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
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
Viktoria Probst
Student Assistant
UNITAC Hamburg Team
Abigail Kemper
Project Coordinator
Anand Gajaria
Data Scientist
Anja Berestetska
Research Associate
Livia Schaeffer Nonose
Technology and Innovation Specialist
Carine Ingabire
Environmental Engineer
Dora Hegyi
Research Associate
Kim Duong
Student Assistant
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