Sandra Neubert

Technical Analyst – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Sandra Neubert supports UNBL’s work on spatial data, with a particular focus on the development of the ELSA Integrated Spatial Planning Tool. She contributes to both technical and conceptual aspects of tool building, spatial prioritization problem formulation, and analysing planning solutions. She also provides support for the steps preceding tool development, such as spatial data processing, to enable efficient, transparent, and reproducible spatial planning workflows. Sandra also helps bridge science and policy by translating spatial planning methods into accessible materials for stakeholders and decision-makers.

Previous experience and expertise

Sandra holds a BSc (Honours) in Marine Biology from the University of Plymouth and an MSc in Bioinformatics from the University of Leipzig. She is currently undertaking a PhD in multiple-use spatial planning, as part of a collaborative project between the University of Queensland and the University of Exeter. Sandra’s previous experience also includes developing software packages for spatial planning and data analysis, as well as web applications to facilitate stakeholder engagement for various projects, including in the Weddell Sea (Southern Ocean) and across Indo-Pacific island nations.