Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Function
Data Scientist
Unit
Group
Forest Diversity and Biodemography
Contact
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
WSL Birmensdorf Bi
| 2020 – 2023 | MSc Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Joint programme with the University of Zurich and University of Basel Thesis: Incorporating biotic interactions into species distribution models for predicting coexistence using Bayesian hierarchical modeling. |
| 2016 – 2020 | BSc Environmental Sciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Thesis: Analysis of next-generation and whole-genome DNA-sequencing data to uncover genetic determinants for bacterial cooperative behavior in natural M. xanthus isolates. |
| 2019 | Exchange semester, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway |
| 06/2023 – 2025 | Geospatial Data Scientist, Crowther Lab, ETH Zürich Remote sensing and mechanistic modeling for reforestation monitoring within the EU-funded Open-Earth-Monitor project. |
| 09/2016 – 07/2021 | Social Worker (20–40%), Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Zürich Youth work (ages 11–20), environmental education workshops, and organization of cultural exchange activities. |
| 09/2018 – 12/2018 | Teaching Assistant, ETH Zürich Mathematics III: Systems Analysis, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics. |