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Eduardo is an Associate Professor of Remote Sensing at the Department of Geosciences and Geography and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). He is a science enthusiast with particular interest in applying geospatial technology to understand the relations between nature and humans. He leads several research projects and international collaboration with leading scientists worldwide. His current research topics focus on the understanding of environmental changes in terrestrial ecosystems, mainly using remote sensing and modelling tools.

Sara is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. Sara pursued her doctoral studies in Geoinformatics at Aalto University, specializing in the application of statistical, mathematical, and machine learning models for geospatial data analysis, particularly in the context of climate change mitigation.

At the University of Helsinki, she focuses on developing methodologies for the analysis of geospatial data related to forests, including aspects such as reforestation and deforestation, and their implications for climate change.

Iris is a doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki's Department of Geosciences and Geography and University of Edinburgh Partnership Programme on Forests since 2021. She did her Master's degree in Geoinformatics in the University of Helsinki in 2020 studying the impact of canopy cover on microclimate in Taita Hills. She is currently finalizing her PhD work about the effects of forest management on microclimates in boreal forests. Specifically, her interest lies in how remote sensing tools can assist in investigating the complex relationships between forest structure and microclimatic variability.

Jinlin is a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki and a PhD candidate of the University of Hong Kong. He is interested in forest structures and microclimate, especially in tropical montane areas. He enjoys participating in field monitoring with all sorts of fashionable high-tech equipment, such as drones, terrestrial laser scanning and unmanned boats. He completed his master's research on urban remote sensing and stormwater management at the Southern University of Science and Technology (China).

Zhimin is a PhD student at the University of Helsinki. She is interested in forest structure and microclimate in the Amazon region. Her research focuses on how macroclimate changes affect forest microclimate, based on remote sensing tools such as drones and terrestrial laser scanning. She completed her master's degree studies in hydraulic engineering at Sun Yat-sen University.

Jonathan is a PhD student at the University of Helsinki. His project focuses on identifying green areas that mitigate urban heat, understanding the structural dynamics in urban vegetation controlling these mitigating effects, and evaluating urban microclimate vulnerability amidst climate change. He obtained his master's degree in Geography with a specialization in environmental systems and Global Change from the University of Bonn in Germany.

Amanda is a PhD student at the University of Helsinki and Finnish Meteorological Institute. Her research focuses on investigating the dynamics of urban vegetation phenology using remote sensing tools. She completed her master's degree in Geography at University of Helsinki specifying in geoinformatics.

Elisa is a MSc student at the University of Helsinki. She is interested in integrating terrestrial laser scanning data from Amazonian rainforest trees with ecological factors to better understand the Amazon rainforest's responses to climate change and to predict appropriate conservation efforts. She completed her BSc in Molecular Biosciences at the University of Helsinki.