Manuel Wolff
Research Fellow at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolManuel Wolff is a research fellow based in Berlin with over a decade of experience investigating socio-ecological transformations, sustainable urban development, and the dynamics of urban growth and shrinkage. He combines spatial analysis and GIS expertise with qualitative insights from urban and regional development to delineate meaningful spatial units and assess resource efficiency and quality of life. His work spans academic and applied settings including Humboldt-Universität, Helmholtz UFZ, and international fellowships, reflecting a mix of long-term project leadership and collaborative research. Trained in geography and urban/regional planning with a summa cum laude PhD on uneven urban dynamics, he brings rigorous methods to complex “polycrisis” questions affecting cities. An understated strength is his ability to translate dense spatial data into policy-relevant narratives that inform sustainable transformation strategies.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Uneven urban dynamics - the role of urban shrinkage and regrowth in Europe, excellent (summa cum laude), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Uneven urban dynamics - the role of urban shrinkage and regrowth in Europe, excellent (summa cum laude) at University of DortmundDiploma, Geography, Urban/Regional Planning and Traffic Engineering and Geo Information Systems, Diploma, Geography, Urban/Regional Planning and Traffic Engineering and Geo Information Systems at Technische Universität DresdenCertificate for job qualification, Economic law, intercultural competence, communication, professional project management, Certificate for job qualification, Economic law, intercultural competence, communication, professional project management at Dresden International University (DIU)Certificate, Urban Change: The prospect of Transformation, Certificate, Urban Change: The prospect of Transformation at Association of European Schools of Planning
English, German, French, Swedish
Github Skills (4)
sshd2
mocking2
ssh2
sftp2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
luiswolff/mock-sshd
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
A tool for mocking a sshd for accessing a remote file system, such as SFTP.
Contributions:1 release, 14 commits, 5 PRs in 6 months
sshdsftpsshmockingfile-system
luiswolff/luiswolff.github.io
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:18 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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