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Katarzyna Anna Ostapowicz
Position:    Researcher

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Knowledge areas
Katarzyna Ostapowicz is a research scientist specialising in Environmental Data Science and Earth Observation, with a focus on land system science, biodiversity and conservation, and climate change. She designs spatial modelling frameworks integrating satellite time series, machine learning, and GeoAI to study long-term environmental change across Arctic, boreal, and temperate regions.

Research Areas
  • Remote sensing & GeoAI for Earth observation
  • Land system science: land use and land cover dynamics
  • Biodiversity, conservation, and ecosystem services
  • Climate change impacts on Arctic and mountain ecosystems

Key qualifications
  • Remote sensing and geoinformatics for land system science
  • AI and machine learning in spatial analysis
  • Satellite time series analysis and GeoAI
  • Biodiversity, conservation, and ecosystem services
  • Project leadership and international research collaboration
  • Teaching and supervision at all academic levels

Education
  • PhD in Earth Sciences — Jagiellonian University, Kraków
  • MSc in Physics (Nuclear Physics) — Jagiellonian University, Kraków
  • MSc in Physical Geography, GIS — Jagiellonian University, Kraków

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