Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve
Universidade do Algarve- FCMA
Campus de Gambelas
8005-139 Faro
Portugal
Research
Data Management
Education
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
2013 – 2017 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Marine Environmental Sciences
Thesis: "HotSpotSDM - Reproducible Species Distribution Modelling using the OpenGIS® WPS Standard"
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
2010 – 2013 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Bioscience
Thesis: "Spatial Analyses of the sensitivity of benthos communities towards anthropogenic stress in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)"
Experience
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Student Research and Teaching Assistant
Location: Oldenburg (Germany)
Sep 2014 – Oct 2014 Research Group for Marine Geochemistry (ICBM-MPI Bridging Group)
FT-ICR-MS assessment of dissolved organic matter (DOM) samples
Oct 2014 – Nov 2017 Applied Geography and Environmental Planning (Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences)
As an employee of the Research Group Applied Geography and Environmental Planning (Prof Mose) to help Christian Aden with the implementation of OpenGIS Web Processing Services for spatial data analysis, which later led to the idea and development of the HotSpotSDM WPS for Species Distribution Modelling that became the topic of my MSc thesis.
Publications:
- Kirchner, A.C. & Aden, C., HotSpotSDM – Ein WPS-Prozess für die Modellierung ökologischer Artenfunde, AGIT – Journal für Angewandte Geoinformatik, 2-2016, doi:10.14627/5376220772016
- Aden, C. & Kirchner, A.C., GoINSPIRED – Kontrolle und Transformation von Artendatenaus Citizen-Science-Projekten für INSPIRE, AGIT – Journal für Angewandte Geoinformatik, 2-2016, doi:10.14627/537622078
This position also enabled me to gather further experience by giving lectures, visiting external courses and presenting at different conferences.
Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
Scientific-technical employee
Location: Bremerhaven (Germany)
Apr 2016 – Aug 2016 WebBenthos: Extension of the benthic information system (2015-2018)
Homogenization and linking of benthic databases for inter-institutional data exchange within the Marine Data Infrastructure in Germany (MDI-DE).
Research Group: Functional Ecology / Ecosystem Functions
Tasks: Transfer and remodelling of the in-house database for benthic species from Microsoft Access to PostgreSQL.
JUL 2016 BfN Monitoring - Benthos Survey
Annual North Sea voyage with Research Vessel Heincke to assess and evaluate the status of the benthic biotopes within the German Bight for the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
Loro Parque Fundación
Research Intern
Location: Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife, Spain)
Feb 2015 – Apr 2015 Bioacoustics Project
6-week internship with the Bioacoustics Project of the Loro Parque Fundación. The primary task was the classification of orca (Orcinus orca) vocalizations.
Additionally, conference presentation of preliminary results at 44th EAAM Symposium 2016 Benidorm (Spain)
Presentation: “Comparing day and night vocalizations in Orcinus orca”
Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Research Intern
Location: Wilhelmshaven (Germany)
Feb 2013 – Mar 2013
Internship at Senckenberg Research Institute Wilhelmshaven "Senckenberg am Meer" at the Department of Marine Biology. Furthermore Bachelor thesis under the supervision of the same working group.
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Student Teaching Assistant
Location: Kaiserslautern (Germany)
2011 – 2013 Department of Plant ecology and Systematics
Supervision and assistance for the botanical lab course
Continuing Professional Development & Conferences
08/2017: Whalefish Professional Development Course 2017 (Millport, Scotland)
Marine Research Techniques & Conservation
04/2017: MaPSIS 2017 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Maritime Spatial Planning, Ecosystem Approach and Supporting Information Systems
Presentation: GeoCMS HotSpot: Data evaluation and preparation
08/2016: FOSS4G 2016 (Bonn, Germany)
International Conference for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial, attendance as part of the FOSS4G studentship programme.
06/2016: AGIT 2016 (Salzburg, Austria)
AGIT - Symposium und Fachmesse für Angewandte Geoinformatik
Presentation and Conference Paper: HotSpotSDM – ein WPS-Prozess für die Modellierung ökologischer Artenfunde
05/2016: forschen@studium 2016 (Oldenburg, Germany)
Conference for student researchers
Presentation: Web Processing Services: Standardisierte und vergleichbare Verarbeitung von Artendaten
03/2016: 44th EAAM Symposium 2016 (Benidorm, Spain)
European Association for Aquatic Mammals, Scientific studies, advancements in management and veterinary care, and other developments in marine mammal science
Presentation: Comparing day and night vocalizations in Orcinus orca
02/2016: MARES Conference 2016 (Olhão, Portugal)
MARES Consortium & EuroMarine Network, Marine Ecosytems Health and Conservation
09/2015: 2015 Course on Species Distribution Modelling (Évora, Portugal)
Araújo Lab, Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges
06/2015: DEVOTES-Euromarine Summer School (Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain)
AZTI-Tecnalia, From Species to Ecosystems: Modelling Marine Ecology for Management Applications
Poster: Development of a Web Processing Service for Environmental Applications
07/2014: Second DEVOTES Summer School (Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain)
AZTI-Tecnalia, Integrative assessment of marine systems: the Ecosystem Approach in practice
07/2014: 5th Open Source in GIS Summer School (Girona, Spain)
SIGTE, University of Girona, Development of Web Map Services using open source software
Publications
2016:
Kirchner, A. C. & Aden, C. (2016): HotSpotSDM: HotSpotSDM ‒ ein WPS-Prozess für die Modellierung ökologischer Artenfunde. In: Strobl, J., Zagel, B., Griesebner, G. & Blaschke, T. (Hrsg.): AGIT Journal für Angewandte Geoinformatik 2-2016. Wichmann Verlag. pp. 580 – 589, available online: Download.
Aden, C. & Kirchner, A. C. (2016): GoINSPIRED: Kontrolle und Transformation von Artendaten aus Citizen-Science-Projekten für INSPIRE. In: Strobl, J., Zagel, B., Griesebner, G. & Blaschke, T. (Hrsg.): AGIT Journal für Angewandte Geoinformatik 2-2016. Wichmann Verlag. pp. 590 – 599, available online: Download.
North Atlantic Ocean
Computer skills
OS: Windows,
Linux
Office: MS Office,
LaTeX
Programming
languages: R Statistics (scripts & package development), basics in: Java,
Python, HTML
Databases: SQL,
Access
Software: OSGeo Live, QGIS, GRASS GIS, ArcGIS,
Version control: Github
Modelling: Species
distribution modelling in R
English
With an undergraduate degree in Biosciences and a passion for GIS and Programming, I am aiming to build bridges between disciplines - my main focus could be described with the term Biogeoinformatics.
Recently I completed my Master’s in Marine Environmental Sciences working on the implementation of ecological analyzing techniques using Web Processing Services, with the objective to enable optimized workflows for data analysis within Ecology and Environmental Sciences by standardizing methods and with the use of OGC Standards.
My fascination with marine life has always been one of the major drivers of not only choosing my career path but also for many decisions considering my personal development. I'm always looking for opportunities, that allow me to incorporate this passion for the ocean into new interesting projects.