Jonathan Giezendanner
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Damiano Pasetto
It is a truly a pleasure for me to recommend Jonathan Giezendanner as your future colleague. I am an Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis in the Department of Informatics, Statistics and Environmental Sciences at the University of Venice, and I was Jonathan's co-advisor during his PhD at EPFL, from January 2016 to January 2020. During his PhD, Jonathan DEMONSTRATED his passion for the study of mountain population dynamics. In his insightful and innovative thesis, ‘Beyond the patch: on landscape-explicit metapopulation dynamics’, he showed how the smart combination of data-driven models and remote sensing data into process-based dynamical models can help to predict the fate and spatial distribution of mountain species. The original and highly-effective metapopulation framework developed by Jonathan merges advanced mathematical tools for data analysis, model calibration and uncertainty quantification, using both Earth observation and in-situ ecological data. Jonathan demonstrated an ability to master the theoretical basis and the application of these techniques, which, together with his intuition, critical thinking and strong computational skills, allowed him to go beyond the results obtained with state of the art models, as demonstrated in his publications in high level international peer-reviewed journals. I also had the pleasure to collaborate with Jonathan in the European-founded project ECOPOTENTIAL, which allowed me to better appreciate his other qualities: he is a tireless hard-worker who showed himself to be an excellent and extremely valuable participant in collaborative research. Jonathan has excellent attention to detail, and, at same time, he is able to deliver results that respect deadlines. I strongly recommend that you would give Dr. Giezendanner the opportunity to become your colleague.
Javier Perez Saez
I had the pleasure of supervising Jonathan during his master project on Bayesian Neural Networks for hydroclimatic forecasting at the laboratory of Ecohydrology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Jonathan quickly and independently mastered the theoretical and technical background of the project, and showed equal skill and stewardship in developing the computational tools required to answer the research questions he had contributed to formulate. In addition to strong technical skills and learning capacity, his remarkable perseverance and motivation enabled him to go above and beyond the expectations for a master project. These qualities will certainly serve him well in any future endeavor. Finally Jonathan’s integration in the laboratory was swift, and through his creativity and sense of community greatly contributed to a welcoming and inspiring working environment. I therefore warmly recommend Jonathan as your future colleague.
Damiano Pasetto
It is a truly a pleasure for me to recommend Jonathan Giezendanner as your future colleague. I am an Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis in the Department of Informatics, Statistics and Environmental Sciences at the University of Venice, and I was Jonathan's co-advisor during his PhD at EPFL, from January 2016 to January 2020. During his PhD, Jonathan DEMONSTRATED his passion for the study of mountain population dynamics. In his insightful and innovative thesis, ‘Beyond the patch: on landscape-explicit metapopulation dynamics’, he showed how the smart combination of data-driven models and remote sensing data into process-based dynamical models can help to predict the fate and spatial distribution of mountain species. The original and highly-effective metapopulation framework developed by Jonathan merges advanced mathematical tools for data analysis, model calibration and uncertainty quantification, using both Earth observation and in-situ ecological data. Jonathan demonstrated an ability to master the theoretical basis and the application of these techniques, which, together with his intuition, critical thinking and strong computational skills, allowed him to go beyond the results obtained with state of the art models, as demonstrated in his publications in high level international peer-reviewed journals. I also had the pleasure to collaborate with Jonathan in the European-founded project ECOPOTENTIAL, which allowed me to better appreciate his other qualities: he is a tireless hard-worker who showed himself to be an excellent and extremely valuable participant in collaborative research. Jonathan has excellent attention to detail, and, at same time, he is able to deliver results that respect deadlines. I strongly recommend that you would give Dr. Giezendanner the opportunity to become your colleague.
Javier Perez Saez
I had the pleasure of supervising Jonathan during his master project on Bayesian Neural Networks for hydroclimatic forecasting at the laboratory of Ecohydrology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Jonathan quickly and independently mastered the theoretical and technical background of the project, and showed equal skill and stewardship in developing the computational tools required to answer the research questions he had contributed to formulate. In addition to strong technical skills and learning capacity, his remarkable perseverance and motivation enabled him to go above and beyond the expectations for a master project. These qualities will certainly serve him well in any future endeavor. Finally Jonathan’s integration in the laboratory was swift, and through his creativity and sense of community greatly contributed to a welcoming and inspiring working environment. I therefore warmly recommend Jonathan as your future colleague.
Damiano Pasetto
It is a truly a pleasure for me to recommend Jonathan Giezendanner as your future colleague. I am an Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis in the Department of Informatics, Statistics and Environmental Sciences at the University of Venice, and I was Jonathan's co-advisor during his PhD at EPFL, from January 2016 to January 2020. During his PhD, Jonathan DEMONSTRATED his passion for the study of mountain population dynamics. In his insightful and innovative thesis, ‘Beyond the patch: on landscape-explicit metapopulation dynamics’, he showed how the smart combination of data-driven models and remote sensing data into process-based dynamical models can help to predict the fate and spatial distribution of mountain species. The original and highly-effective metapopulation framework developed by Jonathan merges advanced mathematical tools for data analysis, model calibration and uncertainty quantification, using both Earth observation and in-situ ecological data. Jonathan demonstrated an ability to master the theoretical basis and the application of these techniques, which, together with his intuition, critical thinking and strong computational skills, allowed him to go beyond the results obtained with state of the art models, as demonstrated in his publications in high level international peer-reviewed journals. I also had the pleasure to collaborate with Jonathan in the European-founded project ECOPOTENTIAL, which allowed me to better appreciate his other qualities: he is a tireless hard-worker who showed himself to be an excellent and extremely valuable participant in collaborative research. Jonathan has excellent attention to detail, and, at same time, he is able to deliver results that respect deadlines. I strongly recommend that you would give Dr. Giezendanner the opportunity to become your colleague.
Javier Perez Saez
I had the pleasure of supervising Jonathan during his master project on Bayesian Neural Networks for hydroclimatic forecasting at the laboratory of Ecohydrology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Jonathan quickly and independently mastered the theoretical and technical background of the project, and showed equal skill and stewardship in developing the computational tools required to answer the research questions he had contributed to formulate. In addition to strong technical skills and learning capacity, his remarkable perseverance and motivation enabled him to go above and beyond the expectations for a master project. These qualities will certainly serve him well in any future endeavor. Finally Jonathan’s integration in the laboratory was swift, and through his creativity and sense of community greatly contributed to a welcoming and inspiring working environment. I therefore warmly recommend Jonathan as your future colleague.
Damiano Pasetto
It is a truly a pleasure for me to recommend Jonathan Giezendanner as your future colleague. I am an Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis in the Department of Informatics, Statistics and Environmental Sciences at the University of Venice, and I was Jonathan's co-advisor during his PhD at EPFL, from January 2016 to January 2020. During his PhD, Jonathan DEMONSTRATED his passion for the study of mountain population dynamics. In his insightful and innovative thesis, ‘Beyond the patch: on landscape-explicit metapopulation dynamics’, he showed how the smart combination of data-driven models and remote sensing data into process-based dynamical models can help to predict the fate and spatial distribution of mountain species. The original and highly-effective metapopulation framework developed by Jonathan merges advanced mathematical tools for data analysis, model calibration and uncertainty quantification, using both Earth observation and in-situ ecological data. Jonathan demonstrated an ability to master the theoretical basis and the application of these techniques, which, together with his intuition, critical thinking and strong computational skills, allowed him to go beyond the results obtained with state of the art models, as demonstrated in his publications in high level international peer-reviewed journals. I also had the pleasure to collaborate with Jonathan in the European-founded project ECOPOTENTIAL, which allowed me to better appreciate his other qualities: he is a tireless hard-worker who showed himself to be an excellent and extremely valuable participant in collaborative research. Jonathan has excellent attention to detail, and, at same time, he is able to deliver results that respect deadlines. I strongly recommend that you would give Dr. Giezendanner the opportunity to become your colleague.
Javier Perez Saez
I had the pleasure of supervising Jonathan during his master project on Bayesian Neural Networks for hydroclimatic forecasting at the laboratory of Ecohydrology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Jonathan quickly and independently mastered the theoretical and technical background of the project, and showed equal skill and stewardship in developing the computational tools required to answer the research questions he had contributed to formulate. In addition to strong technical skills and learning capacity, his remarkable perseverance and motivation enabled him to go above and beyond the expectations for a master project. These qualities will certainly serve him well in any future endeavor. Finally Jonathan’s integration in the laboratory was swift, and through his creativity and sense of community greatly contributed to a welcoming and inspiring working environment. I therefore warmly recommend Jonathan as your future colleague.
Experience
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University of Arizona
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Nov 2021 - Present
Develop Machine Learning solutions (Deep Learning) for Flood Mapping using Remote Sensing. With Dr. Beth Tellman, at the School of Geography, Development and Environment, Social [Pixel] Lab Develop Machine Learning solutions (Deep Learning) for Flood Mapping using Remote Sensing. With Dr. Beth Tellman, at the School of Geography, Development and Environment, Social [Pixel] Lab
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Early Coffee Games
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Switzerland
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder, Game Designer, Programmer
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Jun 2020 - Present
Co-Founder, game designer and programmer at Early Coffee Games SNC, a small indie game company founded by Tristan Thévenoz and Jonathan Giezendanner with the goal of developing "Hermit, an underwater tale" in their free-time. Co-Founder, game designer and programmer at Early Coffee Games SNC, a small indie game company founded by Tristan Thévenoz and Jonathan Giezendanner with the goal of developing "Hermit, an underwater tale" in their free-time.
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University of Bern
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Scientist
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May 2021 - Jul 2021
Application of a hydrological model to the Panke urban watershed (north Berlin) using Earth Observation data. Application of a hydrological model to the Panke urban watershed (north Berlin) using Earth Observation data.
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EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
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Researcher PHD Student
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Jan 2016 - Jan 2020
PhD in data sciences, mathematical modeling and theoretical Ecology, with a focus on mountain metapopuplation dynamics, spatially explicit dynamic modeling of species presence.Main focus on integrated modeling of mountain species dynamics through Earth Observation data to reproduce the in-situ observations. The developed modeling framework included species distribution modeling, iterated filtering and image processing.Teaching duties:- Main Teaching Assistant for the Water Resources Engineering Class of Professor A. Rinaldo (2016-2020).- Teaching Assistant for Base Math class for prospective students (2017).- Teaching Assistant for Probability and statistics (2018-2019).
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Sharped Stone Studios
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Switzerland
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Computer Games
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Co-founder, Developer
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2020
Developer and game-designer for the game-collective Sharped Stone Studios. Participation in different projects: - Game Jams: develop a game in a limited time. - Exhibitions: working in the context of modern arts exhibitions to integrate custom made video games. - Personal projects. Developer and game-designer for the game-collective Sharped Stone Studios. Participation in different projects: - Game Jams: develop a game in a limited time. - Exhibitions: working in the context of modern arts exhibitions to integrate custom made video games. - Personal projects.
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Insel Gruppe
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Switzerland
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Computer Vision Scientist
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Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
Development of novel (numerical) computer algorithms for image/spectral processing of radiological data in the Universitätsinstitut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie group. Worked on numerous projects touching data processing and machine learning applied to tumor recognition in medical imagery. Development of novel (numerical) computer algorithms for image/spectral processing of radiological data in the Universitätsinstitut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie group. Worked on numerous projects touching data processing and machine learning applied to tumor recognition in medical imagery.
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Emch+Berger Group
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Switzerland
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Construction
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200 - 300 Employee
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Engineering Intern
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Jul 2013 - Sep 2013
Internship in the department supply and disposal, involved in different projects of water resources management (retention basins, draining, pipelines, etc.). Internship in the department supply and disposal, involved in different projects of water resources management (retention basins, draining, pipelines, etc.).
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Schweizerische Hochschule für Landwirtschaft SHL
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Bern Area, Switzerland
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Research Assistant (civil service)
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Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
Field work assistance in pot trials, data gathering and processing for bio-char experiments Field work assistance in pot trials, data gathering and processing for bio-char experiments
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Hôpital du Jura bernois
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Moutier, Switzerland
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Caregiving Intern
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Feb 2009 - Feb 2009
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Swiss Armed Forces
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Medic Sergeant
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2008 - 2009
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Education
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2016 - 2019
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science -
2013 - 2015
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Master of Science - MS, Environmental Sciences and Engineering -
2009 - 2013
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Sciences and Engineering -
2005 - 2008
Gymnasium Alpenstrasse Biel
Matura, Economics and Law
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