AI and Satellite Data for Real-Time 3D Cloud Profiling

The Belgian Climate Centre is organising the third seminar of the Climate Cookies & Coffee series:

The Missing Piece in the Climate Puzzle – Using AI and Satellites to Gain Real-Time 3D Cloud Profiles

Presenter: Joppe Massant (Ghent University, Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab)

Biography: Joppe Massant is currently pursuing a PhD at the Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab (H-CEL), Ghent University, where he also serves as a Research Software Engineer. With a deep-rooted passion for technology and environmental challenges, Joppe completed his BSc and MSc in Computer Science Engineering at Ghent University, followed by a postgraduate programme in Weather and Climate Modelling. He gained professional experience as a Machine Learning Engineer and Geodata Lead at ML6, applying AI in production and cloud computing environments, before joining the Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences as an Ocean Remote Sensing Researcher. There, Joppe contributed to projects such as NORTH-HEAT, OBAMA-NEXT, and MultiRes, focusing on the application…