Our people
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Core members
Remote Sensing
- Distinguished Prof. Alfredo Huete
Prof. Huete is a world-renowned remote sensing expert with 25 year’s experience on science teams for NASA (USA) and JAXA (Japan) satellites missions. He has developed operational vegetation satellite products for NASA that were implemented for the Terra and Aqua MODIS satellites from 2000, and have been implemented in a new generation of NOAA satellites, VIIRS for continuity in long-term climate studies from space. - Distinguished Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Prof. Pradhan is an award-winning expert in natural hazards, including spatial predictive modelling, hazard and risk assessments. He is a pioneer globally in combining spatial modelling with statistical and machine learning models for the prediction of hydrometeorological extreme events such as terrigenous mass movements, floods, and droughts. - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Al-Amin Hoque
Dr. Muhammad Al-Amin Hoque is currently working as an Associate Professor of Geography and Environment Department at Jagannath University, Bangladesh. He completed his PhD in 2017 from Remote Sensing Research Centre at The University of Queensland, Australia. His PhD study focuses on Cyclone Disaster Mapping, Monitoring and Management Using Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis.
Decision Support Systems and Complex Modelling
- Prof. Ghassan Beydoun
Prof. Ghassan encompasses different research areas, such as Metamodelling; Ontologies; Agent Based Modelling; Knowledge Based Systems and Information Systems Methodologies. His research applications include Disaster Management; IoT Regulations and Policies; Security Policies Management; Supply Chain Management; Intelligent Farming Systems and Cloud Migration. - Distinguished Prof. TM Indra Mahlia
T M Indra Mahlia is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTS, and a Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Engineering. Energy and Fuels, Techno-economic Analysis, Water-Energy Nexus, Life-Cycle Cost, and Circular Economy are among his research interests. He is a researcher on more than $5 million in projects funded by Government and Industrial organisations. - Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Nagesh is currently an Associate Professor at Griffith Business School and an expert on the digital supply chain, transportation and logistics management (using explainable AI, IoT, simulation modelling and Edge AI). His research focus is on the development of (i) models helping business processes to be efficient and effective; (ii) analytical models for system-level simulation and optimisation; and (iii) data-driven algorithms for decision making. - Dr. Deepak Puthal
Deepak is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing, Newcastle University, UK and an Honorary Fellow at FEIT. His expertise is in Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Federated Adversarial Training, and the Internet of Things. - Dr. Sanjoy Paul
Sanjoy is the Program Director of Master of Strategic Supply Chain Management programs who works on supply chain risk management, and in particular, on recovery modelling using mathematical model and optimisation. His research interests include sustainable supply chain management, applied operations research, modelling and simulation, intelligent decision making and application to global supply chain interruptions.
Geo Computing and Machine Learning
- Distinguished Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Prof. Pradhan is an award-winning expert in natural hazards including spatial predictive modelling, hazard and risk assessments. He is a pioneer globally in combining spatial modelling with statistical and machine learning models for the prediction of hydrometeorological extreme events such as terrigenous mass movements, floods, and droughts. - Dr. Xuzhen He
Dr. He is a Senior Lecturer with interests in AI applications for slope stability, foundations, tunnelling and ground improvement. Numerical modelling such as smoothed-particle hydrodynamics and material point method - Dr. Subrata Chakraborty
Subrata is a Senior Lecturer with the University of New England, Australia and a Visiting Fellow at CAMGIS. His current research interests include Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Image Processing, and Optimization with decision-support applications in diverse domains, including Health, Agriculture, Business and Education.
GIS and Data Simulation and Visualisation
- Associate Prof. Sumita Ghosh
Sumita is an academic who focuses on responsive urban design and spatial planning. Her core area of research is focused on ‘Urban Resilience’ that connects to multiple strands of urban sustainability research. Her research interests focus on green infrastructure planning and policy (urban forestry and local food production); urban morphologies, and climate change impacts and adaptation using spatial GIS and remote sensing applications. - Dr Jianguo Jack Wang
Dr. Wang is a lecturer with more than 20 years of broad experience in academic and industry. He is continuously developing his multi-discipline research in sensor fusion for surveying, navigation and perception; robotics and intelligent systems; environment-friendly transportation and housing; GNSS, IMU, Vision and Laser sensors modelling and data fusion etc. - Mukesh Ray
Mukesh is an urban planner with a focus on sustainable urban and rural development using GIS and Data Science. His research includes the use of computational GIS and big data analysis in urban growth modelling, urban analytics, environmental assessment, energy and evidence-based planning strategies that address critical issues of our times.
Disaster Management
- Prof. Hadi Khabbaz
Prof. Hadi is an award-winning civil engineer whose work has made significant contributions of a fundamental and pioneering nature, in particular, in the field of unsaturated soil mechanics. Hadi has focused on the theoretical and numerical analysis of soft soils, granular particles and unsaturated porous media, with strong applications to real-life engineering problems. He has been involved in soil behaviour modelling and ground improvement research, taking an active role in conducting practical research in the characterisation and modification of problematic soils and associated current ground improvement techniques for more than 20 years. - Dr. Behzad Fatahi
Behzad is an award-winning engineer working at the frontier of new infrastructure and building technologies and solutions, in particular, systems that will make infrastructure (e.g. roads, railways, pipelines, large energy storage tanks) and buildings safer subjected to complex loading conditions such as ground settlement and earthquakes. His research and practical interests include ground improvement techniques for roads and railway lines, the viscous behaviour of clays, bioengineering, soil-structure interaction, and unsaturated soil mechanics. - Dr. Sojen Pradhan
Sojen Pradhan is a senior lecturer at the School of Professional Practice and Leadership with an extensive experience of over 25 years in teaching. His research focuses on the intersection of social innovation, digital platforms and community development. He has worked on projects that address a range of social and cultural issues, including outsourcing to disadvantaged communities, volunteering opportunities for international students, and innovative solutions in rural tourism and education in developing countries.
External collaborators
- Prof. Mansour Almazroui
Head of the Department of Meteorology at the Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture,
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Prof. Hyuck-Jin Park
Professor at Department of Energy Resources and Geosystems Engineering
Sejong University, South Korea - Prof. Saro Lee
Principal Investigator at Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources - Prof. Abdullah M.S. Al-Amri
Professor of Geophysics and Director of Seismic Studies Center
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia - Dr. Hanh Nguyen
Research Scientist, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia - Associate Prof. Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia - Prof. Aidy M Muslim
Institute of Oceanography and Environment
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia - Prof. Zulkiflee Abd. Latif
Director, Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (IBSD)
Centre of Studies for Surveying Science and Geomatics, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying
Universiti Teknologi MARA - Associate Prof. Mukunda Dev Behera
Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL)
IIT Kharagpur - Prof. Chang-Wook Lee
Division of Science Education, Department of Smart Regional Innovation
Kangwon National University
PhD and HDR Students
Current HDR Students
- Abhasha Joshi
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Dr. Subrata Chakraborty<
Thesis: Machine Learning-Based Crop Mapping and Yield Estimation Using Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Data - Maryam Fallahpoor
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Dr. Subrata Chakraborty
Thesis: Automatic Characterisation of detected Pulmonary Involvements in Patients with Malignant Disease referred for Evaluation of Metastases by 18F-FDG PET/CT - Divanshu Sharma
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Thesis: Simulation Modelling for supply chain risk recovery - Mukesh Ray
Principal supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Sumita Ghosh
Co-supervisors: Dist. Prof. Bsiwajeet Pradhan and Prof. Sara Wilkinson
Thesis: Analysing and Predicting the Spatial Transformation of the Rural-Urban Fringe of Delhi Region in India (Thesis under examination) - Sattar Chavoshi Borujeni
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Alfredo Huete
Co-supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Thesis: Drought-resilient urban green space and optimizing their land and water footprint; A sustainable approach toward green liveable cities combatting climate change - Mohammad Mahdi Taghadosi
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Alfredo Huete
Co-supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Thesis: Hyperspectral remote sensing data analysis for environmental monitoring and ecosystem management across Australian landscapes using novel approaches - Angela Gail Gormley
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Alfredo Huete
Co-supervisors: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan; Dr. Xihua Yang; Dr. Qiaoyun Xie<
Thesis: Australian bushfire risks in changing climate: integration of remote sensing land use, climate and field measurements - Abhirup Dikshit
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Dist. Prof. Alfredo Huete
Thesis (under examination): Advancing Drought Understanding using Multi-spectral satellite products and reanalysis data under Climate Change and Extreme Events - Mike James Horry
Principal supervisor: Dr. Subrata Chakraborty
Co-supervisors: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan and Prof. Manoranjan Paul
Thesis: Compute optimal medical imaging classification in lung cancer detection - Sameera Madhushanka Maha Arachchige
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Thesis: Impact of climate change-induced credit risk for banking due to increasing cyclones expected in South-East QLD, using ML and geo-spatial techniques - Sachini Rukshima Wijesena
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Thesis: Machine learning framework for spatial modelling of Homeowner Insurance including extreme weather events and natural disasters in Australia. - Mingshi Wan
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Thesis: Optimization of national teleconsultation sustainable system of China under uncertainties - Muhunthan Jayanthakumaran
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Thesis: Assessing the Influence of perception on pricing behaviour for banks using advanced machine learning techniques - Ahmed Abdulkareem Ahmed Aldulaimi
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Dr. Osama Sohaib
Thesis (under examination): 2D, 3D Noise Modelling on Mobile GIS Application through Machine Learning Based Models - Timothy John Milledge
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisors: Prof. Ghassan Beydoun, Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Thesis: Undersea Surveillance: A multi-criteria analysis employing Systems Engineering and modelling methodologies - Jinru Xue
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Alfredo Huete
Co-supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Thesis: The Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Carbon and Water Fluxes in Australia
Graduated HDR students with current affiliations
- Dr. Husam Al-Najjar
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan;
Co-supervisor: Prof. Ghassan Beydoun
Graduated: April 2023 - Sahar Soleimanimatin
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Dr. Mohsen Naderpour
Current position: Researcher, NSW Dept of Planning and Environment, Australia
Thesis: Developing a Spatial Framework for Earthquake-Induced Building Damage Assessment using Remote Sensing Data and Advanced Machine Learning methods - Sumudu Sangeethika Senanayake
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Dist. Prof. Alfredo Huete
Graduated: July 2023
Current Position: Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Thesis: Modelling Soil Erosion Hazard and Crop Diversity Changes Due to Climate Variation in Farming Systems of Central Highlands in Sri Lanka Using Geo-Informatics - Ali Siddiq
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Graduated: May 2022
Current position: Lecturer, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Thesis (under examination): Modelling the Transmission of Dengue Fever Based on Spatial and Temporal Patterns - Dattatray Vishnu Kute (MS Research)
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Graduated: April 2023 - Anirban Adak (MS Research)
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Graduated: April 2023 - Dr. Abolfazl Abdollahi
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nagesh Shukla
Graduated: June 2022
Current position: PostDoctoral Research, Australian National University
Thesis: Automatic updating and verification of road maps using high-resolution remote sensing images based on advanced machine-learning methods - Dr. Ratiranjan Jena
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Prof. Ghassan Beydoun
Graduated: March 2022
Current position: PostDoctoral Research, University of Sharjah
Thesis: Development of an Integrated Model for Semi-quantitative Earthquake Risk Assessment Using GIS and Machine learning techniques - Dr. Hossein Rizeei
Principal supervisor: Dist. Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan
Co-supervisor: Prof. Ghassan Beydoun
Graduated: September 2019
Current position: GIS Analyst at McGregor Coxall
Thesis: Flood risk assessment using multi-sensor remote sensing, geographic information system, 2D hydraulic and machine learning-based models
