After studying IT sciences in different universities in Grenoble (France), Helsinki (Finland) and Lyon (France), Yoann went on to work for The European Library (www.theeuropeanlibrary.org), an European Commission founded project in The Hague (The Netherlands) for a couple of years. After that he continued working as a Java developer for other EC projects, APEnet and APEx (creators of Archives Portal Europe www.archivesportaleurope.net), while being hired by the Archives Nationales de France for about 6 years. A short stop to develop for a France based company specialised in Archival solutions, he then integrated the DARIAH team within the CMB.