MSc thesis topics by Supervisor Arnan Araza AB (Arnan) Araza PhD Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Above-ground Biomass Change (ΔAGB) mapping using stacked machine learning models A model-based approach to mapping ΔAGB in selected countries with in-situ data. MSc thesis topic: The ESA-NASA Multi-Mission Algorithm Platform (MAAP) for Above-ground Biomass mapping and assessment A Google Earth Engine-like platform for mapping and assessing AGB. Mar Ariza MDM (Mar) Ariza Sentis MSc Promovendus , Promovendus MSc thesis topic: Segmentation of vineyard rows in individual images and orthomosaic using deep learning techniques UAVs have enabled a great revolution in agriculture due to the important reduction in costs they present, together with a rapid data acquisition. The... Ioannis Athanasiadis prof.dr. I (Ioannis) Athanasiadis Professor Msc thesis topic: Big data geospatial analytics with Apache Spark Today, technologies are changing very fast to cope with the ever-increasing volume and velocity of data. Big data methods and tools is a disruptive... MSc thesis topic: Deep learning architectures for crop-type classification from remote sensing imagery Crop type classification is a common task in agriculture, where remote sensing imagery is used to detect types of crops grown in fields. There are... MSc Thesis topic: Explainable AI for regional crop yield forecasting This project aims to investigate how deep learning can be used with data from the European Commission’s MARS Crop Yield Forecasting System and... MSc Thesis topic: Improving regional crop yield forecasting with socio-economic data This project aims to evaluate the benefit of Common Agricultural Policy Regional Impact (CAPRI) data for regional crop yield forecasting. CAPRI data... MSc thesis topic: Machine learning for ecosystem service models Ecosystem service models support these policies, but they are generally poorly validated, especially at large scales, which undermines their... MSc thesis topic: Tracking progress on climate change adaptation across spatial scales Climate impacts are felt across the globe. Adapting to climate risks is critical to prevent negative impacts. Although many of these impacts have been... MSc thesis topic: Transfer learning using crop time series data Transfer learning is proven to be an effective way to incrementally learn with limited data, mostly in image applications. However, there are cases... Harm Bartholomeus dr. HM (Harm) Bartholomeus Universitair docent MSc thesis topic: Can we make reliable wall-to-wall Dutch forest structure maps with Machine Learning methods? The Dutch Forest Inventory (NFI) delivers reliable information about the state and development of the forest in the Netherlands and fulfils the... MSc thesis topic: Quantifying carbon storage from atmospheric and LiDAR measurements Above ground carbon storage in forest ecosystems can be quantified through different techniques. With Eddy Covariance sensors on fluxtowers the carbon... MSc thesis topic: The development of a KPI (key performance indicator) on tree vitality for street trees in the urban green area Over the next 3 years, Wageningen Research will be laying the foundation for a new (KPI). The purpose of this KPI is to have a continuous... MSc thesis topic: Use of Terrestrial Laser Scanning to update form factors for Dutch forests Sustainable forest management requires a good measurement of standing timber volumes and volume increment rates. Tree volumes are estimated from... MSc thesis topic: Use of UAV’s for forest reconstruction – comparison of different UAV LiDAR sensors and photogrammetry protocols. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used more and more to measure forest properties like tree height and canopy openness. LiDAR is the most direct way... MSc thesis topic: Why do animals make the “wrong” choices? Using drone data to understand the changing landscape of vulnerable herpetofauna. Animal population dynamics are strongly influenced by so-called source–sink dynamics. Habitat quality is likely to vary among patches and it is... Johannes Balling J (Johannes) Balling PhD Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Assessing patterns of tropical forest disturbances [using the RADD alerts] 03 April 2024 - Student information - The RADD (RAdar for Detecting Deforestation) alerts offer insights into tropical forest disturbances. Leveraging data from Sentinel-1, a SAR satellite... MSc thsis topic: Pan-tropical analysis of the temporal relationship of forest disturbances and precipitation 03 April 2024 - Student information - The RADD (RAdar for Detecting Deforestation) alerts offer insights into tropical forest disturbances. Leveraging data from Sentinel-1, a SAR satellite... Aldo Bergsma ir. AR (Aldo) Bergsma Lecturer MSc thesis topic: Impact of Fish Farms on the Environment in the Mediterranean World fisheries and aquaculture production showed a 45 percentgrowth over the years 2000–2021. The majority of the production includes Marine... Kirsten de Beurs prof.dr. KM (Kirsten) de Beurs Professor/Chair MSc thesis topic: Climate, agriculture, social susceptibility: using crop models to understand Roman response to climate change This MSc topic focuses on the development of a crop yield estimates for five different regions during the high and late Roman Empire. This could be a... MSc thesis topic: From croplands to urban: land cover change in the Netherlands This MSc topic will use the Land Use Database of the Netherlands to investigate land use changes in the Netherlands. MSc thesis topic: One million trees for warmth. Did it work? This MSc topic will use satellite imagery to track the development (student #1) and evaluate the impact (student #2) of a big tree planting project in... MSc thesis topic: Relating Amazonian rainforest photosynthesis to clouds The MSc topic will deal with the interaction between the Amazonian rainforest and an atmosphere characterized by clouds. MSc thesis topic: Relating Amazonian rainforest structural propertiesto clouds The MSc topic will deal with the interaction between the Amazonian rainforest and an atmosphere characterized by clouds. MSc thesis topic: Using Remotely Sensed data to map development in seagrass fields over time along the North Sea coasts This MSc topic will use satellite imagery to map seagrass beds in the Wadden Sea and Zeeland. Sytze de Bruin dr.ir. S (Sytze) de Bruin associate professor MSc thesis topic: Agent-based modelling of crop varieties adoption by farmers Each year, many millions of euros are spent on interventions aiming to introduce new crop varieties to help improve food security in developing... MSc thesis topic: Coverage path planning for autonomous field operations Soil compaction is an important problem in modern agriculture. Agricultural machines tend to become larger and heavier which may severely damage soil... MSc thesis topic: Data driven utility route planner - Maps4Cables Alliander is a Distribution System Operator (DSO), responsible for a reliable, sustainable and affordable energy network for roughly one third of the... MSc thesis topic: Sample locations for calibration of a near infrared soil scanner AgroCares is an agritech company based in Wageningen. The main product of AgroCares is a Near Infrared soil scanner that can be used to scan soils and... MSc thesis topic: Spatio-temporal analysis of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) sensor data acquired by citizen scientists “Smart Emission” was a research project executed by a consortium of Dutch knowledge institutes, government, (ICT- and sensor) companies... Laura Elena Cue La Rosa LE (Laura) Cué la Rosa Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Combining Sentinel-1 Imagery and Environmental Variables for Deforestation Prediction in Tropical Forests Using Deep Learning Deforestation in tropical forests represents one of the most critical environmental challenges of our era, resulting in devastating consequences,... MSc thesis topic: Estimating Deforestation Risk in Tropical Forests Through Deep Learning Deforestation in tropical forests is a major environmental challenge that leads to habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, and escalated global... Jascha Grübel dr. JU (Jascha) Grübel Assistant Professor for Digital Twinning MSc thesis topic: Open Digital Twin Platform: Developing a Netherlands scenario for mobility Building digital twins is still a difficult task that requires bringing together a complex stack of technologies. The Open Digital Twin Platform... Lukasz Grus dr.ir. L (Lukasz) Grus Medewerker onderwijsontwikkeling , Opleidingsmanager , Assistant Professor Geo-information Science; Education Coordinator Data Science MSc thesis topic: Ethics in Geo-infromation Science. Building a framework for considering the issues of ethical and moral aspects of using location data Ethical aspects of information use becomes an increasingly relevant topic in many data-reach fields of science. As a digital society we create... MSc Thesis topic: Evaluate AgroDataCube usability for Agro/Food application use cases (Open) big data offer research and business community opportunities to explore and create new insights in environmental domains by using data science... MSc thesis topic: Impact of open geodata The last decade and increasing number of data has been made available as open data. The majority of this data are geospatial. Governmental... Anatol Helfenstein AF (Anatol) Helfenstein MSc Externe medewerker , PhD candidate in Pedometrics and Digital Soil Mapping MSc thesis topic: National Scale Predictions of Soil Organic Matter: Mechanistic vs. Machine Learning Models Soil Organic Matter (SOM) plays an important role in climate change mitigation and contributes to soil fertility by enhancing the availability of... Gerard Heuvelink prof.dr.ir. GBM (Gerard) Heuvelink Professor Michiel Kallenberg MGJ (Michiel) Kallenberg PhD Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Machine learning techniques for automatic calibration of crop growth models Once experimental field data has been obtained, calibrating crop growth models is a labour intensive tasks requiring detailed domain knowledge.... MSc thesis topic: Robust Nitrogen Management with Reinforcement Learning and Crop Models Reinforcement Learning has been shown to be a promising tool in finding policies for farm management. It is an open question however, how well models... Alexander Klippel prof.dr. AKAJ (Alexander) Klippel Professor/Chair MSc thesis topic: 9000 Pigs – Why humans cannot understand large numbers and what this means for the planet and society In a recent barn fire, 9000 pigs died. These numbers should be shocking but humans actually fail to understand large numbers. This is a problem... MSc thesis topic: Aurora digital twin - eye-tracking and movement data in virtual reality Spatial data and its analysis can take many forms. Virtual environments, for example, are inherently spatial and allow for collecting an abundance of... MSc thesis topic: Communicating future Dutch landscapes withstakeholders Many Dutch landscapes in the South and East of the Netherlands are highly permeable sandy soils and are currently used as monocultures in large fields... MSc thesis topic: Embodied digital twins of de Speulderbos: remote sensing, drones, and game engines for understanding and communicating environmental information. Remote sensing provides opportunities to access and model environmental data with increasing precision and through the lens of different sensors. For... MSc thesis topic: Embodied digital twins: remote sensing, and game engines for understanding and communicating environmental information. Environmentally sensed data such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) are key drivers of the data revolution and have led to a deluge of data... MSc thesis topic: Facilitating Spatial Thinking through eXtended Realities Al Gore famously said that 80% of all data is spatial and the abundance of spatial data currently available is adding to the excitement of being a... MSc thesis topic: Protein transition - key to solving planetary crises Substantial efforts are needed to address mounting societal and planetary challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, famine,... MSc thesis topic: Virtual Reality for Urban Climate Communication Virtual Reality (VR) offers novel opportunities to communicate environmental information, to realise place-based education and allow for grounded... MSc thesis topic: Wolf Simulator - An immersive experience and serious game Wolves are an integral part of the ecosystem. However, after being absent for 150 years in the Netherlands, their recolonization of The Netherlands is... Lammert Kooistra prof.dr.ir. L (Lammert) Kooistra Personal Professor Remote Sensing MSc thesis topic: Detecting reindeer carrion in the Arctic tundra of Svalbard Dead organic matter comprises the basal trophic level of many food webs globally and promotes biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Dead organic... MSc thesis topic: Monitoring plant traits to quantify the genetic variation within maize and fababean for mixture-enhancing traits using fieldrobotics and UAV acquired imaging. Phenomics is an area of biology and crop science concerned with the measurement of phenomes — the physical and biochemical traits of organisms... MSc thesis topic: Quantification of biomass and nitrogen of grasslands using proximal and satellite remote sensing data Grasslands are pivotal in the global ecosystem, serving as a vital carbon sink and offering essential ecosystem services. Precise measurement of... MSc thesis topic: Scaling Sun induced Fluorescence (SIF) over agricultural fields from ground to airborne and satellite Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is a promising proxy of the dynamic photosynthetic process in natural vegetation and agricultural crops.... MSc thesis topic: Using satellite images to assess the impact of crop rotation on soil quality Maintaining healthy soils is essential for successful crop growth and yield, and to ensure sustainable food security for a growing population. Soil... Alvaro Lau Sarmiento dr.ir. AI (Alvaro) Lau Sarmiento MSc Docent Arend Ligtenberg dr.ir. A (Arend) Ligtenberg Assistant Professor MSc thesis topic: Exploring resilience in Socio Ecological Systems This thesis topic combines Agent Based Modelling with methods that can be used to quantify the resilience of a Social-Ecological Systems. Msc thesis topic: Perception of Places in an Urban context The goal is to get insight in de development and dynamics of places amongst different groups of people as well as the effects of (mass) tourism and/or... MSc thesis topic: Virtual reality and agent-based models Computer simulations such as agent-based models are powerful tools for understanding the behavior of complex systems and what contributes to results... Dainius Masiliūnas D (Dainius) Masiliunas MSc Docent , PhD researcher MSc thsis topic: AI for land cover change monitoring Monitoring land cover change is essential for understanding and adapting to many challenges we are facing today from climate change to sustainable... MSc thesis topic: Comparison of land cover change detection methods at a global scale Land cover change monitoring is essential for sound policymaking and keeping track of what effects policies have over time. Automatic land cover... MSc thesis topic: How well can we update land cover fraction maps? Land cover fractions are a new way to represent land cover. Each fraction is an indication of how much area of the pixel is occupied by that land... Robert Masolele RN (Robert) Masolele MSc Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Cashew Mapping across Continents with Location Information Cashew mapping emerges as a critical endeavor, particularly in regions like Africa and Southeast Asia, where it stands as a vital cash crop cultivated... MSc thesis topic: Decoding the optimal time for detecting commodity crops after deforestation. Commodity crops play a pivotal role in the livelihoods of a significant population across pantropical regions. However, their cultivation often... MSc thesis topic: Domain adaptation for mapping commodity crops in Africa Earth observation data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence offer an automated way to monitor climate change challenges [1]. However, there... MSc thesis topic: Using high-resolution satellite imagery and deep learning to map artisanal mining footprint in DRC Artisanal or small scale mining (ASM) is an important source of livelihoods for a significant population in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC) but... Titia Mulder dr.ir. VL (Titia) Mulder Associate Professor (SGL) MSc thesis topic: Mapping soil exposure in the Netherlands Knowledge about the spatial and temporal distribution of exposed soils is necessary for e.g., soil degradation mitigation. Earth Observation (EO) is a... Johannes Reiche dr. J (Johannes) Reiche Associate Professor MSc thesis topic: Integrate satellite-based forest disturbance products with multi-element analysis and for improved timber tracing Illegal timber trade is a huge environmental problem, and is often associated with organized crime and deforestation. Legislation to fight illegal... Gerbert Roerink ir. GJ (Gerbert) Roerink DLO Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Potential of remote sensing techniques for carbon farming Atmospheric carbon is a well-understood cause of climate change. Soils can store much more carbon than the atmosphere and increasing soil organic... Msc thesis topic: Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 for mapping crop emergence This topic deals with the mapping of the moment of emergence of various agricultural crops (in the Netherlands). This information is crucial for crop... Msc thesis topic: Using Sentinel-2 for monitoring grazing activities in the Netherlands This topic deals with the mapping and monitoring of grasslands in the Netherlands, particularly the difference between using it for grazing by cattle... Sasja van Rosmalen SJ (Sasja) van Rosmalen MSc Promovendus , Promovendus MSc thesis topic: Identifying anthropogenic pressure on beach vegetation by means of footsteps on UAV images The physical requirements of new dune development and vegetation growth have previously been researched, but a second factor that determines their... Marc Rußwurm dr. MC (Marc) Russwurm Assistant Professor MSc thesis topic: Few-shot Marine Debris Segmentation by Adapting Pre-trained Segmentation Foundation Models Marine litter is a hazard with immense environmental, societal, and economic impacts. Satellite technology combined with modern machine learning... MSc thesis topic: Multi-year in-season crop-type mapping withend-to-end learned early classification of time series (ELECTS) Satellites capture surface reflectance data at regular time intervals which yields large quantities of data. Machine learning and deep time series... Frida Ruiz Mendoza FA (Frida) Ruiz Mendoza MSc Docent Jaap-Willem Sjoukema dr. JR (Jaap-Willem) Sjoukema Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: From spatial data infrastructures to spatial knowledge systems? Evaluating the deflated expectations of the Omgevingswet Spatial data generally requires an analyst to create information and knowledge from the data. In this sense, spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) are... MSc thesis topic: Governance of corporate or volunteered spatial data infrastructures Generally, governmental spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) attract most of the scientific attention. This is also the case when looking at studies... MSc thesis topic: Searching for pyramids: How to optimally connect spatial data infrastructures? In the classic vision on spatial data infrastructures (SDIs), SDIs form an hierarchical pyramid which goes from a local or corporate level to a global... Bart Slagter B (Bart) Slagter MSc Promovendus , Promovendus MSc thesis topic: Mapping the history of logging road developments in Congo Basin forests with satellite imagery The Congo Basin forests have experienced high rates of logging road constructions in the last decades, built to access and selectively harvest... Maciej Soja dr. MJ (Maciej) Soja DLO Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Forest biomass mapping in the Netherlands with satellite radar Accurate mapping and monitoring of forest biomass is needed in many applications, including climate research where more accurate estimates of carbon... Magdalena Smigaj dr. M (Magdalena) Smigaj Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: Capturing drought stress resilience in grass with UAV thermal imaging In light of changing climate drought resilience of grass used in urban parks and sport fields is becoming increasingly important for ensuring service... MSc thesis topic: EO for monitoring the sand mining crisis in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta The global demand for sand has been rapidly increasing over the past few decades leading to unsustainable acceleration of sand abstraction. The... MSc thesis topic: Potato disease identification with UAV remote sensing Early and accurate detection of disease emergence in crops is key for the reduction of both qualitative and quantitative losses in yield. UAV-based... Erika Speelman dr.ir. EN (Erika) Speelman Universitair hoofddocent Msc thesis topic: Agent-based simulation of the forest-water-people nexus Approximately half of the human population needs to cope with too much, too little and/or low quality water. The complex relationships between... MSc thesis topic: Exploring agro-ecological intensification in topical agricultural landscapes through agent-based modelling: the case of semi-arid Burkina Faso Agro-ecological intensification as a strategy towards increased sustainability and resilience has become increasingly popular. Efficient use of... MSc thesis topic: Exploring system dynamics as a result of human decision-making; the case of the Agrodiversity v.2 agent-based model Biodiversity loss associated to agricultural intensification is one of the most important issues on the global change agenda. Till recently,... MSc thesis topic: Gaming for active participation in (local) landscape planning Participatory gaming is an upcoming method increasingly being used for supporting and exploring (collective) decision-making processes in complex... Nandika Tsendbazar dr. NE (Nandika) Tsendbazar Assistant professor MSc thesis topic: Deciphering map spatial uncertainty for improving the local relevance of EO maps Monitoring the Earth's surface is important to address challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing food demand. Accordingly,... MSc thesis topic: Detecting informal green spaces (IGS) in urban environments using remote sensing The thesis project investigates image-based mapping technics that identify Informal green spaces (IGS) in the city. The mapping method contributes to... MSc Thesis topic: Garbage in garbage out? understanding the impact of training datasets on remote sensing based monitoring Remote sensing based land monitoring frequently uses training and calibration datasets to predict different aspects of the earth's cover, e.g.,... Msc thesis topic: Global earth observation products: are they useful for countries? Accurate monitoring of forest, land use and land cover at the national level has become essential for the successful implementation and evaluation of... MSc Thesis topic: Investigating changes in the dryland ecosystems over the last 40 years and its causes Being one of the largest ecosystems of the Earth, drylands are home to many flora and fauna in addition to supporting the livelihoods of millions of... MSc thesis topic: Monitoring land cover changes and seasonal variations in the wetlands ecosystem Noorderpark, the Netherlands Wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services such as freshwater supply, flood control, groundwater recharge and climate change mitigation. They are... MSc thesis topic: Quantification and driver attribution of land transitions at high resolution using sample and map-based approaches With the urgency to act on climate change that is facing the Earth, it has become ever important to monitor changes occurring on the Earth’s... MSc thesis topic: Unlocking the Value of Existing Reference Datasets: A Remote Sensing Approach Remote sensing based land monitoring is an important part of implementing and assessing various policies targeting climate change mitigation and... Maarten Voors dr.ir. MJ (Maarten) Voors Associate Professor MSc thesis topic: Conserving Sherbro River Estuary, Sierra Leone (Establishing baseline environmental conditions) To help conserve nature, and combat climate change, we need to monitor land use change, such as forest and wetlands degradation. Monitoring and... MSc thesis topic: Conserving Sherbro River Estuary, Sierra Leone (Establish current levels ofabove-ground and below-ground carbon stock of the mangroves) To help conserve nature, and combat climate change, we need to monitor land use change, such as forest and wetlands degradation. Monitoring and... Corné Vreugdenhil LC (Corné) Vreugdenhil MSc Docent MSc thesis topic: AHN based forest change detection in the Netherlands ALS | Airborne Lidar Scanning data (ALS) provides height information in XYZ points. ALS is commonly used to derive digital elevation models for larger... MSc thesis topic: Mapping the Green Landscape Structures Mammals and birds depend highly on the existence of green structures for foraging and nesting. Some species prefer dense forests while others use... Timon Weitkamp TKB (Timon) Weitkamp MSc Sportdocent MSc thesis topic: Using Sentinel-1 for crop monitoring in a complex smallholder agricultural landscape Farming in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) is, for most practitioners being smallholder farmers, a marginal activity characterized by low productivity levels.... Sietse van der Woude SP (Sietse) van der Woude MSc Promovendus , MSc thesis topic: Prediction of forest parameters by linking SAR satellite observations and national forest inventory data 03 April 2024 - Student information - Accurate and timely information on the state of European forests is of great importance for the provision of wood, carbon sequestration and... Jess Wreyford dr. JM (Jess) Wreyford Docent MSc thesis topic: Comparative Evaluation of Data Visualization Methods Compare and evaluate different data visualization methods to determine their effectiveness in conveying information to users. The research could... MSc thesis topic: Integration of Renewable Energy Systems in Urban Environments Developing strategies for the integration of renewable energy systems, such as solar(thermal), hydro(kinetic), wind turbines, or geothermal systems,... Jens van der Zee JJ (Jens) van der Zee Promovendus , Promovendus MSc thesis topic: Estimating log yard size from remote sensing imagery to predict sawmill productivity Advances in computer vision can help to track where, how and in what quantities timber products are processed. Such insights are essential for... MSc thesis topic: Upsampling forest point clouds using neural networks LiDAR sampling of forests is strongly constrained by the well-known trade-off between labour intensity and data quality. LiDAR data can be collected... Chenglong Zhang C (Chenglong) Zhang Onderzoeker MSc thesis topic: High-resolution UAV imagery for fruit counting in orchards utilizing deep learning 26 May 2021 - Thesis subject - Advances in sensor miniaturization are increasing the global popularity of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in agriculture. In the context of smart... Jiayan Zhao J (Jiayan) Zhao PhD Universitair docent MSc thesis topic: Augmented reality display on windshields: Improving the spatial awareness of autonomous car drivers The craving for self-driving vehicles keeps growing in society. Along with major technical breakthroughs, researchers have raised concerns about the... MSc thesis topic: Eye-tracking in immersive virtual environments: Collection, validation, and analysis Spatial data and its analysis can take many forms. Virtual environments, for example, are inherently spatial and allow for collecting an abundance of... MSc thesis topic: Immersive virtual environments based on open geospatial data: Generation, improvement, evaluation, and application The proliferation of remote sensing and GIS technologies has tremendously increased the volume and variety of geospatial data available on the... Twitter Whatsapp Linkedin Email
