About
Sebastian graduated in the EAGLE master’s program (2nd generation) and now continues his scientific career at EORC in Würzburg as an assistant researcher. He is currently completing his PhD thesis, which focuses on the analysis of alpine periglacial processes and landforms using SAR remote sensing and geophysical in situ methods such as electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). His research focusses on monitoring changes in arctic and alpine environments driven by global warming, with an emphasis on snow and permafrost dynamics. His expertise includes time series analysis of optical and SAR backscatter data, as well as the processing of Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) data. In addition to frequent fieldwork in the European Alps, his day-to-day work involves Python programming and the development of analysis tools in Google Earth Engine. As part of the research project “MainPro,” he also applies his remote sensing knowledge to support ecosystem-based climate adaptation strategies in the Würzburg region
Courses
- Introduction to Active Remote Sensing Systems
- Environmental Applications of Radar time series

Recent News
Master Thesis Defense: “Assessing Air Pollution in Urban Environments: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Earth Observation and In Situ Measurements” on Friday, March 08 at 13:00
On Friday, March 08, at 13:00, Andreas Bury will present his master thesis on "Assessing Air Pollution in Urban Environments: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Earth Observation and In Situ Measurements" in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the...
High alpine and snow training
In collaboration with the German Alpine Club (DAV), Laura, one of our EAGLE students and Clara, a student assistant at our institute, recently participated in avalanche rescue training aimed at equipping individuals with essential skills and knowledge to respond...
Internship Report by Sharmin Shara Mim on February 27 at 12:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, February 27 at 12:30 Sharmin Shara Mim will present her internship report on global aquaculture production (seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a). From the abstract: Global aquaculture production has been increasing recently. Asia has a positive...
Internship Presentation on February 27 at 12:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, February 27 at 12:00 Luisa Pflumm will present her innolab report on developing a processing pipeline to produce photogrammetry products in UAS acquired imagery using Agisoft Metashape software (seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a). The work of the...
Inno Lab Report by Helena Wehner on January 23rd at 12:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, January 23rd at 12:30 Helena Wehner will present her inno lab report "Low-Cost UAV for Conservation in the Conservation area „Biosphärenreservat Rhön"" (seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a). Hosting Institution: Biosphärenreservat Rhön Supervisors: Jonas...
Internship Report by Luis David Almeida Famada
On Tuesday, January 23rd at 12:00 a.m. Luis David Almeida Famada will present his internship report at DLR " "Land Use and Resource Management" Hosting Institution: DLR – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Supervisors: Dr. Soner Üreyen, Deutsches Luft- und...
Deep Neural Network Regression for Normalized Digital Surface Model Generation with Sentinel-2 Imagery
Our EAGLE student Konstantin Müller published together with our chairholder of the Deparment of Global Urbanization and Remote Sensing, Hannes Taubenboeck an article about DL for surface model generation. The article explores methods to extract high-resolution...
MSc defense by Joy Giovanni Matabishi
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 12 a.m Joy-Giovanni Matabishi will present his Msc Thesis “Modelling Bat Distribution and Diversity with Artificial light as a Focal Predictor in South Tyrol” in the seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor. Modelling Bat...
MSc defense by Vanessa Rittlinger
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Vanessa Rittllinger will present her master thesis on “Detection of landslides in space and time using optical remote sensing data – A case study in South Tyrol” in seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a/ground floor From the...
MSc defense by Moritz Rösch
On Tuesday, November 27 at 12:00 a.m., 2023 Moritz Rösch will present his MSc defense “Daily spread prediction of European wildfires based on historical burned area time series from Earth observation data using spatio-temporal graph neural networks” in the seminar...