Femke van Geffen

M.Sc. Femke van Geffen is a researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute, affiliated with the Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems department. Her work focuses on geosciences and polar ecosystems, particularly in Siberia, utilizing remote sensing and drone-based technologies. Key research interests include forest type classification, boreal ecosystems, climate change impacts, and environmental monitoring via satellite data (e.g., Sentinel-2). She contributes to projects like SiDroForest, combining drone and machine learning methods for forest inventory. Her publications emphasize developing benchmark datasets and methodologies for ecological analysis in boreal environments.

• Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
• Affiliations: Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems (PTES) research group
• Techniques: Remote sensing, machine learning, drone-based point cloud analysis

Her research bridges geospatial data analysis with ecological applications, addressing questions about vegetation dynamics and climate change in Siberian regions.