Benoît Pirenne Email & Phone Number

British Columbia, Canada

In this role with a focus on Ocean Networks Canada's (ONC) current technology needs, I focus on bringing about the rapidly evolving technologies, both digital (AI/ML, underwater communications) and physical (nodes, SMART cables, mobile systems, new sensor types) that will position ONC to remain as a global leader in ocean observing. In this position I also serve as sponsor for major new projects and initiatives (e.g., P-ONE, node replacement). In addition I oversee the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System — Pacific Regional Association, and the World Data System — International Technology Office.

Victoria, Bc

In charge of Ocean Networks Canada Science Services, Applied Science Solutions and Client Support. Initiated and leading the World Data System — International Technology Office and the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observatory System, Regional Association for the Pacific.Presently helping transition Ocean Networks Canada from a research infrastructure support organization to one that is also providing operational services to society and industry. The latter services are in the form of advanced data products that are delivered to subscribers and fuse actual observations from different sources with computational models. Examples include marine safety (e.g., sea state, marine mammal avoidance) and public safety (e.g., earthquake and tsunami early warning) data products. Currently also participating in the feasibility study of a Negative Emission Technology (NET) that aims to store CO2 in basalt formations under the seabed for rapid mineralization (Solid Carbon).

Victoria, Bc

See http://www.oceannetworks.ca/ for details about the largest cabled seafloor observatory organization in the world.At Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), I am the leader of the 30-person strong Digital Infrastructure department. We deal with software development, systems management and observatory operations as well as data and metadata curation. Our project management rests on the Agile Scrum methodology and has been tremendously effective in integrating our stakeholders and helping with the management of expectations (aside from providing a clean way to engage in the realization of many projects simultaneously). As Associate Director, I support the objectives of the Organization and contribute to its vision by executing on projects. Those includes all activities from seeking funding (>$5M/7 years) to managing those projects to a successful completion. I am a public speaker and have contributed to various panel discussion and workshop on data management.I also sit on the steering committee of Research Data Canada (http://rds-sdr.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/) and lead this organization's Infrastructure committee.

British Columbia, Canada

Editor, Earth and Space Science open journal. An AGU and Wiley publication.

Managing the submissions to the AGU peer-reviewed, open Journal: Earth and Space Science. The journal accepts submissions presenting key data sets, observations, methods, instruments, sensors, and algorithms and showing their applications. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/23335084

Data Management, Data Flow Operations, Database management, Data Archival

Formal department head, reporting directly to the division head. Responsible for managing the following organizational functions:o Responsibility for the long term strategy of the group (15 staff, technological choices).o Science archive operationso Critical Applications Support group including Database administration, Action Remedy, System administration.o Created a group of "Database Content Managers", with data dictionaries, meta data, consistency check/repair of databases as roles.o Second to the project leaders of two European Commission-approved research programs (The Astrophysical Virtual Observatory and ASTROVIRTEL) o Approved 2004 budget of about 1.5MEUR covering hardware, software, consumable and outsourcing contracts.

Masters, Computer Science

Graduat En Informatique, Computer Science