Rochelle is a Data Scientist at the World Bank where she is working to expand and manage the Bank’s open data catalog, data exploration tool and data APIs. She conducts research on geospatial data management and provides advice to countries on best practices for data curation and management.
Prior to joining the World Bank in 2018, Rochelle consulted for the UN World Food Programme, developing data platforms for drought and flood hazard detection and impact analysis in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea.
Rochelle holds a Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from The Australian National University, and a Graduate Diploma in Geospatial Information Systems from University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.