About

Currently a researcher at the University of Salzburg in the Interfaculty of Applied Geoinformatics, Hannah completed their Masters thesis in July 2018, supervised by Dr. Dirk Tiede accompanied by PhD researcher Martin Sudmanns. The final title was:, "Semantic data cubes utilising free and open-access EO-data for generating spatially-explicit evidence of humanitarian crisis: applied use-case in Syria based on Sentinel-2 data".

Research Interests

Big Earth Data | remote-sensing | open-source solutions | land-use/land cover change | food security | social justice | humanitarian action | EO-based indicators

Curriculum Vitae

Formal Education

starting
  2019		 University of Salzburg
PhD Student, Applied Geoinformatics		 Salzburg,
  Austria
2016 -
  2018		 University of Salzburg
M.Sc Applied Geoinformatics
Thesis: Semantic data cubes utilising free and open-access EO-data for generating spatially-explicit evidence of humanitarian crisis: applied use-case in Syria based on Sentinel-2 data
CGPA: 1 (1 = highest)		 Salzburg,
  Austria
2014 -
  2016		 University of Vienna
M.Sc Student, Cartography and Geoinformation
3 semesters before transferring		 Vienna,
  Austria
2008 -
  2012		 McGill University
BA&Sc Physical Geography,
German Language and Literature
Minor: International Development Studies
CGPA: 3.53 (4.0 = highest)		 Montreal,
  QC, Canada
2007 -
  2008		 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PSEO Candidate, Generals
Attended full-time towards high school diploma through
Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)		 Minneapolis,
  MN, USA
2004 -
  2008		 Roseville Area High School
U.S. High School Diploma, Honors graduate
CGPA: 3.89 (4.0 = highest)		 Roseville,
  MN, USA

Work Experience

08/2018 -
  present		 University of Salzburg, Z_GIS
Sen2Cube.at
PhD Researcher
building an Austrian data and information cube
using Sentinel-2 data		 Salzburg,
  Austria
10/2016 -
  06/2018		 University of Salzburg, Z_GIS
Student Assistant
OBIA Research Group		 Salzburg,
  Austria
03/2017 -
  10/2017		 University of Salzburg, Z_GIS
SemEO
Project Research Associate
semantic enrichment of Optical EO data to enhance
spatio-temporal querying capabilities		 Salzburg,
  Austria
09/2016 -
  11/2016		 Celtic Museum (Keltenmuseum)
Intern		 Hallein,
  Austria
07/2016 -
  09/2016		 State Government of Salzburg (Land Salzburg)
Dept. of Spatial Data Infrastructure
Intern		 Salzburg,
  Austria
12/2015 -
  03/2016		 Anna Gold Handels GmbH
Assistant Webshop Developer		 Vienna,
  Austria
06/2015 -
  09/2015		 Alpe Wasserstube
Assistant Cheesemaker (Beisenn)		 Silbertal,
  Austria
02/2015 -
  06/2015		 Anna Gold Handels GmbH
Assistant Webshop Developer		 Vienna,
  Austria
06/2014 -
  09/2014		 Alpe Wasserstube
Assistant Cheesemaker (Beisenn)		 Silbertal,
  Austria
09/2012 -
  06/2014		 Höhere land- und forstwirtschaftliche Schule
English Language Teaching Assistant
Organized by BMUKK, administered by the Fulbright
Commission and the Austrian-American Educational
Commission		 Bruck a.d. Mur,
  Austria

Scholarships

2017 - 2018 Copernicus Accelerator Program Mentee
2012 - 2014 Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Austria
2007 - 2008 Post-Secondary Enrollment Options recipient
University of Minnesota

Awards and Distinctions

2017 3rd place, Copernicus Masters, University Challenge
Submission: Sentinel-2 Dashboard
2017 Austrian Women’s National Curling Champion (Österr.-StaatsmeisterIn)
2017 Austrian Mixed National Curling Champion (Österr.-StaatsmeisterIn)
2016 1st place, Copernicus Earth Observation Hackathon, Vienna, Austria:
sharecropper
2016 Austrian Women’s National Curling Champion (Österr.-StaatsmeisterIn)
2015 Austrian Women’s National Curling Champion (Österr.-StaatsmeisterIn)
2014 Austrian Women’s National Curling Champion (Österr.-StaatsmeisterIn)
2012 German Embassy Prize, McGill Faculty of Arts
A book prize for excellence in German

Publications

Augustin, H., Sudmanns, M., Tiede, D., & Baraldi, A. (2018). A Semantic Earth Observation Data Cube for Monitoring Environmental Changes during the Syrian Conflict. GI_Forum 2018,, 1, 214-227. doi:10.1553/giscience2018_01_s214
Sudmanns, M., Lang, S., Tiede, D., Werner, C., Augustin, H., & Baraldi, A. (2018). Abstract Data Types for Spatio-Temporal Remote Sensing Analysis (Short Paper). In LIPIcs-Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (Vol. 114). Schloss Dagstuhl-Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Informatik. doi:10.4230/LIPIcs.GISCIENCE.2018.60
Sudmanns, M., Augustin, H., Werner, C., Schwendemann, G., Zimmer, S. and Hasenauer, S. (2017). sharecropper -- Erkennen von umwelt- und sozialschädlicher Herstellung von Agrarprodukten. AGIT Journal, 3, 178-189. doi:10.14627/537633019

Developed Professional Skills

Software+ Microsoft Office; Open Office; ArcGIS; QGIS; GDAL; OPALS; RiScanPro; R; RStudio; CrimeStat; GeoDa; eCognition; PostgreSQL/PostGIS; GeoServer; Rasdaman; Open Data Cube; Tableau; Wordpress; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom
Programming Python; R; CNL; SQL; HTML; CSS; JavaScript; Java
Other workshop development and facilitation; human resources and equity policy development; financial reports and budgets

Language Skills

English (native speaker)
German (ÖSD C1 Certified)
Academic references available upon request.

Portfolio

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