# Spatial Ecology's 2023 course
## Geocomputation and Machine Learning for environmental applications
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#### Spatial Ecology course trainers ####

[Tushar Sethi](https://spatial-ecology.net/team/) (administrator - course organizer)  
[Giuseppe Amatulli](https://spatial-ecology.net/docs/build/html/COURSETRAINERS/trainers.html#giuseppe-amatulli-phd) (geocomputation teacher - course organizer)  
[Antonio Fonseca](https://spatial-ecology.net/docs/build/html/COURSETRAINERS/trainers.html#antonio-fonseca-m-sc-almost-phd) (machine learning teacher)  
Francesco Lovergine (geopython teacher)  
Pieter Kempeneers (pyjeo teacher)  
[Longzhu Shen](https://spatial-ecology.net/docs/build/html/COURSETRAINERS/trainers.html#longzhu-shen-phd) (math/stat advisor)  

#### Student affiliation and their origin  ####

![](Physical-World-Map.jpg)

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#### Student roster ####

(1_1) **Bibek Raj Shrestha (Nepal)**

Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (GIIS) - Nepal

![](01_Bibek_Shrestha.jpg)

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(2_2) **Amanda	Cutler (USA)**

Brown University, USA

![](02_Amanda_Cutler.jpg)

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(3_3) **Carola Stolle (Germany)**

METER Group AG, Germany/US

![](03_Carola_Stolle.jpg)

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(4_4) **Linn_Yiqi (China)**

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Sweden

![](04_Linn_Yiqi.jpg)

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(5_5) **Olivia Anderson (USA)**

Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences - Sweden

![](05_Olivia_Anderson.jpg)

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(6_6) **Charlotte Weinstein (USA)**

Chesapeake Conservancy - USA

![](06_Charlotte_Weinstein.jpg)

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(7_7) **Fernanda Desimon (Brasil)** 

Forest Engineer & Software Engineer Student - Brasil  
Researcher at Palmtech, a startup affiliated  
to Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA)

![](07_Fernanda_Desimon.jpg)

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(8_9) **Oliver-Valentin Dinter (Romania)**

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi - Romania
University of Tours - France

![](09_Oliver-Valentin_Dinter.jpg)

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(9_10) **Samuel Tsao (Taiwan)**

School of the Environment, Yale University - USA

![](10_Samuel_Tsao.jpg)

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(10_11) **Juana Mercedes Perlaza Rodriguez (Ecuador)**

University of Basilicata (DiCEM) - School of Architecture, Italy

![](11_Juana_Mercedes_Perlaza_Rodriguez.jpg)


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(11_13)  **Jan-Markus Homberger (Germany)**

Wageningen University and Research - Netherlands.

![](13_Jan-Markus_Homberger.jpg)

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(12_16)  **Cassandra Follett (Cassie) (USA)**

DePaul University, University of Illinois-Chicago - USA

![](16_Cassandra_Follett.jpg)

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(13_17) **Alexander Mkrtchian (Alex) (Ukraine)**

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (Germany)

![](17_Alexander_Mkrtchian.jpg)

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(14_15)	**Taiwo Adekunle Adenike (Nigeria)**

Lecturer / PhD candidate  
Human Resources Development and Lifelong Learning  
Computer Science Department  
Osun State University

![](15_Taiwo_Adekunle_Adenike.jpg)

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(15_18)  **Hannah Weiser (Germany)**

Heidelberg University - Germany

![](18_Weiser_Fern.jpg)

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(16_20) **Roisin Stanbrook (USA)**

Dung Beetle Conservation And Ecology - USA  
https://roisinstanbrook.com/  

![](20_Roisin_Stanbrook.jpg)

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(17_21) **Olaitan Omitola (Nigeria)**

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta - Nigeria  
Research assistant / Parasitologist and epidemiologist

![](21_Olaitan_Omitola.jpg)

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(18_22) **Omolola Olojede (Lola) (Nigeria)**

Public health official, Intervention coordinator  
Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria  
Coordination of public health interventions in the country  

![](22_Omolola_Olojede.jpg)

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(19_25) **Abimbola Modupe Adedeji (Bimbo) (Nigeria)** 

Statistician/ Public Health Professional 
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos - Nigeria. 


![](25_Abimbola_Modupe_Adedeji.jpeg)

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(20_28) **Adigun Abbas (Nigeria)**

Statistician / Epidemiologist / Public health professional  
National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos, Nigeria

![](28_Adigun_Abbas.jpg)

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(21_26) **Judith Idemili Chidumebi (Judith) (Nigeria)** 

Epidemiologist / Public health professional  
eHealth For Everyone

![](26_Judith_Idemili_Chidumebi.jpg)

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(22_27) **Eric	Carvalho (Brasil)** 

RADAMBRASIL Herbarium - Brasil

![](27_Eric_Carvalho.jpg)

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(23_29) **Nils Ratnaweera (Sri Lanka)**

Zurich Universtiy of Applied Sciences - Switzerland

![](29_Nils_Ratnaweera.jpg)

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(24_30) **Fengchao Sun (China)** 

School of the Environment, Yale University - USA

![](30_Fengchao_Sun.jpg)

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(25_31) **Olha Kachalova (Ukraine)**

The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening -  Czech Republic

![](31_Olha_Kachalova.jpg)

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(26_32) **Laurent Bataille (Belgium)**

Wageningen University and Research - Netherlands

![](32_Laurent_Bataille.jpg)

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(27_34) **Valdrich Fernandes (India)**

Wageningen University and Research - Netherlands

![](34_Valdrich_Fernandes.jpg)

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(28_35)	**Ayodele Samuel Babalola (Nigeria)**

Malarial Research Unit  
Department of pure and applied zoology  
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria  

Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR),  
Molecular and medical entomology laboratory,  
Parasitologist and epidemiologist

![](35_Ayodele_Samuel_Babalola.jpeg)

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(29_37)	**Milutin Milenkovic (Serbia)**

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) - Austria  
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Program,  
Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NoDES) Research Group  

![](37_Milutin_Milenkovic.jpg)

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(30_38)	**Martin Hofer (Austria)**

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) - Austria  
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Program,  
Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NoDES) Research Group  

![](38_Martin_Hofer.jpg)

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