EuroPython 2018

Martin Christen

Martin Christen
Twitter
@MartinChristen
Location
Switzerland
Company
FHNW - University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Job title
Website
www.fhnw.ch/habg/igeo
Compact biography

Martin Christen is a professor of Geoinformatics and Computer Graphics at the Institute of Geomatics at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). His main research interests are geospatial Virtual- and Augmented Reality, 3D geoinformation, and interactive 3D maps. Martin Christen is very active in the Python community. He teaches various Python-related courses and uses Python in most research projects. He organizes the PyBasel meetup - the local Python User Group Northwestern Switzerland. He also organizes the yearly GeoPython conference. He is a board member of the Python Software Verband e.V.