ArendĀ Ligtenberg
Assistant Professor Spatial Analysis And Modeling
Greater Enschede Area Netherlands
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Top SchoolArend Ligtenberg is an Assistant Professor in Spatial Analysis and Modeling at Wageningen University with over a decade of experience developing GIS, agent-based and companion modeling approaches to study how human decision-making drives environmental change. He leads interdisciplinary teaching in GIS, spatial modeling and data science across multiple Dutch universities and coordinates applied trainee programs addressing agricultural transitions in the Netherlands (nitrogen, water quality, nature and climate). His research blends complex systems thinking with serious gaming and participatory methods to translate models into actionable policy insights. Based in the Greater Enschede area, he pairs academic work with practical rehabilitation skills as a professional sports masseur and long-distance runner, a combination that reflects a hands-on, systems-oriented mindset.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc, Tropical Land and Water Management, Bsc, Tropical Land and Water Management at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesMassage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at NGS Sport Massage (@ Willem Snellenberg)Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at MYOS: Specialistische sportmassage voor topsportersDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science / Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science / Sociology at Wageningen University & ResearchMassage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at MYOS medical/kinesio tapingMassage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at MSP opleidingen SportzorgmasseurMSc, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, cum laude, MSc, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, cum laude at Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
Github Skills (17)
ogr7
scripting4
spatial-regression4
python4
spatial-data-analysis3
geodesy3
geography3
spatial3
geostatistics3
agent-based-modeling3
gdal3
spatial-data2
geospatial2
spatial-analysis2
geometry-library2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
arendligtenberg/TwitterScripts
Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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