Lasare Samartzidis

Defended PhD in Economics, previously IOER | Data Science • Data Visualization • Machine Learning • Large Language Models

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Hi, I’m Lasare — a researcher in Complexity and Ecological Economics. I defended my PhD in July 2026 and have a passion clear, meaningful, and reproducible insights. My research applies data science, visualization, machine learning, and large language models to economic questions, and I’m always interested in what new methods can add.

I enjoy tackling complex questions with code, but what excites me most is making the results easy to understand and useful for others. Whether it’s through interactive dashboards, geospatial analysis, an insightful chart, or simply well documented code, I aim to create tools and visuals that speak to both technical and non-technical audiences.

I work across R and Python, with SQL and dbt for data pipelines. I’ve built tested, version-controlled workflows where the reproducibility is enforced by the code rather than asserted in a README — most recently rebuilding the data preparation behind one of my papers as a pipeline that runs in CI on every commit.

Beyond the technical side, I love sharing ideas, collaborating across disciplines, and presenting my work. I’ve spoken at 18 international and national conferences and workshops and worked with teams at Leibniz, WIG2, and Fraunhofer. These experiences have shown me how important clear communication and openness are in making research impactful. Have a look at my research and drop me an . I’m always happy to collaborate.

Experience

  • Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban & Regional Development, Dresden
    Doctoral Researcher, 2020-2026
    Scientific Coordinator – Leibniz Lab Systemic Sustainability, 2024-2026
    Scientific Coordinator – Leibniz Research Network Earth & Societies, 2023–2024

  • WIG2 – Scientific Institute for Health Economics and Health System Research, Leipzig
    Researcher, 2022–2023

  • Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW – Center for Economics of Materials (CEM), Halle (Saale)
    Researcher, 2019–2021

Education

  • PhD, Economics, defended July 2026, magna cum laude
    TU Dresden & Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban & Regional Development, Dresden

  • Master of Science, Economics, 2019
    Kiel University

  • Erasmus Semester, 2017
    Lisbon School of Economics & Management

  • Bachelor of Science, Business & Economics, 2014
    Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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