UNITAC’s multidisciplinary team of data scientists, urbanists, artists, economists and communications experts supports cities in their digital transformation journey through strategic advice, technical tools and strengthening their digital capacity.
UN-Habitat Team

Gesa Ziemer
Academic Lead of UNITAC, Director City Science Lab

Sophie Naue
Urban Innovation Specialist

Abigail Kemper
Project Coordinator

Nicola Stradtmann
Project Manager

Martin Barner
Developer

Maryna Semenchenko
Project Coordinator

Lisa Reudenbach
Urban Innovation Specialist

Anand Gajaria
Data Scientist

Carine Ingabire
Environmental Engineer

Michael Hathorn
Data Scientist

Sarah Pieper
Project Manager

Mahta Nikoufar
Research Associate

Yuming Pan
Data Scientist
UN-Habitat Team

Edlam Abera Yemeru
Director (a.i.) External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation Division
Chief, Knowledge and Innovation Branch

Aline Matta
Head of UNITAC
Senior Programme Management Officer

Livia Schaeffer Nonose
Technology and Innovation Specialist

Helen Odera
Associate Development Officer

Tuwilika Shaimemanya
Associate Programme Management Officer, Partnerships

David Brusby Adawo
Program Assistant

Petro Zdanovych
Data and IT Assessment Officer

Nathaneal Nabot
Data Scientist

Eva Stowasser
Communication, Advocacy and Partnership Expert Consultant

Samuel Muraga
Finance Analyst

Elizabeth Okong'o
Program Assistant

Hilma Amapindi
User Testing Coordinator and Support IC

Elin Andersdotter Fabre
Capacity Development Specialist

Michael Lusaba
Graphic Design Consultant

Michael Kinyanjui
Project Reports Consultant

Ester Gervasius
Smart Cities Consultant
UN OICT Team

Michael Ibach
Chief of Service, ICT Policy and Compliance

Lambert Hogenhout
Chief of Data, Analytics and Innovation

Amanda Wang
Information Systems Officer

Vamsi Gunturi
Lead Developer

Roman Okhrimchuk
Geospatial Data Scientist

Ifeanyi Frank Ike
Data Scientist

Anthony Twesigye
Geospatial Frontend Specialist

Isaac Chan
Software Engineer

Eugene Maritim
Developer

Emmanuel Adediji
Geospatial Backend Specialist

Rahul Bhat
Machine Learning Engineer

Abdelilah Adiba
Developer

Michael Olanrewaju
UI/UX Designer