Introducing our multidisciplinary team

We are a team of multidisciplinary professionals at the City Science Lab of HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU), led by our director Gesa Ziemer and supported by our scientific lead Hilke Berger, technical lead Daniel Schulz, and lab manager Sarah Pieper.

Learn more about our interdisciplinary team of experts from diverse fields such as Architecture, Geoinformatics, Social Science, Urban Design, Cartography, Urban Planning, Computer Science, Philosophy, Art & Design, Sociology, Media Technology, and more. We collaborate to develop innovative solutions and advocate for the sustainable transformation of urban living spaces.

Gesa Ziemer

Director

Hilke Berger

Academic Lead

Daniel Schulz

Tech Lead

Sarah Pieper

Lab Manager

Nicola Stradtmann

Project Management

Andreas Jasiulek

Research Associate

Annika Kühn

Research Associate

Frank Rogge

Cartographer

Mahta Nikoufar

Research Associate

Heike Lüken

Research Associate

Kimberly Tatum

Research Associate

Martin Barner

Research Associate

Martin Niggemann

Research Associate

Michael Ziehl

Research Associate

Rico Herzog

Research Associate

Till Degkwitz

Research Associate

Vanessa Weber

Research Associate

Alexandra Knapke

Student Assistant

Anne Panten

Student Assistant

Frederike Grothues

Student Assistant

Hannah Schmeißer

Student Assistant

Ines Bigdeli

Student Assistant

Lukas Barnes

Student Assistant

UNITAC Hamburg Team

Abigail Kemper

Project Coordinator

Anand Gajaria

Data Scientist

Anja Berestetska

Research Associate

Anna Maria Schäfers

Student Assistant

Livia Schaeffer Nonose

Technology and Innovation Specialist

Carine Ingabire

Environmental Engineer

Dora Hegyi

Research Associate

Michael Hathorn

Data Scientist

Lisa Reudenbach

Urban Innovation Specialist

Maryna Semenchenko

Project Coordinator

Mert Can Yilmaz

Urban Innovation Expert

Sophie Naue

Urban Innovation Specialist

Yuming Pan

Data Scientist