Research Foci
  • machine learning for spatial data
  • Optical remote sensing
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Spatio-temporal modelling
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Academic Education

PhD student at the Philipps Universität Marburg
M.Sc. "Environmental Geography - Systems, Processes and Interactions" at the Philipps-Universität Marburg
B.Sc. Geography at the Philipps-Universität Marburg

Positions

Full professor for Remote Sensing and Spatial Modelling, Institute of landscape ecology, WWU Münster
Junior professor for Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, Institute for Geoinformatics, WWU Münster
Scientific assistant in the working grouo of environmental Informatics, Philipps- Universität Marburg
Guest scientist at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Teaching

Projects
Publications

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  • , , , , and . . “The CAST Package for Training and Assessment of Spatial Prediction Models.” in R Coding for Ecology, Use R!, edited by D Rocchini. Cham: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-99665-8_11.
  • , , and . . “Moving beyond spatial and random cross-validation in environmental modelling: a call for prediction-domain adaptive evaluation.” Preprint. arXiv doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2605.13689.
  • , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Navigating challenges in spatial machine learning: Validation, uncertainty, algorithms, and reproducibility.” Preprint. Erdkunde. doi: 10.3112/erdkunde.2026.04.01.
  • , , , , , , , and . . “Regional spatial and vertical patterns of SOC stocks in a low mountain landscape in Germany.” Preprint. Geoderma Regional: e01102e01102. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2026.e01102.

  • , , , , , , , and . . “Impacts of local land-use change on climate and hydrology.” in Ecosystem services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador, Vol.221 of Ecological Studies, edited by J Bendix, E Beck, A Bräuning, F Makeschin, R Mosandl, S Scheu and W Wilcke. Berlin: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-38137-9_20.
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  • , , , , , , , and . . “Environmental changes affecting the Andes of Ecuador.” in Ecosystem services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador, Vol.221 of Ecological Studies, edited by J Bendix, E Beck, A Bräuning, F Makeschin, R Mosandl, S Scheu and W Wilcke. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-38137-9_2.