Dr. Thomas Houet has been a Director of Research at CNRS and at the University of Rennes since 2016. He has a PhD in Geography. His work focuses on Land Change Science, with expertise in remote sensing, land use, and land use change modelling and participatory scenarios. He has worked in various geographical contexts such as agricultural intensification, urbanization, mountain land abandonment, and related environmental issues. Dr. Gaëtan Palka has been an Associate Professor at the University of Orleans since 2022. He has a PhD in Geography. His work focuses on GIS and Land Change Science, with expertise in remote sensing, land use, and land use change modelling and machine learning. He has worked in various geographical contexts such as agricultural intensification, urbanization, and related environmental issues.