Alexander Hurley
Data Scientist
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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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 (49)
r-package10
r10
data-visualisation10
grammar10
outlier-detection10
ecology9
htmlwidgets9
hydrology9
data-cleaning9
data-visualization9
d3js8
shiny8
exploratory-data-analysis8
data-quality8
python7
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/aglhurley
Feb 2018 - Dec 2024
Contributions:74 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 11 months
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