GIS and Remote Sensing

Xinhang Shen graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (B. Eng. in Naval Architecture & M. Sci. in Mechanics) in China and Royal Institute of Technology (Tech. Licentiate in Computational Fluide Mechanics) in Sweden and worked in a few organizations including University of Toronto. In 1995, he developed Natural Area Coding System and founded NAC Geographic Products Inc. From then on, he has been running the company, developing various software and web applications and providing consulting and geo-services for more than 20 years. Natural Area Coding System has been adopted as address systems in Mongolia, Somaliland, Lebanon, Nigeria, Indonesia, etc. Recently, he has been working on theoretical physics and produced a paper to disprove the Special Theory of Relativity. The conclusion of the paper has been reviewed and confirmed by both the reviewer and the chairman of the conference of "The Nature of Light: What are Photons.

GIS and Remote Sensing

Yong Wang received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA, in 1992 focusing on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and its application. His current research interests include the application of remotely sensed and geospatial datasets to the study of environments and natural hazards, and the algorithm development in SAR imaging and information extraction and in InSAR (Interferometric SAR) data analysis and application.

Remote Sensing, Image processing and analysis, GIS, Applications of remotely sensed data to Earth sciences, Scale and scale effect on applications of synthetic aperture ra dar (SAR) data

Yong Wang received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA, in 1992 focusing on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and its application. His current research interests include the application of remotely sensed and geospatial datasets to the study of environments and natural hazards, and the algorithm development in SAR imaging and information extraction and in InSAR (Interferometric SAR) data analysis and application.

Remote Sensing, Image processing and analysis, GIS, Applications of remotely se nsed data to Earth sciences, Scale and scale effect on applic ations of synthetic aperture ra dar (SAR) data

Dr. Wataru Takeuchi is currently an Associate Professor at Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), University of Tokyo, Japan. He obtained Bachelor degree in 1999, Master degree in 2001, and PhD degree in 2004 at Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. He has worked at IIS since 2004 as a Post doctoral fellow. Dr. Wataru Takeuchi was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand from 2007 to 2009. He was also Director of Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Bangkok office, Thailand during the period 2010-2012. His current research interests consist of Remote sensing and GIS, Global land cover and land use change, Global carbon cycling, and Management and policy for terrestrial ecosystems.

Remote sensing and GIS, Global land cover and land use change, Global carbon cycling, and Management and policy for terrestrial ecosystems.

Ismail Sabbah has completed his PhD in 1990 from the University of New Mexico and his D.Sc in 2012 from University of Alexandria, Egypt. He is working in Remote Sensing and Space Weather. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute. He established the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) site in Kuwait and completed the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) for Space Weather predictions in 2006 by installing the first cosmic-ray muon Telescope in the Middle East.

GIS & Remote Sensing, Space Weather

Prof. Dr. Seyed Kazem Alavipanah is a faculty member of Remote Sensing and GIS department in University of Tehran. He has received his PhD in Remote Sensing and GIS (soil) in University of Ghent, Belgium, in 1997. He has received about 10 awards and honors and issued 10 books mainly on Remote Sensing and GIS, on art and humanities, and also published more than 250 articles and conducted more than 20 projects. He has membership in national institute of Iranian elites and editorial board in many Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences journals. He was a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Soils (ITPS), and coordinator of World Soil Report of North East and North Africa, FAO-UN from 2013 to 2015. He presented the theory of “Heat as an Indicator for Intelligence of the World” (relation of time, space, and thermal remote sensing)

GIS & Remote Sensing

Sherif Ishak is a Professor of Civil Engineering, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the Engineering Science Program at The Louisiana State University. He obtained his B.S (1987) in Civil Engineering and his M.S Civil Engineering (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) in Civil Engineering from the University of University of Central Florida. His research focuses on Traffic operations and control, Transportation in Geographic information system (GIS), intelligent transportation systems, information systems, microsimulation modeling, and artificial intelligence applications. He is a recipient of Tiger Athletic Foundation Award, LSU, 2015, ASCE Transportation Technical Group Scholarship in 1996, UCF-DSRT Graduate Enhancement Award in 1994 and 1995.

Traffic operations and control, Transportation in Geographic information system (GIS), intelligent transportation systems, information systems, microsimulation modeling, and artificial intelligence applications.

Prof. Dr. Seyed Kazem Alavipanah is a faculty member of Remote Sensing and GIS department in University of Tehran. He has received his PhD in Remote Sensing and GIS (soil) in University of Ghent, Belgium, in 1997. He has received about 10 awards and honors and issued 10 books mainly on Remote Sensing and GIS, on art and humanities, and also published more than 250 articles and conducted more than 20 projects. He has membership in national institute of Iranian elites and editorial board in many Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences journals. He was a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Soils (ITPS), and coordinator of World Soil Report of North East and North Africa, FAO-UN from 2013 to 2015. He presented the theory of “Heat as an Indicator for Intelligence of the World” (relation of time, space, and thermal remote sensing)

GIS & Remote Sensing

Sherif Ishak is a Professor of Civil Engineering, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the Engineering Science Program at The Louisiana State University. He obtained his B.S (1987) in Civil Engineering and his M.S Civil Engineering (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) in Civil Engineering from the University of University of Central Florida. His research focuses on Traffic operations and control, Transportation in Geographic information system (GIS), intelligent transportation systems, information systems, microsimulation modeling, and artificial intelligence applications. He is a recipient of Tiger Athletic Foundation Award, LSU, 2015, ASCE Transportation Technical Group Scholarship in 1996, UCF-DSRT Graduate Enhancement Award in 1994 and 1995.

Traffic operations and control, Transportation in Geographic information system (GIS), intelligent transportation systems, information systems, microsimulation modeling, and artificial intelligence applications.