Charles Troupin (M) is a civil Engineer in Physics and holds a PhD in Oceanography. His research interests range from numerical modelling to in situ data interpolation, with a specific focus on submesoscale processes in coastal areas. Also a fervent defender of open data, open access and open code, he has more than ten years of experience in data analysis and numerical modelling and has been the head of the SOCIB Data Center for three years.