Benjamin Keller
Small Island Developing States Data Science Consultant
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolBenjamin Keller is a data scientist and innovation advisor who applies emerging technology to climate, water, food security, and blue-economy challenges for Small Island Developing States at UNDP. With 12 years of experience across global development labs, conservation tech, and agritech ventures, he builds data platforms, geospatial analytics, and capacity-building curricula to track SDG progress and accelerate digital transformation. He holds advanced degrees from University of Washington, Tsinghua, and Arizona State, blending rigorous data science with technology innovation and development practice. Beyond analytics, he co-leads engineering initiatives like naccdata and has built edge machine-learning tools for conservation during a Microsoft AI for Earth internship. He also produces documentary films with indigenous partners in Peru, bringing community storytelling and field research into his technical work. This combination of hands-on engineering, policy-facing advising, and on-the-ground cultural engagement enables him to translate complex datasets into actionable climate and development solutions.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Study Abroad: Geoscience in the Himalaya, Study Abroad: Geoscience in the Himalaya at Kathmandu University (KU)Master of Science - MS, Global Technology and Development (in progress), Master of Science - MS, Global Technology and Development (in progress) at Arizona State UniversityMaster of Science, Technology Innovation, Master of Science, Technology Innovation at University of WashingtonMaster of Engineering, Data Science, Master of Engineering, Data Science at Tsinghua UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics with Minors in Math, Music, and Geoscience, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics with Minors in Math, Music, and Geoscience at Denison University
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Github Skills (114)
testing10
flywheel10
junit10
operating-system10
linux10
test-automation10
biology10
aws-lambda10
java10
protocols10
kotlin10
javascript9
pex9
golang9
protobuf9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
aquariumbio/aquarium-opil
Oct 2020 - Aug 2024
Python interface for using OPIL with Aquarium
Contributions:22 PRs, 48 pushes, 42 branches in 3 years 11 months
python-interfacepythonpython3aquarium
bjkeller/DepChain-java
Apr 2015 - May 2021
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
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