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Monika Kuffer is a working Professor in the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente. She specializes in sustainable development, focusing on poverty, quality of life, and economic development in urban and rural environments through remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She is co-chair of the international IDEAMAPS network for deprivation area mapping and leads various research projects aimed at understanding urban deprivation. Monika's expertise includes Earth and Planetary Sciences, cartography, and spatial statistics. She strives to provide critical spatial information to support planning and decision-making in complex, inclusive, and sustainable cities. Monika earned her PhD from the University of Twente, complemented by MSc degrees in Human Geography and Geographic Information Science from TU Munich and the University of London respectively. Her research includes developing machine-learning frameworks for estimating populations in slums and implementing gender-responsive sustainable urban development programs in Sudan.
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Leading research and teaching in sustainable development and urban remote sensing.
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Specializing in urban remote sensing and deprivation area analysis.
Includes specializations in Financial Engineering & Management, Healthcare Technology & Management, and Production & Logistics Management.