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| Name | Maxime SOARES CORREIA |
| Location | Paris, Île-de-France |
Professional Summary
Master’s student in Geology at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). Passionate about planetary sciences, geochemistry, petrography, and the use of artificial intelligence and programming in geosciences.
Experience
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2025 - 2025 Orsay, France
Research Assistant (with B. Saint-Bézar, A. Benedicto, and B. Brigaud)
GEOPS - Géosciences Paris-Saclay
Developed a 3D geostatistical model of radioactivity distribution from in-situ surface measurements. Designed a workflow to extrapolate surface data in depth and implemented 3D kriging interpolation to construct continuous volumetric models.
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2025 - 2025 Orsay, France
Research Assistant (with G. Delpech and J.D. Moreau)
GEOPS - Géosciences Paris-Saclay
3D photogrammetric modeling of rock samples and development of a database for storage. Conducted petrographic analyses of sedimentary, volcanic, and metamorphic rocks.
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2024 - 2024 Orsay, France
Research Assistant (with F. Schmidt and L. Martinez)
GEOPS - Géosciences Paris-Saclay
Validated a crater-counting model on the Moon using AI. Adapted an existing Faster R-CNN pipeline for automatic recognition of lunar impact craters. Wrote a report in English and gained initial research experience.
Education
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2025 - Present Paris, France
Master’s Degree
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)
Geology
- Volcanic, tectonic, and geophysical field studies in the Limagne Rift and Chaîne des Puys region.
- Volcanological study of the Puy de Sancy, Mont-Dore Massif, and Cantal stratovolcano.
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2022 - 2025 Bures-sur-Yvette, France
Bachelor’s Degree
Université Paris-Saclay
Earth & Universe Sciences
- Major in Python Modeling (19/20), Programming (19.5/20), English (19/20), Quantitative Methods in Geosciences (16.8/20).
- Sedimentary petrography assisted by A.I. (TISA) — 19.75/20.
- Impact crater modeling using Python and SageMath (EasyCraterSim).
- Field courses in Cantal (Magmatism), Morvan (Geophysics, Hydrogeology), Cotentin (Magmatism, Metamorphism), and the Alps (Tectonics, Geomorphology).
- President of AGUPS (Geology Student Association).
- VigieCiel Instructor with the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN).
- VigieCratère project: validating terrestrial impact structures.
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2020 - 2022 Villejuif, France
Preparatory Class
EPITA — École Pour l’Informatique et les Technologies Avancées
Engineering Sciences & Computer Science
- Full English curriculum covering mathematics, physics, and electronics.
- Training in OCaml, Python, JavaScript, C#, and SQL.
- Developed a video game as a semester-long project.
Skills
Languages
Interests
Projects
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EasyCraterSim
Lightweight numerical simulation tool for impact crater formation. Developed a workflow for crater morphology analysis based on impact parameters. Open-source project intended for integration with the VigieCratère citizen science program.
- Impact modeling
- Scientific computing
- Python
- Open Science
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TISA – Thin-section Image Segmenter and Analyzer
Developed an AI pipeline for automatic quantification of carbonate grains in thin sections using FastSAM. Built upon PetroSeg by F. Azzam (2024).
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision
- Sedimentary Petrography
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AGUPS (Geology Student Association of Université Paris-Saclay)
President. Organized field courses and events for students, including a 10-day geological field study in Cotentin (Normandy). Collaborated with MNHN, GEOPS, and the Earth Sciences Graduate School.
- Leadership
- Science outreach
- Event management
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VigieCiel – Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Instructor for meteorite recognition workshops. Designed educational kits including real meteorite samples. Funded by Université Paris-Saclay.
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Junior Space Academy – Summer School
One-week summer program including conferences on planetology, cosmochemistry, and space engineering. Organized by UVSQ, IPGP, Sorbonne Jussieu, IAS, Safran, and ONERA.