David Schäfer

David Schäfer is a Researcher in the Department of Monitoring and Exploration Technologies Research Data Management at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. He has been working at UFZ since January 2019, following his previous position in the Department of Computational Hydrosystems from March 2013 to December 2018.

His research focuses on environmental data management systems with particular expertise in timeseries data handling and quality control. Dr. Schäfer is the developer of SaQC (System for Automated Quality Control), a significant contribution to automated environmental data validation. His work bridges environmental science with computational approaches to enhance data reliability for hydrological and environmental research.

Dr. Schäfer's technical specialization includes scientific programming for environmental data systems, supporting UFZ's research in water resources, environmental monitoring, and computational hydrosystems. His contributions enable more robust data handling across multiple research projects focused on environmental change and resource management.