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Daniela Mariño

@danielamario

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I build geospatial and AI-driven decision-support workflows from complex structured and unstructured data.

Switzerland

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to apply GIS, spatial analysis, NLP, LLMs, remote sensing, and reproducible data workflows to decision support, strategic planning, sustainability assessment, and stakeholder engagement in multidisciplinary teams.

I've delivered GIS platforms, spatial analysis, and geospatial databases for Ecuadorian government agencies, the Ministry of Electricity, Kinross Gold, and the City of Quito. At WHO/ISUH and the University of Lausanne, I automated retrieval and curation workflows that transformed more than 3 million web sources into a high-quality corpus supporting international urban health policy.

I'm completing a Doctorate in Geography/Earth System Science at the University of Zurich, exploring well-being through descriptions of natural landscapes. I combine GIS, remote sensing, NLP, LLMs, qualitative and quantitative methods, and participatory processes to create reproducible evidence for strategic planning, sustainability assessment, and stakeholder engagement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Researcher's Assistant

WHO/ISUH and University of Lausanne

Feb 2021 - Dec 2021 (10 months)

Automated data retrieval and curation workflows, transforming over 3 million web sources into a high-quality corpus of scientific literature, web content, and institutional publications to support the development of international urban health policy.

Data Curation Workflow Automation Web Scraping Scientific Publications Urban Health

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Zurich

Doctor of Science, Geography/Earth System Science

2022 -

Pursuing a Doctor of Science in Geography/Earth System Science, with a thesis on exploring well-being through descriptions of natural landscapes.

University of the Americas, UDLA

Diploma, Business Intelligence

2021 - 2021

Completed a Diploma in Business Intelligence.

University of Lausanne

Master of Science, Geography

2015 - 2017

Earned a Master of Science in Geography with a specialization in Spatial Analysis and Complex Systems, with a dissertation on the networking structuration processes of urban resilience in Habitat III.

Central University of Ecuador

Master, Project Management

2012 - 2014

Earned a Magister in Project Management.

San Francisco University of Quito

Diploma, Geographic Information Systems

2012 - 2013

Completed a Diploma in GIS through the UNIGIS program.

Pontifical Catholic University of Quito

Engineer, Geographic Science

2001 - 2007

Completed an Engineer in Geographic Science with a specialization in Sustainability and Spatial Planning, including a final project on generating models of coverage and accessibility of the educational system in the Galapagos Islands.