dr.ing. MJR (Rob) Knapen

I am a Principal Research Engineer at the intersection of spatial data engineering, artificial intelligence, and digital agriculture. With a PhD in AI and Spatial Data Engineering for Digital Agriculture and over two decades of software engineering experience, I bridge fundamental research with production-grade system development.

My work focuses on translating scientific concepts into scalable, reliable digital solutions for data-intensive agricultural research and innovation. I design and develop spatial data infrastructures, AI methods, and digital platforms while collaborating in interdisciplinary projects that integrate geospatial data engineering, AI-driven knowledge extraction, and research software engineering best practices.

I collaborate with researchers, engineers, and stakeholders to shape system architectures, data models, and AI-enabled workflows that ensure scientific soundness, software quality, and long-term sustainability.

For more information about our team's projects, please also visit: https://earthinformatics.eu