Jean-Daniel Sylvain holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in applied geomatics (B.\u00a0Sc.,\u00a02008) as well as a master\u2019s degree in geographic sciences (M.\u00a0Sc.,\u00a02010) from the University of Sherbrooke. He also holds a doctorate in water engineering from Laval University (Ph.D., 2023).<\/p>\r\n
He joined the Direction de la recherche foresti\u00e8re in the summer of 2011. His research focuses on the characterization of biophysical parameters, the modelling of soils, water and their possible effects on the growth and vulnerability of forest species.<\/p>\r\n
More specifically, he is working to develop estimation methods to characterize the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil and climate conditions as well as plant cover for the contemporary and future periods.<\/p>\r\n
His multidisciplinary approach allows the combination of airborne and satellite remote sensing data, supervised learning methods and physics-based models, in order to follow and model the biophysical variables and their associated uncertainty, all in a context of operational management.<\/p>\r\n
In the past, Jean-Daniel has worked as a research professional on soil and water modelling at the Institut de recherche et d\u00e9veloppement en agroenvironnement, as well as in the pedologue and agriculture laboratory at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.<\/p>\r\n