
Website | robinthibaut.github.io |
ORCID | 0000-0001-7556-2700 |
Languages | English (Fluent), French (Fluent), Dutch (Intermediate), Vietnamese (Intermediate) |
Location | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
Core Skills
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Programming & ML
- Python (NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Uncertainty Quantification (Bayesian, BEL)
- Experimental Design, Physics-informed ML
- Time-series/Spatial Modeling
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Geoscience Modeling
- Finite element thermal simulation
- MODFLOW, MT3DMS, MODPATH, ModelMuse
- CRTOMO, RES2DINV, SGEMS
- Geophysical Data Integration (ERT/IP)
- Hydrologic/Groundwater Modeling
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Data & Engineering
- SQL, Snowflake, Git
- Data Engineering/ETL
- Cloud (Google Cloud Platform)
- Scientific Visualization
- Linux/Windows/macOS
Experience
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Oct 2024 - Present Computational Geoscientist
Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, USA - Develop ML workflows for geothermal data analysis and thermal modeling
- Calibrate 3D thermal models to field data with uncertainty quantification
- Lead geothermal modeling codebase development and maintenance
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Aug 2023 - Sep 2024 Postdoctoral Researcher
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA - Integrated geophysical, hydrologic, satellite, and field data into spatiotemporal ML models
- Built Python pipelines for feature engineering and cross-validation
- Co-authored model-data integration work on snowmelt/mountain hydrology
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Mar 2023 - May 2023 Postdoctoral Researcher
Ghent University (TURBEAMS), Belgium - Predicted turbidity/SPM from multibeam backscatter via deep learning
- Scaled data handling to process millions of points per session
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Mar 2019 - Mar 2023 PhD Fellow
Ghent University, Belgium - Created Bayesian Evidential Learning framework for experimental design
- Compared well vs. geophysical data for temperature monitoring
- Published peer-reviewed articles and maintained open-source tools
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Mar 2018 - Jan 2019 Project Engineer
G-tec, Belgium - Executed marine geophysical surveys (UXO detection, stratigraphy)
- Ensured field safety protocol compliance and equipment readiness
Education
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2019 - 2023 Ph.D. in Geological Sciences
Ghent University, Belgium - Laboratory for Applied Geology and Hydrogeology
- Dissertation on "Machine Learning for Bayesian Experimental Design in the Subsurface"
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2014 - 2017 M.Sc. in Geological Engineering
University of Liège, Belgium - Cum Laude
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2010 - 2014 B.Sc. in Geological Sciences
Free University of Brussels, Belgium - Cum Laude
Selected Public Projects
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2023 - ongoing REE-MAP (Rare Earth Elements — Multiphysics AI-aided Autonomous Prospecting)
- Conducted geophysical data collection, processing, inversion, and interpretation
- AI-aided, multiphysics approach to identify REE–CM "hot zones" in coal tailings
- GSA Connects 2024 abstract with authorship credit
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2023 TURBEAMS — 3D turbidity by correlating multibeam sonar and in-situ sensor data
- Built deep learning models linking multibeam water-column backscatter with turbidity/SPM
- Contributed to Python data flows for 3D turbidity/SPM imaging
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2019 - 2023 Bayesian Evidential Learning (BEL) for Experimental Design
- Advanced BEL-based experimental design to minimize posterior uncertainty
- Created SKBEL open-source package
- Published in Journal of Hydrology and Water Resources Research
Open Source Software
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2019 - present SKBEL
- Bayesian Evidential Learning framework built on top of scikit-learn
- DOI 10.5281/zenodo.6205242
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2021 MGS-public
- Minimum Gradient Support inversion for resistivity/IP data
Editorial Service
- Reviewer for Water Resources Research (AGU)
- Reviewer for Geophysical Research Letters (AGU)
- Reviewer for Geophysics (SEG)
- Reviewer for Geophysical Journal International
- Reviewer for Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier)
- Reviewer for Hydrogeology Journal (Elsevier)
- Reviewer for Pure and Applied Geophysics (Springer)
Teaching
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2019 - 2023 Teaching Assistant
Ghent University - Groundwater Modeling course
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Mar 2022 Workshop Organizer and Speaker
Ghent University - Python Workshop
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2016 - 2019 Private Tutor
- Mathematics and Physics for university students
Affiliations
- International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)