Alexander Hurley
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolAlexander Hurley is a data scientist based in Berlin with 11 years’ experience applying statistical and data-science methods to environmental problems, from boreal wetlands to urban tree water use. Holding a PhD in Hydrology and postgraduate data-science training, he blends field-hardened hydrological expertise with R-centric analysis to translate complex environmental processes into actionable data products and policy insights. He has worked across academia, national research centres and government—most recently advising climate policy and now at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture—bringing both rigorous experimental skills and practical modelling experience. Known for cross-disciplinary thinking, he focuses on transferable principles that link terrestrial and aquatic systems and is especially interested in land-use and policy implications of environmental data.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science Certificate, Data Science Certificate at SPICED AcademyMaster of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction at Universidad San Francisco de QuitoBachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Science, 1.6, Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Science, 1.6 at University of BayreuthMaster of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction at University of East AngliaMaster of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction at Université de PoitiersDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Hydrology and Water Resources Science, -, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Hydrology and Water Resources Science, - at University of BirminghamMaster of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Ecology, First Class / Distinction at Universidade de Coimbra
Github Skills (38)
ecology10
r-package10
r10
data-visualisation10
graphic10
data-cleaning10
outlier-detection10
shiny9
hydrology9
d3js9
plotly8
webgl7
javascript7
sap7
ropensci5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
hydrosoc/rhydro_EGU19
Feb 2019 - Jul 2020
Using R in Hydrology - EGU2019 Short Course
Contributions:1 release, 25 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 5 months
r-packagehydrologyrstatsshortecology
the-Hull/TREX
Feb 2020 - Feb 2024
Assimilate, process and analyse thermal dissipation sap flow data
Contributions:2 releases, 2 PRs, 173 pushes in 4 years
sap
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