Research Interests:

My research explores the versatility of seismic sensing, applying it to diverse topics such as wildlife and environmental monitoring and geohazard studies. My interdisciplinary work combines geophysics with artificial intelligence to decode complex Earth processes and develop novel, non-invasive monitoring techniques for wildlife. In my current work, I investigate how footfall vibrations from large mammals in the African savanna can be detected and classified, providing a scalable method for tracking species presence and behavior. I am particularly interested in integrating seismic monitoring with other passive sensing techniques, such as camera traps and acoustic sensors, to create a more comprehensive picture of animal movement and habitat use. In the future, I hope to extend this methodology to other ecosystems and explore its potential for long-term, continuous wildlife monitoring.

Career:

• 03/2023 - now postdoctoral researcher at GFZ with the GFZ Discovery fellowship
  
• 01/2023 - 03/2023 postdoctoral researcher at Université Grenoble Alpes
  

Education:

10/2019 - 12/2022 PhD, Université Grenoble Alpes, France

10/2016 - 10/2019 M.Sc. Geophysics, University of Hamburg, Germany

10/2012 - 04/2016 B.Sc. Geophysics and Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany

Awards:

• 01/2024 - 12/2026 Discovery Fellowship with the Project "SeismicLife" (see GFZ press release here)
  
• 04/2023 - 07/2023 Visiting Researcher Grant from the Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy (HIDA)
  
• 09/2018 - 11/2018 Erasmus+ Grant for a two months research stay at ISTerre, Grenoble, France
  
• 08/2016 - 06/2017 Erasmus+ Grant for two semesters at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland