I am an environmental data scientist and postdoctoral fellow with research experience in freshwater ecology through field-based monitoring and data-driven modelling. I am part of the Aquatic Ecology research group at Ghent University, where I also received my PhD in bioscience engineering for studying habitat suitability and competitive characteristics of aquatic macrophytes. Subsequently, I contributed significantly to an extensive description of the ecological status and functioning of the Scheldt ecosystem in collaboration with HKV, Antea Group Belgium and Waardenburg Ecology (2020-2023). I am currently active as MSCA postdoctoral fellow within the HydroCORE project, investigating the environmental impact of hydropower infrastructure on the aquatic ecosystem in the Ecuadorian Andes (2023-2026).