Research Interests

Coastal development and communities

Inclusive, safe and sustainable coastal communities through resilient adaptation and innovation.

Comprehensive and integrated research on climate-relevant issues

Research in inter- and transdisciplinary teams with experts in natural, social and engineering sciences as well as practitioners on site.

Coastal ecosystems and ecosystem-based protection

Disaster risk reduction following a building with nature approach, instead of building in nature.

Methodological Advances and Data Science

Methodological advances in the field, open-source software, drones, numerical modeling, ...

Waves & coasts

Wave propagation and transformation, surf zone processes, coastal morphodynamics