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Research

Professional work

• Research Scientist: Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, Lund University, Sweden. 01/2022 – Present. 

Parental Leave (100%): February 2020 – July 2020. (6 months)

• Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 07/2019 – 12/2021. Supervisor: Prof. Rasmus Fensholt.

• Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden. 08/2018 - 06/2019. Supervisor: Prof. Lars Eklundh.

• Project Assistant: Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden. 01/2018 - 08/2018. Supervisor: Prof. Jonas Ardö.

Parental Leave (100%): June 2017 – January 2018. (6 months)

• Visiting Scholar: Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. 08/2015 – 12/2015. Supervisor: Prof. Ranga Myneni.

• Geographic Information Specialist: Polar Geophysics Group, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 08/2010 – 10/2012. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robin E. Bell.

• Visiting Researcher: GIS/Remote Sensing Lab, Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, VA, USA. 04/2010 – 08/2010. Supervisor: Dr. Peter Leimgruber.

• Project Geoscientist: Energy, Environment and Infrastructure Unit, Science Applications International Corporation, Hackensack, NJ, USA. 05/2007 – 08/2008. Supervisor: Mark Hasting.

• Geotechnician: Energy, Environment and Infrastructure Unit, Science Applications International Corporation, Hackensack, NJ, USA. 04/2005 – 05/2007. Supervisor: Jillian M. Loughlin.

Teaching

PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING

Completed all the requirements for prospective associate professors (docent) including: 

  • Faculty of Science Doctoral Supervision Course, Lund University, 2024
  • Beyond Doctoral Supervision – Scholarship and Academic Values, Lund University, 2023
  • Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - Theory and Practice, Lund University, 2022

COURSES

Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, Lund University, Sweden

  • Course co-coordinator: Environmental Monitoring, 15 ECTS - (Spring 2024).
  • Module Instructor: GIS for Environmental Monitoring - (Spring 2024).

School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability, Halmstad University, Sweden

  • Course instructor: Geographical Information Systems Focusing on Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development, 7.5 ECTS - (Spring 2024).

Social Research and Development Institute, Hargeisa, Somaliland

  • Instructor: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, 1.5 ECTS - (Fall 2023).

College of Agriculture, University of Hargeisa, Somaliland

  • Instructor: Introduction to Ecosystem Science, 1 ECTS - (Fall 2022).

Dept. of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen University, Denmark

  • Module instructor: Introduction to Remote Sensing - (Spring 2021).

Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University

  • Module instructor: Physical Geography – Spatial Analysis, 7.5 ECTS - (Spring 2015, 2016).
  • Module instructor (distance): Advanced Geographic Information Systems, 15 ECTS - (Fall 2014, 2015, 2018).
  • Course instructor (distance): GIS in Physical Planning, 7.5 ECTS - (Fall 2014, Spring, 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024).

Center for Sustainability Studies, Lund University, Sweden

  • Module instructor: Urban and Rural Systems and Sustainability (MESS35), 10 ECTS - (Spring 2015, 2016, 2017).

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, USA

  • Instructor: Introduction to Species Distribution Modeling - (Summer 2010).

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SUPERVISION

ONGOING

  • Kamilla Motland: Mapping the habitat of ground-nesting pollinators using Sentinel-2 satellite observations. Degree: M.Sc. in GIS and Remote sensing. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.

HOSTED VISITING STUDENTS

  • Marwa Elghoul (03/2023 - 06/2023): Visiting PhD Student from the Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Tunisia. Dissertation Topic: Ecology of breeding birds in the oases of southern Tunisia - Implications for management and conservation.

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED

  1. Johannes Viskanic (2024): Quantifying vegetation change in a self-governing region northern Syria with MODIS satellite data. Degree: B.Sc. in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  2. Tobias Rydlinge (2022): A deep learning approach to map urban tree canopy. Degree: MSc. in Geographic Information Systems. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  3. Enass Al Kharusi (2021, co-supervisor): Broad-Scale Patterns in CDOM and Total Organic Matter Concentrations of Inland Waters – Insights from Remote Sensing and GIS. Degree: Ph.D. in Geobiosphere Science. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  4. Emma Bylund (2021): Dynamics of net primary production and food availability in the aftermath of the 2004 and 2007 desert locust outbreaks in Niger and Yemen. Degree: M.Sc. in Geographic Information Science. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  5. Camilla Persson (2019): Comparing the vegetation condition of 2017 and 2018 over southern Sweden using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Degree: M.Sc. in Geomatics. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  6. Enzo Zerega (2018): Assessing edge pixel classification and growing stock volume in forest stands using a machine learning algorithm and Sentinel-2 data. Degree: M.Sc. in Geomatics. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  7. Abdalla Eltayeb (2017): Mapping woody canopy cover in the semi-arid Sahel: an approach using satellite remote sensing and Google Earth imagery. Degree: M.Sc. in Geomatics. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  8. Stefanos Georganos (2016): Exploring the spatial relationship between NDVI and rainfall in the semi-arid Sahel using geographically weighted regression. Degree: M.Sc. in Geomatics. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.
  9. Deborah Bowyer (2015): Measuring Urban Growth, Urban Form and Accessibility as Indicators of Urban Sprawl in Hamilton, New Zealand. Degree: M.Sc. in Geographical Information Science. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.

 

Outreach

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Earth Observation
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Climate Science
  • Physical Geography
  • Multidisciplinary Geosciences

Free keywords

  • Remote sensing
  • Machine learning
  • Forests
  • Satellites
  • Global change ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Landscape ecology
  • Land-use and land-cover
  • Earth observation
  • Global drylands
  • Tropical savannas
  • Boreal and temperate ecosystems
  • Drought

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