CV

Professional Experiences

11/2020 - 08/2022

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Research Assistant - GIS & Data Science Specialist

• Developed machine learning models for crop yield forecasting, integrating spatial-temporal data
• Conducted suitability analysis for agricultural land use planning, integrating remote sensing data
• Processed large-scale climate and vegetation datasets to assess rainfall and temperature trends
• Managed and cleaned survey datasets related to crop yields and farmer demographics
• Developed interactive GIS maps and geospatial databases to support research projects
• Applied R and Python for spatial statistics and predictive analytics

Education

University of Münster, Universitat Jaume I, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies - 09/2022 - 03/2024

Final grade: 17/20 B | Thesis: Integrating spatial heterogeneity to enhance spatial temporal crop yield predictions

Ardhi University

Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics - 10/2016 - 09/2020

Final grade: GPA 3.7/5 | Thesis: Rainfall and temperature trends for suitable adaption strategies in Agriculture a case of Morogoro


Technical Skills

GIS & Remote Sensing: ArcGIS, QGIS, ERDAS, ENVI, Google Earth Engine, GRASS GIS

Programming & Analytics: Python (Pandas, NumPy, Geopandas, Scikit-learn), R (tidyverse, sf, terra), JavaScript, SQL, PostgreSQL

Machine Learning: Spatial modeling, time series forecasting, classification models, regression analysis

Data Visualization: Tableau, ggplot2, Matplotlib, Seaborn

Publications

Muthoni, F. K., Msangi, F. M., & Kigosi, E. (2023). Assessing the skill of gridded satellite and reanalysis precipitation products over in East and Southern Africa. Atmósfera, 37, 481-500.


Contact


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Email


francismich196@gmail.com