Alexander Ziemba received his MSc in Hydroinformatic and Water Management from an ERASMUS Mundus joint programme from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Newcastle University in 2015, and is now pursuing a PhD in Applied Mathematics, alongside his full-time position as Researcher and Advisor at Deltares. He has worked as researcher and then project lead and advisor at Deltares from 2015, and continues to do so. His research topics mainly include the following: Marine and Coastal Systems, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Decision Support and Planning and Multi-Use and Low-Trophic Aquaculture.