A Flexible and Improved Source Sink Evolutionary Model to Support Transdisciplinary Orbital Capacity Analysis
Published by
75th IAC, Milan
Summary
I. Brownhall, M. Lifson, G. Lavezzi, D. Jang, S. Bhattarai, R. Linares
About
An extremely hard-working, driven, and enthusiastic individual currently completing a PhD in Space Debris Modelling and Astrodynamics at UCL. He is the lead developer for MIT's ArcLab MOCAT-SSEM python library and the economic integrated assessment tool, OPUS.
Alongside this, he is a technical consultant as part of the Space Geodesy and Navigation Lab (SGNL), technically supporting projects such as the OneWeb Gen2 PNT constellation. He graduated top in his year at UCL (MSc. GIS and Computing). In his spare time, he is a deployable humanitarian relief volunteer for MapAction.
Work
The Aerospace Coorporation
|Software Engineer Consultant
Highlights
Independent consultant for the US Aerospace Coorporation, focusing on developing and building integrated economic assessment models (IAMs).
Sub-contract to NASA Office Space Commerce (OSC).
Responsible for architecture, development, testing protocols and infrastructure deployment to AWS.
European Space Agency (ESTEC)
|Visiting Researcher
Highlights
I joined the ESA Independent Space Safety Office focusing on building novel orbital debris models to support regulation and guidelines to protect the future space environment. Devleoping a Python economic model.
Collaborated with Dr. Francesca Letizia and Stiin Lemmens.
Informed Solutions
|Technical Product Manager
Highlights
Manager of InformedDECISION, an Al digital planning tool used by governmental departments and local authorities to handle cases to support sustainable allocation for new protected areas for the Scottish Government
Support and manage a team of developers for new features and functionality within the product roadmap.
Demonstrate the software at conferences and events to secure new clients.
Still remain hands on with the application, including developing new features and AWS IAC deployments.
Informed Solutions
|Software Engineer
Highlights
Part of a small project delivery team, with the primary role of a C# developer utilizing the ESRI ArcGIS SDK.
The application is used to determine new marine planning for sustainable growth of the Crown Estate.
Involved in all aspects, including user-research, developing user requirements and client communications.
Daily use of AWS services including CloudWatch, API Gateway and EC2 instances to ensure a continuous and effective deployment of bug fixes, implementing new features and patching of technologies.
Gatherhub
|Junior Software Engineer
Highlights
Researched and innovated Madagascar's first Sanitation Risk Index (SRI).
The SRI is used to identify priority investment areas for local stakeholders to aim for SDGs.
Designed and built a Shiny (R) interactive visualization application for NGOs, Governmental Departments and the World Bank (username: gather password: sanitation).
Acted as Data Steward, where I reported and analysed how Gather is using their data for social good
Mekong Modelling Associates
|Intern
Highlights
Secured US$ 300,000 in future funding packages for Mekong Modelling Associates (MMA).
Created risk indexes using Google Earth Engine (JavaScript) from flood and drought data using satellite imagery.
Reported for a number of clients including the Asian Development Bank. MRC and Agence Francaise de Developpement
Volunteer
MapAction
|Deployable Volunteer
Summary
MapAction is a charity focused on supporting the United Nations
Highlights
Uganda (Jan, 2025): Deliving Remote Sensing Training to the Kyaka II Refugee Camp
Nairobi (November, 2024): UNDAC Training
Belize (June, 2024): Remote deployment to support in field response to the destructive wildfires: https://reliefweb.int/report/belize/mapaction-team-mappers-belize-support-countrys-response-wildfires-and-drought
Eswatini (April, 2024): WFP and SADC Training on Information Management in a humanitarian disaster
Dominica (September, 2023): CDEMA Training course for Advanced GIS applications, a week long hurricane simulation.
Education
UCL Space Geodesy and Navigation Laboratory
PhD
Space Debris Modelling and Astrodynamics
Courses
Orbital Debris models to support Effective Space Policy and Regulation
UCL
MSc
GIS and Computing (Geospatial Sciences)
Grade: 82%
Courses
Democratising Data: Exploring Future Satellite Space Populations (84%)
Durham University
BSc
Geography
Grade: 2:1
Publications
Mocat-pyssem: An open-source python library and user interface for orbital debris and source sink environmental modelling
Published by
45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, (BEXCO, Busan, Korea), University College London
Summary
I. Brownhall, M. Lifson, C. Constant, G. Lavezzi, M. Harris, R. Linares, M. Ziebart, and S. Bhattarai
Skills
Web Development
jQuery, node.js, express, JavaScript.
Python
package development.
Django
HTML, Python, CSS.
R
Shiny, plyr, raster, ggplot, rGDAL, tmap, sp, matplotlib.
Databases
PostGreSQL, PostGIS, GeoServer.
Mapping
qGIS, ArcGIS PRO, ArcPY, ArcSDK.
Version Control
Git (Github).