
Magali de Bruyn

Magali de Bruyn is a Data Scientist / Research Software Engineer for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment at UC Berkeley (DSE). Magali applies computer science to drive systemic change towards greater environmental sustainability. She is particularly interested in forest monitoring and involving community engagement, policy, and complexity science. She has experience tackling environmental and data challenges in-person in 6 countries across the world (notably in India, Belgium, and the US).
Previously, Magali applied web scraping, data science, and natural language processing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to research sustainable urbanization and environmental economics. Magali graduated with a degree in Computer Science and a concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Minerva University and is an alumna of the United World Colleges (UWC). In addition to English, she knows French, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Hindi.