my resume

Name
Address
Telephone
Alban-Brice PIMPAUD
8 avenue des Embruns
44210 Pornic (France)
0033 7 63 01 07 55 (France)
E-mail
Marital status
Date of birth
[email protected]
Single
26th September 1976
Sex : Male
Nationality : French
Age : 37
Driving Licence
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
2013-current >
Employer
Mission
Freelancer (Archeo 3D)
Digital Services for Humanities (Archaeology, Architecture) : 3D/ 2D Computer
Graphics / Multimedia Design / Data Dissemination /GIS & Geodatabase.
2008-2013 >
Employer
Mission
Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities (GIS Center) & French Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs / French Archaeological Mission to Thebes.
Responsible for the elaboration of an archaeological map of Western Thebes (GIS),
Luxor, Egypt.
2004-2005 > Employer
Mission
Summer 2004 > Employer
Mission
Université de la Sorbonne (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes) & French
Ministry of Culture and Communication.
Responsible of survey : digital simulation and 3D modeling of the Sorbonne's Main
Courtyard and Chapel, under the scientific direction of the Practical School of High
Studies (EPHE).
French Ministry of Tourism / Thai Ministry of Tourism & Sports / Cambodian
APSARA Authority
Responsible for the study of feasibility of a multilingual multimedia pilot project for the
promotion of the cultural heritage, MoU between France, Cambodia and Thailand
(Archaeological sites treated : Angkor and Chiang Saen).
2003-2004 > Employer
Mission
National Research Center (CNRS) & French Ministry of Culture and
Communication
Editor, computer graphics and multimedia designer of the website « Prehistoric
Hunter. Tautavel Man, 450.000 years ago » under the scientific direction of M. Henry
de Lumley (Professor in the National Museum of Natural History) and in association
with the Laboratory of Prehistory of Tautavel.
http://www.tautavel.culture.gouv.fr/
2002-2003 > Employer
Mission
CNRS & French Ministry of Culture and Communication
Editor, computer graphics and multimedia designer of the internationally awarded
website « Paris, a Roman City » in collaboration with the National Monuments Center
and the Archaeological Department of the City of Paris, under the scientific direction
of M. Didier Busson, M. Philippe Marquis and Ms. Sylvie Robin, archaeologists.
International Möbius Multimedia Awards 2003 in Cultural Heritage Category
World Summit Award 2005 in e-Culture category.
http://www.paris.culture.fr/
2001-2002 > Employer
Mission
CNRS & French Ministry of Culture and Communication
Editor, computer graphics and multimedia designer of the website « Peoples of The
Lakes. Life at Chalain and Clairvaux 5000 years ago » under the scientific direction
of M. Pierre Pétrequin, archaeologist.
http://www.chalain.culture.gouv.fr/
2001 > Employer
Mission
Hypermedia department, University of Paris 8 / Museum of Vaison-la-Romaine
Design and production of an interactive CD material « La Villa du Paon », a virtual
visit to a rich roman villa located at Vaison-la-Romaine (Vaucluse, France).
Rewarded with a grant accorded by the French Société Civile des Auteurs
Multimédia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : COMPUTER GRAPHICS 3D / 2D
2012 Employer
Mission
Insight Digital (San Francisco, USA) / collaborator in residence
Experimentation on the 3D acquisition by Structure from Motion compared to groundtruth 3D scanned acquired model.
http://waset.mafto.fr/tutorials/pointcloud-registration-and-texture-extraction/
2011 Employer
Mission
French Archaeological Mission to Buto / Volunteering
Experimentation on the 3D acquisition by Structure from Motion of an ongoing
excavation.
Freelancer
Collaboration with several companies and institutes involved in the dissemination of
scientific knowledge, as a computer graphics producer specialized in the virtual
reconstruction of archaeological sites and monuments :
2005-2007 Employer
Mission
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Specialized Press : scientific, historic and fine arts (Science & Vie, Beaux-Arts
Magazine, Histoire Antique).
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Publishers : Editions du Patrimoine , Actes-Sud, Aristéas
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Audiovisual Producers: Culturespace, AmaK.
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Multimedia Producers : French Ministry of Culture, Cité de l'Architecture et du
Patrimoine, Paris Musées, Dassault Systems.
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Architecture Agencies : Archivideo, Architectonia, Axyz.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : TEACHING
2008 > Employer
Mission
Fine Arts School of Reunion Island (Indian Ocean)
Trainer within the hands-on course « 3D for Beginners : discovering 3DS Max »
2006 > Employer
Mission
Institut de l’Image de l’Océan Indien
Trainer within the hands-on course « 3D – Special Effects, Audiovisual and Video
Games: computer graphics for architecture ».
EDUCATION : ARCHAEOLOGY & MULTIMEDIA
2000-2001 >
Professional Master's Degree in Hypermedia (former DESS)
« Multimedia Design and Electronic Publishing » at the University Paris 8.
1999-2000 >
Research Master's Degree in the History of Art and Archaeology (former DEA),
University Paris-X-Nanterre, thesis directed by Ms. A.-M. Guimier-Sorbets : "Available
electronic resources for the archaeological knowledge in the Protohistoric and Roman
Gaul ».
1st Year of Research Master's Degree in the History of Art and Archaeology
(former « maîtrise ») University Paris-X-Nanterre, thesis directed by Ms. A.-M.
Guimier-Sorbets : "The use of 3D computer graphics in archaeology".
1998-1999 >
1997-1994 >
1994 >
Bachelor's Degree in the History of Art and Archaeology (former « licence »
and « DEUG »), University Paris-X-Nanterre
High School Leaving Diploma. Speciality: Economic and social sciences, Lycée J.
Ferry, Conflans-Ste-Honorine.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Application of computer graphics to archaeology and cultural heritage: 3D acquisition
(Stereophotogrammetry / Structure from Motion), 3D reconstruction and visualization.
Augmented Reality. Application of Geographical Information System to
Archaeological sites and Site Management. Multimedia and valorization. Remote
Sensing. Digital Elevation Model. Geographical Information System.
Archaeology of Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods.
PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming
Archaeological Map and Atlas of Western Thebes.
Forthcoming
Beyond the map : a dialog between paper and connected devices. The example of
the GIS of the archaeological site of Western Thebes (Luxor, Egypt).
In press
A.-B. Pimpaud, G. Lecuyot, « Cartes pour l'étude de la rive gauche de Thèbes aux
époques romaine et byzantine », Memnonia, Le Caire.
In press
« Etudes cartographique et topographique en Thébaïde », in Y. Tristant, M. Ghilardi
(éd.), Archéologie du paysage. L’Égypte et le monde méditerranéen, Bibliothèque
d’étude, Le Caire.
« Une carte archéologique de Thèbes-Ouest : élaboration d’un S.I.G. pour la
connaissance du patrimoine thébain », in : Journées Informatique et archéologique
de Paris (JIAP 2010). (= Archelogia e Calcolatori Supplemento 3), Florence, pp.175184.
Chr. Leblanc, G. Lecuyot et A.-B. Pimpaud, « Un projet de centre de recherche,
d’exposition et de documentation pour le site archéologique de Thèbes-Ouest »,
Cahiers Supplémentaires des Memnonia 2, 2010, p. 271-281.
N. Amin, A.-B. Pimpaud, "Un système d'information géographique (SIG) pour la
sauvegarde et la valorisation du patrimoine archéologique de Thèbes-Ouest",
Memnonia XIX, 2008, pp. 199-214
2012
2010
2008
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2014 April
Beyond the map: a dialog between paper and connected devices. The example
of the GIS of the archaeological site of Western Thebes (Luxor, Egypt). Speaker
at CAA (Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology), Paris
(France), 22-25 April 2014.
Archaeological Map and Atlas of Western Thebes (Luxor, Egypt). Speaker at the
French Institute in Egypt, Cairo, 16th of April 2014.
2013 Nov.
Using geomatic for the monitoring of an archaeological area : the case of
Western Thebes (Luxor, Egypt). Invited speaker at NARNIA Project Training
Course "Cultural Heritage Practices: Issues of Archaeological Conservation and Site
Preservation", Nicosia (Cyprus), 4-6th of November 2013.
Cartographier l'antique : les outils et les ressources numériques pour
l'élaboration de la carte archéologique de Thèbes-Ouest (Louqsor). Institut
Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo, 12th of June 2013.
Designing an archaeological map : applications of cutting edge tools to the
mapping of the archaeological area of Western Thebes (Luxor, Upper Egypt).
Invited speaker at NARNIA Project Training Course "Information systems for
Archaeology and Cultural Heritage", Nanterre (France), 27-29 May 2013.
Mapping antiquities : the application of new tools for the synthesis of an
archaeological map of Western Thebes (Luxor, Upper Egypt).
NVIC - Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 16th of May 2013.
La carte archéologique de Thèbes et restitutions 3D. Invited speaker at Université
de Poitiers, Master II Professionnel « Patrimoines, Musées et Multimédia », 24th of
October 2012
La carte archéologique de Thèbes-Ouest. French Institute in Egypt, Cairo.
June
May
May
2012 Oct.
April
2010 Jan.
Carte archéologique et Centre d'information, d'exposition et d'étude à ThèbesOuest. Colloquium "The Temples of Millions of Years", Luxor, 5th January 2010.
2009
A Museum for the West Bank of Thebes. Symposium "Valley of the Kings since
Howard Carter", Mummification Museum, Luxor.
2002
La Villa du Paon. Festival "Villette Numérique", La Villette - Cité des Sciences et de
l’Industrie, Paris.
INTERNSHIP : FIELDWORK ARCHAEOLOGY
March 1999
Archaeological surveying in the roman aqueduct of Vaison-la-Romaine (Vaucluse,
France) : prospecting, mapping and drawing of the remains.
Summer 1998
Volunteer excavator in Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) : participation in the
excavation of a large Roman sanctuary : topographic survey, mapping, drawing and
processing of the discovered artefacts.
Summer 1997
Volunteer excavator in Domecy-sur-Cure (Yonne, France) : participation in the
excavation of a Roman potter kiln, topographic survey, mapping, drawing and
processing of the discovered artefacts.
ADDITIONNAL INFORMATION
General Skills>
Languages >
Software >
In progress >
Cooperative, initiative minded and independent. Writing and publishing skills,
professional knowledge of the cultural and scientific environment. Proved skills in
editorial and artistic direction, 2D/3D graphics production, cartography, interactive
photography VR and video editing and production.
Fluent in English. French native speaker. Basic knowledge in modern Greek and
Egyptian Arabic.
Photoshop, Illustrator, 3DS Max, AutoCad, ArcGIS, QGIS, OpenGeo, VisualSFM,
Meshlab, etc.
UAV Pilot training at Pixiel