Dr. Achilleas Psomas

Research interests and skills

• Geo-information and Earth observation science related to vegetation processes
• Hyperspectral remote sensing for biophysical / biochemical parameter retrieval of vegetation
• Species Distribution Modelling (SMD)
• Optimal sampling design strategies
• Biodiversity mapping and monitoring
• Climate data scaling and handling

Education and Professional Experience 

• 2011 - current: Support Scientist, Remote Sensing/SDM, Swiss Federal Institute WSL, Switzerland

• 2009 - 2010: PostDoc – Ecological Remote Sensing,  Swiss Federal Institute WSL, Switzerland

• 04.2008 - 10.2008: Research Associate – Remote Sensing Specialist, University of Zurich, Switzerland

• 03.2004 - 03.2008: Ph.D in Remote Sensing, University of Zurich/Swiss Federal Institute WSL, Switzerland

• 09.2003 - 02.2004: Scientific Researcher - Remote Sensing Specialist, Swiss Federal Institute WSL, Switzerland  

• 02.2003 - 08.2003:  GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist, Research Station Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon (ART), Switzerland.

• 2001 - 2003: M.Sc in Geo-Information Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

• 1996 - 2001: M.Sc and Bachelor in Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloníki, Greece