I am a Research Fellow and Project Manager at Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Development (BBSR), working in the European Spatial and Urban Development division and I serve also as the ESPON Contact Point. My work focuses on European spatial monitoring, particularly land use changes. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum on the topic of urban heat development in European cities, considering the impacts of urbanization and land use changes.