Vita
Professional experience
since 2022: External Lecturer in Spatial Data Analytics (part-time, one-day lecture as part of a CAS)
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Olten, Switzerlandsince 2018: Head of Data Science
EBP Schweiz AG, business division Information Technology, Zurich, Switzerland2013-2014: Research Assistant (part-time)
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK2010-2018: Project Lead, Data Scientist, and Senior Consultant
EBP Schweiz AG, business division Information Technology, Zollikon/Zurich, Switzerland2008-2008: GIS Consultant (on demand)
ASE and Spectraseis, both in Zurich, Switzerland2006-2010: Research Assistant
Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland2005-2005: GIS and Remote Sensing Intern
Swissphoto Group, GeoAviation Solutions, Regensdorf, Switzerland2004-2006: GIS and Remote Sensing Analyst (part-time)
EBP Schweiz AG, business division Information Technology + GIS, Zollikon, Switzerland2004-2004: GIS and Remote Sensing Intern
EBP Schweiz AG, business division Information Technology + GIS, Zollikon, Switzerland
Education
2014-2018: Visiting Researcher
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK. Since May 2015: Member of the Geonet Project and the Connectiviy, Inclusion, and Inequality Group.2006-2010: PhD
Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Focus on geographic information science. Thesis: Extraction and Characterisation of Landforms from Digital Elevation Models: Fiat Parsing the Elevation Field.2001-2006: MSc
Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Focus on geographic information science, remote sensing, and economic geography; minors in political science, cartography, geology, and mathematics. Thesis: Sensitivity of process models with respect to the spatial resolution of LiDAR-based elevation data.
Other
2022-2023: External Advisor to an MSc thesis
Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland2020-2020: External Advisor to a BSc semester project
School of Engineering and Management (HEIG-VD), Yverdon, Switzerland2019-2020: External Advisor to an MSc thesis
Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerlandsince 2017: Member of the Swiss Society of Cartography
since 2015: Juror of the “Prix Carto” of the Swiss Society of Cartography (bi-annually)
2015-2015: Designer of the Guardian’s 2015 UK General Election cartogram
since 2013: Co-Initiator and Co-Organiser of the GeoBeer event series (GIS-centric meetups)
2012-2015: Co-Initiator and Co-Lead of SoMePolis (Social media analytics of Swiss politics)
since 2012: Member of OpenData.ch