Postdoc in the Networked Embedded Sensing group, Department of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck (Austria), since 2024.

Education

• PhD in Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 2024
• MSc in Earth Sciences (Major in Geophysics), ETH Zürich, 2018
• BSc in Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 2016

Professional experiences

• Doctoral Student in the Cryosphere group, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 2020–2024
• Scientific assistant in the Quaternary Geology and Paleoclimatology group, Institute of Geology, University of Bern, 2018–2019
• Guardsman (Halberdier) in the Pontificial Swiss Guard in Rome, serving the Holy See, 2011–2013

Grant

• 2025: Early Stage Funding of the University of Innsbruck: Investigating rotational surface kinematics of rock glaciers (InclinoNet). We aim at three objectives: (1) Measuring the rotation of boulders on Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier with a swarm of custom-built MEMS inclinometers, (2) validating the measurements with high-resolution UAV-borne laser scans and in-situ GNSS measurements, and (3) developing a new, statistically-based measure of rotational deformation intensity.

Research interests

Mountain permafrost • Permafrost hydrology • Micro-climatology/surface energy balance • In-situ measurement systems

Computing skills

Python • Matlab • QGIS • Latex