Eduard Heijkoop
Postdoctoral Research Associate
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolEduard Heijkoop is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder, funded by NASA JPL, who applies satellite and geospatial data to quantify coastal sea level change and its impacts on cities and infrastructure. With eight years of experience spanning PhD research, NASA collaborations, and stakeholder engagement at the UN, World Bank, and US government agencies, he translates complex remote sensing products into decision-ready tools, including an online inundation-risk tool on nasa.gov. He pioneered sub-meter-aligned digital surface models from commercial satellite imagery and novel flood-analysis methods using IPCC AR6 projections, enabling city-scale assessments without extensive in-situ data. His technical toolkit blends machine learning (Residual UNet for building detection), ICESat-2/SwOT altimetry innovations, and scalable DSM production across 200+ cities, reflecting both scientific rigor and production-focused engineering. Eduard also mentors graduate students and co-authors NASA technical reports, ensuring research directly informs policy and planning. Less obvious: he has translated lunar gravity modeling and high-performance NASA HPC experience from earlier work into practical skills for optimizing global-scale geospatial workflows.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at University of Colorado BoulderMaster of Science (MSc) Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology
English, Dutch, French, German
Github Skills (13)
gpx8
elevation8
multiview8
french6
satellite6
surface6
stereo5
image-processing5
dedicated5
imaging4
pipeline4
python4
photogrammetry2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
EduardHeijkoop/Utilities
Apr 2022 - Nov 2024
Various geospatial utilities
Contributions:4 PRs, 105 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
EduardHeijkoop/DEM
Apr 2022 - Mar 2025
Work on digital elevation models
Contributions:2 releases, 6 PRs, 298 pushes in 3 years
gpxelevationdigital-elevation-models
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