Bas Kempen

Bas Kempen is a PE&RC Research Associate at ISRIC - World Soil Information, part of Wageningen University & Research. His work focuses on Digital Soil Mapping, Tropical Soils, and Machine Learning Applications in soil science. He leads projects like Validatie BVU and contributes to SoilGrids, a global soil data infrastructure initiative.

• PhD candidate in Digital Soil Mapping (2006-2011)
• Co-promotor for Mathematical Modeling projects

Research highlights include:

• Transfer functions for nutrient modeling in tropical regions
• Bayesian statistics for soil health data collection
• Spatial yield predictions using QUEFTS in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Development of SoilGrids 2.0 with quantified uncertainty

His collaborations span Rwanda, Kenya, India, and Malawi. As Project Leader for BVU validation (2010-2014), he established standardized soil data exchange protocols.