We are delighted to welcome Professor Biswajeet Pradhan, to join Spatial Information Research as the Co-Editor-in-Chief. Professor Pradhan is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems (CAMGIS) at the Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is also a distinguished professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTS. His area of research are Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing and image processing, complex modeling/geo-computing, machine learning, and soft-computing applications in natural hazards and environmental modeling, and remote sensing of Earth observation. He teaches various subjects such as Radar Image Processing, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, GIS for Engineers, Disaster Forecasting, Hazard, Risks and Ethics, and Research Methodology.
With an H-index of 98 in Web of Science (WoS) database, he is listed as one of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Web of ScienceTM. Indeed, Professor Pradhan has enjoyed recognition as one of “the true pioneers in his research fields” for five consecutive years from 2016-2020.
Among 55 awards received since 2006 acknowledging his excellence in teaching, service and research, Professor Pradhan has been awarded the status of World Class Professor by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia, 2018 - 2020. He is a member of many international professional bodies including the Committee of Space research (COSPAR) and United Nations Outer Space Research Programme (UNOOSA).
We are very pleased that Professor Pradhan has joined as Co-Editor-in-Chief for Spatial Information Research. Thank him for his support. We are convinced that his extended international profile and remarkable experience will contribute to the further success of Spatial Information Research.
