Jean-Christophe Burie

Jean-Christophe Burie is a Professor at the University of La Rochelle, serving as Vice-President for Digital Campus and Information Systems, Deputy Director of the L3i Laboratory (Informatics, Imaging, and Interaction), and Director of the joint research laboratory SAIL (Sequential Art Image Laboratory). His interdisciplinary work bridges computer science and humanities.

His research focuses on image processing, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence, with applications in historical manuscripts, comics indexing, and digital security. Key projects include enhancing palm-leaf manuscript analysis (AMADI/STIC ASIE), developing e-BDthèque for comics content extraction, and identity verification systems (MOBIDEM/IDECYS). He collaborates internationally with institutions like Leiden University and Vietnam's ICT Lab on medical imaging and cultural heritage preservation.

He advises doctoral students in areas spanning ancient text analysis, document security, and manga character recognition. His recent publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on deep learning adaptations for document analysis, biometric security, and cross-modal recognition systems.