José Beltrán-abaunza
Chief Technology Officer at Lund University
Lund, Sweden
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Top SchoolJosé Beltrán-abaunza is a CTO and remote sensing specialist with 11 years of experience applying UAVs, AI and Earth observation to biodiversity and aquatic monitoring. He founded and led UAV operations and geospatial startups, and now directs technology at DNA Flights while maintaining research engineering ties at Lund University. His background blends a PhD in Marine Remote Sensing with hands-on UAV operation and commercial drone program management, enabling end-to-end delivery from sensor calibration and optical oceanography to conservation GIS and species distribution models. Known for turning complex environmental science into operational spatial-data products, he often bridges academic calibration (CALVAL) work with field-deployable drone missions. Based in Lund, Sweden, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor and entrepreneurial execution that fuels data-driven conservation outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Geographic Information Science and Cartography at Lunds universitetUniversity of WarsawMSc, Geography, MSc, Geography at University of SouthamptonPhD, Marine Remote Sensing, PhD, Marine Remote Sensing at Stockholm UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Remote Sensing, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Remote Sensing at International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
English, Spanish, Swedish
Github Skills (10)
sdk8
dart6
flutter5
programming-language5
matlab4
python3
jupyter-notebook3
notebook3
jupyter3
dart2js1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
geogradient/meris_ts
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Contributions:9 commits in 9 days
jobel-openscience/jobel
Sep 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:25 pushes, 3 branches in 4 months
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