Dr. Michael Starke
Profile
Dr. Michael Starke Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
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Contact hours
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday -
Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Fachbereich Waldwissenschaften
Länggasse 85
3052 Zollikofen
Activities
Responsibilities
Project Leader (National Biomass Inventory Outside Forest Areas (REFEWOODLAND); Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins: Module zur Digitalen Vernetzung)
Researcher
Teacher in own Responsibility (Forest Road Restoration, Project Management, Forest Road Network Reengineering)
Contributing Teacher
Teaching
Degree programmes
Forest Sciences (BSc)
CAS (Course of Advanced Studies) of Forest Management as part of the Master Studies
Environmental and Resource Management (URM BSc)
Subjects
Planning of Technical Projects (Forest Road re engineering and project realization) (BSc) (2023 - )
Forest Operations (URM BSc) (2024 - )
Logging Cost Estimation (forest operations basics) (BSc) (2016- )
Forest Adaption under Climate Change (URM BSc) (2024 - )
Carbon-Stock Monitoring Outside forest Areas (BSc) (2022 - )
Biomass Estimation Outside Forest Areas (BSc) (2022 - )
Forest Access Planning and Utility Value Analysis (BSc) (2021 - )
Cable Yarding (BSc) (2016 - 2023)
LiDAR in Forest Operations (CAS) (2022)
Environmental Assessment of the Use of Forestry Machinery (CAS) (2022)
IT in Forest Machinery (CAS) (2022)
Remote Sensing Basics in Forestry (CAS) (2016)
Research
Specialisations
Forest Operations
LiDAR
Image Processing with AI
Process- Optimization
Digitalization
Industry 4.0
Biomass modeling (ALS)
Biomass / Trees outside forest areas
Urban Forestry (Effects of Vegetation, Forest Operations under the influence of Urban Environments)
Focus areas
Some programming languages, methods and frameworks: R, Python, TLS, MLS, ALS , Git, Linux-Shell
CV
Professional experience
- 2017 - Research Associate Bern University of Applied Sciences
- 2015 - 2016 Research Assistant Bern University of Applied Sciences
- 2012 - 2014 Forest Manager in State Forest Service Bavarian State Forest Administration
- 2009 - 2011 Trainee / Vorbereitungsdienst Bayerische Staatsforsten AöR, Bavarian State Forest Administration
- 2009 Scientific Assistant Georg-August- University Göttingen, Chair of Forest Management and Ecology of the Temperate Zones
- 2007 - 2008 Student Assistant Technical University of Munich, Chair of Soil Sciences
Education
- 2018-2023 Doctoral Degree (Dr. nat. techn.) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
- 2009-2011 Forstassessor Bavarian State Forestry
- 2007-2009 Master in Sciences (TUM) M.Sc. Technical University of Munich
- 2003-2009 Dipl.-Ing. Silv. Univ. (TUM) Technical University of Munich
Projects
Other projects
Contribution in: Initiative Wald und Holz 4.0: Feasibility Study of Connecting the Timber Supply Chain in an Industry 4.0 Environment (2020)
Publications
Refereed Articles
Starke M., 2023. Innovative monitoring approaches in forest engineering to enhance ecological and economic decision support. Dissertation. BOKU (University of Life Sciences), Vienna, Austria.
Conference Contributions
Francesco Sforza, Michael Starke, Patrick Dietsch, Peter Thür, Emanuele Lingua, Martin Ziesak, 2024: Single-tree level optimization model for cable-based forest operations planning in steep terrain. IUFRO Conference 2024, Stockholm
Price B., Mey R., Kolecka N., Huber N., Thürig E., Ginzler C., Starke M.: Nationwide mapping and characterisation of woody features outside forest using ALS. Silvilaser Conference, London 2023; UK. Contribution to poster presentation.
Starke M., Ziesak M., Rommel D., Hug P. 2016: An automated detection system for (forest) road conditions. FORMEC Conference Warsaw 2016; Poland. Oral presentation and conference paper.
Technical Articles
Starke M., Clausnitzer O., Eibenstein T., Heubaum F. 2022: Erprobung eines 10-Rad-Forwarders mit Superbreitreifen: HSM 208F TripleBogie/BigFoot – Befahrungsversuche in Sachsen. Forsttechnische Information (FTI) 2022 (6), p.37-42.
Starke M. 2019: Aktueller Status im Forwarder2020-Projekt. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 170, 2019.
Starke M. 2015: Mobilisierung von Holz aus Waldbeständen mit geringem Deckungsbeitragspotenzial. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 166, 2015.
Supervised theses
Bachelor
Vonarburg, Vittoria Evaluierung von seitlichen Aufwölbungseffekten bei der Spurrillenentwicklung 2024
Giacomelli, Nicola Erschliessungsprojekt «Val d’Anzon»: Variantenstudie für die Verbesserung der Erschliessung im Val d’Anzon in der Gemeinde Mesocco 2023
Schwegler, Dominik Test des Schlagloch-Algorithmus auf unterschiedliche Einflussparameter Untersuchung des Objekterkennungs-Algorithmus bei unterschiedlichen Wettergegebenheiten und Detektionsdistanzen 2023
Rennhard, Viviane Extrahierung von Baumparametern aus LiDAR-Daten Ein Vergleich zwischen dem Forest Structural Complexity Tool und dem R-Package «lidR» 2022
Brodbeck, Niclo Erarbeitung von geometrischen Parametern zur Quantifizierung von forstlichen Strassenzuständen mit echtzeitfähigen LiDAR Systemen: Verfahrenserarbeitung zur Implementierung der LiDAR Messtechnik im forstlichen Wegeunterhalt 2021
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
- English - Full professional proficiency
- French - Limited working proficiency