Tahiana Ramananantoandro is Professor of Wood Science at the School of Agronomy of the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar and an Invited Professor at Ecole Supérieure du Bois in Nantes. She holds an HDR from the University of Toulouse, a PhD in Wood Science from the University of Saint-Etienne and a Forest Engineering diploma from the University of Antananarivo. Prior to her current position, Tahiana worked for ten years in France at the IUT Tarbes and Ecole Supérieure du Bois Nantes. Her research explores the technological properties of wood, focusing on variability, tropical species identification, and traceability. Her ultimate aim is to drive significant advancements towards the efficient and sustainable utilization of forestry resources in tropical regions.