Dr. Xavier Bertou is head of the particle and radiation detection laboratory at the Centro Atomico Bariloche, Argentina, and was awarded the 2011 prize in Physics of the Argentinian National Academy of Sciences. He started and coordinates the ANDES underground laboratory initiative since 2011. His research is on ultra-high energy cosmic rays, dark matter, and neutrinos experimental physics. 
He led the 2021 Auger Data release as co-task leader within the Auger collaboration.