Gaspard Dussert
Gaspard Dussert

PhD Student

About Me

I’m a PhD Student at Université Lyon 1 (Biometry and Evolutionary Biology Lab, UMR 5558). I have a background in applied mathematics, statistics, machine learning and computer vision.

In my PhD, I develop and implement new methods for the automated analysis of camera trap images, leveraging deep learning to support ecological research. I’m an active member of the DeepFaune project, where I contribute to model training, data curation, and software development.

Outside of research, I’m passionate about wildlife photography and naturalist activities.

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Interests
  • Computer Vision
  • Ecology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Artificial Intelligence
Education
  • M.Sc. MVA (Mathematics, Vision, Learning)

    ENS Paris-Saclay

  • Engineering Degree in Applied Mathematics

    ENSTA Paris

  • CPGE MPSI - MP*

    Lycée Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse

Experience

  1. PhD Student

    University Lyon 1 - LBBE
    • Create new deep learning techniques for automatic species classification in camera trap images: score calibration, behavior prediction and leveraging sequence context
    • Contribute to the improvement and development of the DeepFaune software.
    • PhD supervisors: S. Dray, V. Miele and S. Chamaillé-Jammes
  2. Research Engineer

    CNRS - CREATIS
    • Develop a predictive model of consciousness state and 6-month outcomes for coma patients using multiple medical imaging modalities.
    • Utilized advanced AI methods, including transformers and self-supervised learning.
  3. Research Internship

    University Lyon 1 - CREATIS
    • Develop a model for segmentation and characterization of prostate cancer in multiparametric MRI using weak annotations (point-based labels).
    • Investigated non-standard loss functions: modeling inter-class correlations and incorporating constraints on lesion size.

Education

  1. M.Sc. MVA (Mathematics, Vision, Learning)

    ENS Paris-Saclay
  2. Engineering Degree in Applied Mathematics

    ENSTA Paris
  3. CPGE MPSI - MP*

    Lycée Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse
Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2025). Zero-shot animal behaviour classification with vision-language foundation models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
(2024). Being confident in confidence scores: calibration in deep learning models for camera trap image sequences. Remote Sens Ecol Conserv.
(2023). The DeepFaune initiative: a collaborative effort towards the automatic identification of European fauna in camera trap images. European Journal of Wildlife Research.
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