Daniel Lincke studied Computer Science at the Friedrich-Schille-University Jena, Germany, and graduated in 2003 (Diploma). After working two years in an industrial researched company he became a PhD student at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in 2006. After finishing his PhD (supervised at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany) in 2012 he joined the Global Climate Forum as a scientist. He is currently involved in the Adaptation and Social Learning research group, where he is responsible for further development of the DIVA model of global sea-level rise impacts.