Contact
- Van Hooren Simon
- svhooren@protonmail.com
- 0499364099
Education
Université Libre de Bruxelles
MA in Geography Science - Territorial Development. 2017-2019
Université Libre de Bruxelles
BA in Geography Science. 2014-2017
Université Libre de Bruxelles
BA in Bioengineering followed by a reorientation in Geography Science. 2012-2014
Lycée Emile Jacqmain
Human Sciences. 2005-2012
Experiences and Projects
Geomatician at CIRB
Deal with Urbis Database, QGis, PyQGis, PyQt. Worked on a QGis Plugin for administration (Python, SQL).
Master’s Thesis
Thesis in electoral geography: “What are the links between electoral behavior and the spatial distribution of social classes at the intra-urban level? In particular, can we observe geographical differences between neighborhoods dominated by middle classes?” with Distinction 2019
Internship at Champs Libres (1 month)
Part of the LIDAXES’s project, actualising the accumulation flow layer for Wallonia. GIS and IT. 2018
Scientific Project
Urban Development Project on Dansaert District in Brussels (ULB). 2017-2018
Scientific Project
Studies on electoral geography of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Belgian Luxembourg. (ULB) 2015-2016
Languages
- French: Mother tongue.
- Dutch: Almost bilingual, worked three years in a Flemish store in addition to the school knowledge.
- English: Fluent, School knowledge.
- Spanish: School knowledge, 4h/week for 3 years.
Additional
Relevant Coursework:
Analysis and spatial representations, Geographic Informations Systems, Quantitative Research and Modelization in Geography, Remote Sensing, Database, Geomarketing and Business Location, Geomorphology (Glacial, fluvial and soil).
Relevant Computer Programs :
QGIS, GRASS, ArcGIS, ArcMAP, RStudio (Data processing, ShinyAPP, Master Thesis), WhiteBoxTools, OpenStreetMap, GEODA, Excell.
Programming Languages
Python (work), PyQGIS and PyQt (work), R (master’s Thesis), LaTeX, Markdown, SQL, HTML and CSS, JavaScript. All self-educated.
Interests:
Snowboard, Rugby, Reading, Self-learning new programming languages.