About Me

Dr Ndiye Michael Kebonye (Ph.D)

Machine Learning for Science Research Fellow

Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany.

My research is primarily concerned with environmetrics, pedometrics, and digital soil mapping. This entails using machine learning, geostatistical, and stochastic techniques to comprehend various environmental matrices (e.g., soils, vegetation, etc.) in order to make informed judgments

Other interests include the use of multivariate approaches to better understand environmental interactions. Current work group: Soil Science & Geomorphology

Academic career

2022 July - Present: The above stated position.

2018 Oct - 2021 July: Ph.D: Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU), Program in Agricultural Specialization. Thesis title: Applicability of multivariate methods for evaluating and mapping potentially toxic elements spatial distribution in soils.

2014 Oct - 2017 May: MSc: Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Master of Environmental Sciences Program. Thesis title: Impact assessment of long term treated wastewater discharge on heavy metal concentration in soils from Palapye east, Botswana.

2009 Aug - 2013 May: BSc: Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA)/University of Botswana (UB), Bachelor of Science in Animal Science Program. Thesis title: The possibility of determining the age of two tree species (Acacia erubescens and Combretum apiculatum) using diameter at breast height model.

Certifications

2020: HarvardX Professional Certificate in Data Science (Harvard - edX)

2019: ISRIC Spring School, Hands-on Digital Soil Mapping (ISRIC – World Soil Information Wageningen)

2018: Principles of Machine Learning: R Edition (Microsoft - edX)

2018: Sustainable Soil Management: Soil for life (Wageningen University and Research Centre - edX)

2018: Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management (University of Virginia - Coursera)

Scholarships

Awards

Contribution to
academia

2014 Oct: Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) Master of Science Degree Scholarship

2018 Oct: Czech Government Doctoral Degree Scholarship

2019 Nov: Best oral presentation in Geochemistry section | Conference name: 1st International Student Conference on Geochemistry and Mineral Deposits | Location: Charles University, Prague

As a journal reviewer