Collaborators

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 : marc.fasel(at)unige.ch

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)