Matteo Mikos

Matteo is trained in chemical oceanography, environmental management, GIS data analysis and management. He holds an MSc in Marine Sciences from Utrecht University, Netherlands with a specialization in chemical oceanography as well as an MSc in Environmental and Resource management from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands with a specialization in Ecosystems and Biodiversity management. Before joining Seascape Belgium as a Junior GIS officer, Matteo has studied various aspects of marine and coastal environments during his first degree, including, nature-based coastal management solutions, chemical exchanges at the sediment-water interface and deep-sea phosphorus cycles, modelling of tidal systems and coastal geomorphological evolution. During his second degree in Amsterdam Matteo focused on applying his scientific knowledge to coastal ecosystems and biodiversity management, he was trained in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for acquiring and analyzing environmental data. And focused on coupled terrestrial-marine processes. Now as a Junior GIS officer at Seascape Belgium, Matteo provides administrative support to EMODnet as well as support to the technical working group on various matters regarding spatial data and metadata publishing and management.