Alejandro De Miguel
Postdoctoral Researcher at Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC)
Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Top SchoolAlejandro De Miguel is a postdoctoral researcher and astrophysicist with over a decade of hands-on experience in nocturnal satellite remote sensing and more than 20 years working on light pollution and environmental impact studies. He leads the Cities at Night project in coordination with NASA and ESA, serves on the Board of Directors of the International Dark-Sky Association, and directs scientific initiatives at two organisations (Savestars Consulting and Stars4All). His work spans VIIRS, DMSP and ISS night-time imagery, hyperspectral analyses, and AI-driven nighttime remote sensing under the AI@N program, bridging academic research with policy advising for institutions like IAA-CSIC. A seasoned field and modelling practitioner, he combines observational campaigns, ground-based calibration, and public-facing outreach—an uncommon blend that has informed municipal and governmental light-pollution decisions. Based in Granada, Spain, he maintains an active international research network and a strong publication record documenting the evolution and mitigation of urban night skies.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctorado, Astrofísica, Sobresaliente Cumlaude, Doctorado, Astrofísica, Sobresaliente Cumlaude at Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Spanish, English
Github Skills (26)
sky9
universe8
camera-calibration7
astronomy7
science6
stellarium5
unix5
image-processing4
image-optimization4
linux4
windows4
opengl4
python4
macos4
absolute3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pmisson/darkskiesISS
May 2014 - Jul 2015
Contributions:58 commits, 1 push in 1 year 2 months
pmisson/thinplatespline
Feb 2020 - Jan 2026
Python library for thin plate spline calculations
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push, 1 branch in 6 years
python-librarypythoncalculationsplatespline
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