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Michal Michalski
I am an Archaeologist and a Geographer
Education
Current2019
PhD in Archaeology of the ancient Near East
Durham University Durham, UK- computational research into archaeological landscape under the Ancient Near Eastern Empires
20122011
MSc in Geographic Information Science
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK20062001
MA in Archaeology of Architecture
Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Poland20052003
PG Diploma in Arabic Language and Culture
Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, PolandResearch Positions
20212019
GIS Database Developer
Durham University Durham, UK- database implementation for storing and analysing archaeological sites
- design of Spatial Data Science Framework: Postgis, QGIS and R
20152012
GIS Specialist
UCL Qatar Doha, Qatar- Field Surveying,GIS and Web GIS
Industry Experience
Current2014
GIS Analyst
Scottish Government Edinburgh, UK- mentoring participants of Data Science Accelerator - capability-building programme that developes data science skills across public sector
- member of Project Boards delivering Simple ARD service and Scottish Remote Sensing Portal
- delivery of Car Accidents Analysis and Cameras Locations- I introduced machine learning (DBSCAN clustering) and simulation techniques (Monte Carlo simulation) to car accident hot spots analysis supporting a Transport and Police Scotland policy.
- providing mapping and analytical support to COVID-19 Modelling Team
20142013
GIS Technician
Historic Environment Scotland Edinburgh, UK- heritage data management, geospatial databases construction, maintenance and administration
- production of GIS mapping and visualization, spatial analysis, GIS support and training, assisting in aerial and terrestrial surveys
20122012
GIS Studentship
Thinkwhere Stirling, UK- updating spatial databases, creating metadata, extracting internal and sourcing external data, map digitizing.
20112008
Archaeologist
CFA Archaeology; AOC Archaeology Scotland, UK- excavations, site surveying and recording
20102010
Archaeologist
Oxford Brookes University Ras Al Khaimah- excavations, site surveying and recording, post-excavation work
20082007
Archaeologist
City Archaeological Museum Gdansk, Poland- excavations, site surveying and recordin
20052005
Field Surveyor
Techmex SA Poland- Using GPS and orthophoto maps to survey agricultural fields
My Team has been shortlisted to 2021 Government in Geography Awards - Excellence in emergency response
Teaching Experience
I have joined Data Carpentry community to teach Data Literacy and Reproducibility.
Current2021
Data Carpentry Instructor
teaching R for spatial analysis
Publications, Posters, and Talks
I recived H.R. Haycock Studentship in Archaeology of Egypt and the Ancient Near East
2020
Reproducible Rchaeological Survey
British Association of Near Eastern Archaeolgy (BANEA) Oxford- 2nd prize winner for the best poster
2018
R and QGIS in action
Scottish QGIS User Group Meeting Edinburgh2016
DOHA – Doha Online Historical Atlas
Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Oslo- Carter, R., Eddisford, D., Fletcher, R., Michalski, M. and Morgan, C.
2015
The Origins of Doha Project: Online Digital Heritage Remediation and Public Outreach in a Vanishing Pearling Town in the Arabian Gulf
Paper presented at International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies Vienna- Morgan, C., Carter R. and Michalski, M.
2014
Traditional Architecture of Doha
Talk presented at the Heritage of Doha: Identity of Qatar Workshop Doha Doha- Michalski, M. and Roberts, K.
2012
The Story of Perth: Linking Archaeology, History and Maps
Talk presented at Working Digitally with Historical Maps Conference Edinburgh- Michalski, M. and Gittings, B.
Projects Notebooks
COVID-19 - click to see notebook
COVID-19 Infection Survey - click to see map
VUG in R - click to see notebook
BANEA 2020 Poster - click to see poster
Population Clusters - click to see notebook
LiDAR - click to see notebook
DOHA – Doha Online Historical Atlas - click to see app
I worked with a variety of platforms: Oracle and Postgresql DB, ArcGIS and QGIS, R Shiny, Amazon AWS.