PhD candidate in Future Earth, Climate Change, and Societal Challenges, specializing in citizen science and cost-effective technologies for global coastal monitoring. Serves as Assistant Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar. Research focuses on observational oceanography, particularly remote sensing and in-situ observations through cost-effective sensor technologies and citizen science. Holds a strong background in pelagic fisheries ecology and management.