About me

I hold a double master’s degree from the Copernicus Master in Digital Earth program (University of Salzburg & Palacký University Olomouc), focusing on GIS, remote sensing, disaster risk assessment, and climate change. I also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Geovisualization from the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt. My interests lie in geospatial data, earth observation, and humanitarian and environmental applications. I have applied GIS technology to health challenges during a project in Togo with the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (DAHW). Currently, I work as a GIS Consultant at the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), supporting climate risk insurance projects.

Experience

• GIS Consultant | September 2024 - Present
  United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
  Climate Risk Analytics
• Disaster Modelling Intern | July - September 2024
  United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
  Munich Climate Insurance Initiative
• Co-Founder | July 2024
  Gernot Nikolaus & Simon Kraus Creative Studio GbR
• Travel - Career Break | April 2023 - July 2023
  Between my bachelor's and master's degrees, I went on a solo cycling trip from Germany to Asia (Türkiye, Asian continent) along the Adriatic Sea and back again.
• Technical GIS support, GIS Trainer and part of supportive supervision in Togo | April 2022 - March 2023
  German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (DAHW)
• Student Research Assistant | July 2021 - September 2021
  Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS)

Alma Mater

• Palacký University Olomouc | September 2024 - July 2025
  M.Sc., double degree, (EMJM) Copernicus Master in Digital Earth - Geovisualisation & Geocommunication
  Graduated with Distinction
• Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg | September 2023 - July 2025
  M.Sc., double degree, (EMJM) Copernicus Master in Digital Earth - Geoinformatics & Earth Oberservation
  Graduated with Honours
• Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) | October 2019 - March 2023
  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Geovisualization

Volunteering

• Missing Maps | October 2023
  Voluntary mapping, participation in mapathons
• German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (DAHW) | April 2022 - March 2023
  Technical GIS support to combat three NTDs in Togo

Projects/Publications

2025

• Nikolaus, G., Dabiri, Z., Vozenilek, V., Behre, E. Flood vulnerability mapping using a multi-dimensional approach and open data: A Tehsil-level case study in Punjab, Pakistan. (Manuscript in preparation)
• Nikolaus, G., Dabiri, Z., Voženílek, V. and Behre, E., 2025. Assessment of flood susceptibility using AHP and remote sensing-derived products, a case study in Punjab, Pakistan. AGIT Conference, 2025(1), pp.36-42. https://doi.org/10.25598/agit/2025-6.
• Flood Vulnerability in Punjab, Pakistan: A Geospatial Analysis and Cartographic Approach (Master's Thesis)

2023

• Geospatial Contexts for Combating Buruli ulcer and Yaws in Togo (Bachelor's Thesis)

Awards

• Dean's Award, overall winner in the Earth Sciences section | May 2025
  Faculty of Science at Palacký University in Olomouc
• “Harbert-Buchpreis“ award for best student of the year | September 2023
  DVW e.V. German Association for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management