Hi there, I’m Brian Pondi — Geospatial Researcher & Software Engineer

I’m a Computational Geographer specializing in the design and development of geospatial machine-learning (ML) backend systems that create real-world impact. My work sits at the intersection of Earth Observation, scalable data infrastructures, and reproducible ML workflows.

Currently, I’m a Researcher at the Institute for Geoinformatics (IfGI), University of Münster, Germany, working on the EU-funded Open Earth Monitor Cyberinfrastructure project. In parallel, I’m pursuing a PhD in Geoinformatics, focusing on machine-learning reproducibility and interoperability for Earth Observation data cubes, under the advisement of Prof. Edzer Pebesma.

Research interests & skills include:

• 🌍 Earth Observation & Data Cubes
• 🤖 Geospatial Machine Learning & AI
• 🧩 Reproducible & Interoperable ML workflows
• 🗺️ Spatial data infrastructures & cloud-native geospatial systems
• ⚙️ Backend engineering for geospatial applications

I’m always open to collaborations, research discussions, and new challenges—feel free to reach out! 😊