✦ AI Research Engineer

Gabrielė

MSc Geo-Information Science Graduate
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About Me

I am Gabrielė Tijūnaitytė, a Research Engineer in the Artificial Intelligence group at Wageningen University, specialising in AI for Earth Observations.

With a strong foundation in Geo-Information Science, my work lies at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and geospatial analysis. I am dedicated to building impactful, data-driven solutions to environmental challenges. My primary expertise involves working with multi-modal satellite imagery, large vision-language models, and contrastive deep learning frameworks.

Outside work, I enjoy trying out new recipes and running.

AI & Machine Learning

Deep Learning Computer Vision Contrastive Learning Vision–Language Models Fine-tuning Foundation Models Explainability Machine Learning

Geospatial & Earth Observation

Remote Sensing Multi-modal Satellite Imagery Google Earth Engine QGIS ArcGIS Pro SNAP

Programming & Frameworks

Python PyTorch PyTorch Lightning Scikit-learn Rasterio GeoPandas R SQL Bash/Shell

Tools & Infrastructure

Git / GitHub SLURM (HPC) GPU Programming Big Data Processing Test-Driven Development Object Oriented Programming

Experience

Dec, 2025–Present

AI Research Engineer

Artificial Intelligence group at Wageningen University

Working on self-explainable AI for Earth Observation foundation models through language alignment, and supporting the research in the group.

Jun–Nov, 2025

Data Science Intern

Wageningen University x Deltares

Investigated architecture customisation and fine-tuning of Large Vision–Language Models for dam infrastructure classification and geo-reasoning applications.

Aug–Dec, 2024

Teaching Assistant

Wageningen University

Supported teaching and practicals in Geoscripting and Big Data courses — covering scripting for spatial analysis and data processing using Python, R, and Bash.

May–Jul, 2024

Academic Consultancy Training

Wageningen University × Space4Good

Led a student team in developing a deep learning-based super-resolution pipeline to enhance road detection accuracy in satellite imagery. Read blog post.

Apr, 2021–May, 2023

Research Aide

Vilnius University

Developed a database for isotope records to support environmental research; conducted literature reviews and delivered presentations.

Education

2023–2025

M.Sc. Geo-Information Science - Cum Laude

Wageningen University

| GPA: 9.0/10.0

Focus on Machine and Deep Learning & Data Sciences.

Thesis: Developed a contrastive deep learning framework for matching marine debris patches across multi-modal PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 imagery.

Award: Winner of the Folkert Hellinga MSc Award 2025 and the audience award for best pitch.

2021–2022

ERASMUS exchange

University of Porto

| GPA: 9.8/10.0

Focus on Remote Sensing & Environmental Sciences.

2019–2023

B.Sc. Geology - Cum Laude

Vilnius University

| GPA: 9.9/10.0

Thesis: The Dynamics of Pilkosios Dunes Relief During 2010-2022, Based on the Digital Elevation Model Analysis.

Certificates

NASA ARSET: Monitoring Aquatic Vegetation with Remote Sensing

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NASA ARSET: Monitoring and Modeling Floods using Earth Observations

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Python Data Associate

Data Analysis with Python

Scientific Computing with Python

Winter School on Foundation Models

GPU Programming

From eScience center

HTML/CSS/JavaScript Coding Week

Highlights

🏆 Folkert Hellinga MSc Award 2025 — Best Thesis

Collaboration with Space4Good

Led a student team applying deep learning-based super-resolution on satellite imagery to enhance road detection capacity.

See StoryMap Read Blog Post
Get On Game

GetOnGame is a Java-based recreation of the classic Dutch card game "Stap Op" developed as a Software Engineering course project.

See GitHub
Publication

The dynamics of Pilkosios Dunes relief during 2010–2022, based on the digital elevation model analysis

Read

Contact

For more information about me or my work feel free to get in touch:

gabriele.tijunaityte@gmail.com

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