M. Fasel
PhD Candidate
- Institut for Environmental Sciences – enviroSPACE lab.
- Uni Carl Vogt, Bd. Carl Vogt 66 – 1211 Geneva 4 – Switzerland
- Phone number : +41 22 379 08 63 – E-Mail :
Education
2014: MSc in Environmental Sciences
Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
2014: Complementary Certificate in Geomatics
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
2010: BSc in Information Systems and Services Science
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Work experience
September 2017 – Present
PhD Candidate, University of Geneva, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Switzerland
• Hydrological modeling for the water-ecosystem-energy-food nexus in Switzerland
• Spatiotemporal social and environmental data analysis with ArcGIS 10+Pro, R and Python
• Assisting students during geomatics, geostatistics and hydrological modelling courses
June 2015 – August 2017
Scientific collaborator, University of Montréal
• Modeled archaeological site probability in Western Europe according to various climatic and topographic variables
• Modeled potential vegetation biome distribution in Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum using ArcGIS and R
September 2014 – July 2017
Teaching and research assistant, University of Geneva, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Switzerland
• Analyzed water scarcity in the Black Sea catchment using ArcGIS and R for spatiotemporal analysis of results
• Assisted students during geomatics and geostatistics courses
• Redaction of scientific articles
July 2013 – August 2013
Cultivated land mapping and monitoring, Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland
October 2010 – July 2011
Developper, University of Geneva, Institute of Services Science, Geneva, Switzerland
• Designed and developed map services with ArcGIS 10 Desktop and Server
• Analyzed spatiotemporal data captured by mobile devices for mobile quality of service prediction
May 2004 – July 2006
Satellite communication specialist, SES Satellites, Switzerland
Research interests
Geographic information systems, spatial analysis, geostatistics, cartography, water resources
Languages
French: Native language.
English: Good level spoken and written (CEFR B2); reading and understanding: fluent (CEFR C1)
German: Basic knowledge spoken and written (CEFR B1)