since 2018 | Doctoral student at the DFG Research Training Group 'Urban Water Interfaces' (UWI) |
2017 - 2018 | Student Research Assistant for the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded “Food Deserts” project and for the Earth Observation and Modelling (EOM) Laboratory, University of Kiel (Germany) |
2015 - 2017 | International Master in Applied Ecology (IMAE) Erasmus Mundus Master Course at the University of Poitiers (France) and University of Kiel (Germany); courses in Ecuador, Poland, Finland, and India |
2015 | Information Management Technician at the Sustainable Human Ecosystems Laboratory (SHEL), University of Georgia (U.S.) |
2014 - 2015 | Environmental Analyst at Adrian Collaborative, LLC (professional planning firm) in Duluth, Georgia (U.S.) |
2013 - 2014 | Deputy Assistant Information Manager at the Sustainable Human Ecosystems Laboratory (SHEL), University of Georgia (U.S.) |
2012 | Environmental Intern at the Georgia Department of Defense (DOD), Marietta, Georgia (U.S.) |
2009 | Research Assistant at the Sustainable Human Ecosystems Laboratory (SHEL), University of Georgia (U.S.) |
2008 - 2012 | Bachelor of Science Degree in Ecology and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology at the University of Georgia (U.S.), Summa Cum Laude, Highest Honors |
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Machine learning and deep learning |
Remote sensing for climatological/ hydrological applications (satellite/ UAV) |
Remote sensing of vegetation |
Urban remote sensing |
Heat and vapor fluxes (air temperature, evapotranspiration) from remote sensing data |
Crowdsourcing/ volunteered geographic information |