Title : Mapping the heterogeneity within urban areas

  

Title : Ethics in AI and Earth Observation: Multi-cultural and Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives
Abstract:   Jasper VAN VLIET Abstract:   Prof. Mrinalini Kochupillai
     
     


Biography:  Dr. Jasper van Vliet is associate professor in Land use and Urban Development at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He obtained a PhD from Wageningen university on the calibration and validation of land-use change models, and has since focused on analyzing both rural and urban land systems at multiple spatial scales. His main expertise is in mapping, analyzing and simulating land systems and land system changes, using remote sensing and geospatial analysis.

  

Biography:  Mrinalini Kochupillai is Guest Professor and Core Scientist of the International Future AI Lab “ AI4EO“ Affiliated Senior Researcher, Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence at Technical University of Munich (TUM). She has been a senior research fellow with the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (2014-2018), and the Chair for Business Ethics at the Technical University of Munich (2018-2019).

 

  

Title : Urban research needs and grand sustainability challenges

  

Title : Mapping Tunisia’s Urban Evolution: From Ancient Carthage to Future Prediction Models Using Remote Sensing
Abstract:   Prof.Debra Roberts   Abstract:   Dr. Asma REJEB
     
     

Biography:  Prof. Debra Roberts holds a PhD in urban biogeography and is currently head of the Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit in eThekwini Municipality (Durban, South Africa). She was a lead author of Chapter 8 (Urban Areas) and a contributing author to Chapter 12 (Africa) of Working Group II’s contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

  

Biography:  Dr. Asma REJEB holds a PhD in Geomatics from Western Brittany University in France and is currently an assistant professor in the urban planning department at the University of Carthage, Tunisia’s National School of Architecture and Urban Planning. She actively engages in teaching various modules related to spatial analysis and GIS. Beyond her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Rejeb has played a significant role in contributing to the development of the Master’s degree program in urban planning at the University of Carthage, Tunisia, and serves as a guest editor and reviewer for various international, high-quality, and peer-reviewed journals.