**Michel Andr ´e**

Michel Andre holds a M.Sc. degree in Engineering (Institut National des Sciences Appliqu ´ ees, ´ Toulouse, France), a M.Sc. degree in Animal Physiology, a M.Sc. degree in biotechnologies (Universite Paul Sabati ´ e, Toulouse, Franc) and a Ph.D. in Bioacoustics (University of Las Palmas de ´ Gran Canaria, Spain). He worked as research assistant at the San Francisco State University, was an intern researcher at the Marine Mammal Center (Marin County, San Francisco), an associated professor at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He created and is the Director of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics and is a full Professor at the Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC). Michel's interests are underwater sounds and human pressure effects to marine ecosystems, the development of acoustic technology to monitor biodiversity. He is a former Chair of the European Cetacean Society, Founder and President of the Sense of Silence Foundation, Chair of the international OCEANOISE Conference series and a founding member of the European Commission Task Group on Noise (TGNoise, Marine Strategy Framework Directive).
