Dr. Thomas Hoffmann is a Senior researcher at the German Federal Institute of Hydrology, leading the working group on "Fluvial Geomorphology and Sediment Budgeting". He is a geomorphologist who studies the earth's surface processes with a special focus on sediment monitoring and management of river systems. Moreover, he is a member of the advisory board of the UNESCO International Sediment Initiative (ISI). His skills and expertise include spatial analysis, geographic information systems, sedimentology, physical geography, spatial statistics, geomorphological mapping, environment, climate change, and soil.