- Interdisciplinary Agri-Food Economist & Ecologist: Unique trajectory from hands-on practitioner to quantitative scientist, bridging the gap between environmental science and agricultural economics.
- Pathfinder in Large-Scale Agri-Environmental Assessment: Developer of the FADN2Footprint R package and the BVIAS model, translating European farm accountancy (FADN) and spatial (LPIS) data into environmental footprints.
- Demonstrated Policy Impact & Stakeholder Engagement: Appointed to an expert group for two French ministries, invited to present at DG Agri on FADN/FSDN, and at several policy-maker and stakeholder meetings.
- Strong Academic Communicator: Proven track record of high-impact scientific writing (5 peer-reviewed articles in top-tier journals) and delivering presentations at international congresses as well as internal seminars in other labs.
Developed the BVIAS model (Biodiversity Value Increment from Agricultural Statistics), which estimates the biodiversity impact of food products from accountancy data and public statistics, calibrated on in situ data from the literature. Applied matching procedures on >5,500 French farms to compare Food Quality Schemes to conventional counterparts, showing that product-type differences outweigh quality-scheme effects.
Currently validating the FADN2Footprint R package, a life-cycle-assessment-inspired tool that infers farm practices from the Farm Accountancy Data Network and public statistics, and computes multi-criteria footprints at farm, activity and product scales:
- Environmental: GHG emissions, Biodiversity Impact, Water Pollution.
- Economic: Price premium, Net Return of Assets, Net Return of Land, Operating margin.
- Social: Employment, Wage level, Net revenue per unsalaried working unit.
- 2019: Host-parasite-microbiome interaction analysis (P. ramosa).
- 2018: Bio-informatic meta-analysis of seed microbial communities.
- 2013–2017: Nutritionist intern in public catering, clinics, and hospitals. Liberal practitioner.
- 2010–2013: Cook in traditional and bistronomic French restaurants.
- 2007–2010: Cultivator & Merchant in vineyard, orchard, greenhouse.
- In press Huet S., Diallo A., Regolo J., Ihasusta A., Arnaud L., Bellassen V. (2026) Biodiversity Impact of Agricultural Products in France: Greater Differences Across Product Types Than Food Quality Schemes. Ecological Economics. Preprint doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5217233
- Published Huet S., Romdhane S., Breuil M-C., Bru D., Spor A., Philippot L. (2025) Insights into the Biotic Factors Driving the Outcome of Coalescence Events Between Bacterial Communities. ISME J., 5 (1). doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycaf048
- Published Romdhane S., Huet S., Spor A., Bru D., Breuil M-C., Philippot L. (2024) Manipulating the Physical Distance Between Cells During Soil Colonization Reveals the Importance of Biotic Interactions in Microbial Community Assembly. Environmental Microbiome 19, 18. doi: 10.1186/s40793-024-00559-4
- Published Huet S., Romdhane S., Breuil M-C., Bru D., Mounier A., Spor A., Philippot L. (2023) Experimental community coalescence sheds light on microbial interactions in soil and restores impaired functions. Microbiome 11, 42. doi: 10.1186/s40168-023-01480-7
- Published Huet S., Pouvreau J-B., Delage E., Delgrange S., Marais C., Bahut M., Delavault P., Simier P., Poulin L. (2020) Populations of the Parasitic Plant Phelipanche ramosa Influence Their Seed Microbiota. Front. Plant Sci. 11:1075. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01075
- Report Ulrich C., …, Huet S. et al. (2025b) Agriculture, aquaculture and fishing: impact of food standards on biodiversity. Summary of the scientific report. INRAE; Ifremer. doi: 10.17180/91tv-5758
- Report Ulrich C., …, Huet S. et al. (2025a) Agriculture, aquaculture et pêche : impacts des modes de production labellisés sur la biodiversité. Rapport scientifique de l'étude. INRAE; Ifremer. doi: 10.17180/ayg4-0b92
- Book Chapter Pouvreau J.-B., Poulin L., Huet S., Delavault P. (2021) Strigolactone-Like Bioactivity via Parasitic Plant Germination Bioassay, in: Prandi, C., Cardinale, F. (Eds.) Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2309, pp. 59–73. Springer US. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1429-7_6
- DG Agri Working Group on GHGE estimation from FSDN (Nov-25 to present): Representing France together with Valentin Bellassen on this working group on estimating GHG emissions from FSDN.
- Expert Group for two French Ministries (2023-2025): Appointed member of the BiodivLabel expert group assessing the impact of agricultural practices and food quality schemes on biodiversity.
Talks & Presentations
Donnars C., Sirami C., Huet S.
Impacts of Food Quality Schemes on Biodiversity.
FedeLIS General Assembly, FedeLIS (FQS Federation), Paris
Huet S.
Presentation of the FADN2Footprint R package.
ODR Tech Coffee Seminar, Observatoire du Développement Rural, INRAE Toulouse
Bellassen V., Huet S.
FADN2Footprint: translating farm accountancy data into environmental footprints.
FSDN Working Group on emissions, DG Agri, European Commission, Brussels
Sirami S., Huet S.
Food labels' contribution to biodiversity.
ODR & INAO Joint Webinar, co-organised by the Observatoire du Développement Rural and INAO ▶ Watch recording
Huet S.
Food labels and biodiversity: what does the science say?
Les Shifters NGO, Local group meeting, Dijon
Sirami S., Bockstaller C., Huet S.
Approaches to quantify the impact of agricultural products on biodiversity.
BiodivLabel Restitution Colloquium, Paris — Oral presentation 🔗 Event page
Huet S.
BVIAS: Biodiversity Footprinting of Agricultural Products.
INRAE Seminar on Biodiversity Indicators and Public Action, Paris
Huet S.
BVIAS: Biodiversity Footprinting of Agricultural Products.
ADEME, presented to the team in charge of environmental labelling of food products, Angers
Huet S.
BVIAS: Biodiversity Footprinting of Agricultural Products.
Dynafor Team Seminar, INRAE Toulouse ▶ Watch recording
Huet S.
Food labels and biodiversity: scientific evidence for policy.
Le Lierre NGO of senior public servants, Local group meeting, Dijon
Huet S.
Food labels and biodiversity: scientific evidence for territorial policy.
Audition by the Development Council of Dijon Métropole on food labelling
Huet S.
Biodiversity and food labels: scientific foundations.
French Civil Service Training, training session for senior French civil servants on biodiversity and food labels
Huet S.
Experimental community coalescence sheds light on microbial interactions in soil and restores impaired functions.
18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Lausanne, Switzerland
Huet S.
Experimental community coalescence sheds light on microbial interactions in soil and restores impaired functions.
10th Symposium of the Microbial Ecology Francophone Association, Online
- Group leader in The Shifters NGO (Jun-25 to present): Coordinate a multidisciplinary team of a dozen members, overseeing research synthesis and policy drafting, to develop three national-scale policy proposals combining efficiency and equitability for a transition of the French agri-food system, intended for integration into candidate platforms for the 2027 presidential election.
- PhD student representative (2020–2022): Elected member at the research unit functioning board to raise and solve issues faced by PhD students.
- Science communication (2013 to present): Communicating sciences in different contexts, either as conferences, workshops for general audiences or scholars.