Vahid Akbari
Tagline:PhD in Radar Remote Sensing | Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Stirling
Stirling, Storbritannia
About
Dr Vahid Akbari is an assistant professor in Data Science/Artificial Intelligence at the University of Stirling. He holds a PhD degree in physics with a specialisation in radar remote sensing and data analytics from UiT-The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway. His primary research interests revolve around the intersection of radar remote sensing and statistical modelling/data science, with a particular focus on the applications in environmental monitoring.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
from: 2009, until: 2013Field of study:Physics-radar remote sensingSchool:UiT- The Arctic University of Norway
Master of Science - MS
from: 2006, until: 2009Field of study:Geospatial engineering-remote sensingSchool:University of Tehran
Work Experiences
Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence
from: 2023, until: presentOrganization:University of StirlingLocation:On-site
Research Fellow in AI/ML and EO
from: 2020, until: 2023Organization:University of StirlingLocation:Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Senior Earth Observation Scientist
from: 2023, until: presentOrganization:Agtelligence
Researcher in radar remote sensing
from: 2018, until: 2021Organization:NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy ResearchLocation:Ås, Norge
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in radar remote sensing
from: 2014, until: 2018Organization:UiT- The Arctic University of NorwayLocation:Tromsø Region · On-site
PhD Research Fellow in Physics-radar remote sensing
from: 2009, until: 2013Organization:UiT- The Arctic University of NorwayLocation:Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway · On-site
Assistant Professor in Earth Observation
from: 2015, until: 2016Organization:University of TehranLocation:Tehran Province, Iran
Visiting Researcher
from: 2011, until: 2011Organization:University of GenoaLocation:Genoa Area, Italy
Description:Developing a non-Gaussian contextual clustering algorithms for multilook polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data that combines an advanced statistical distribution with spatial contextual information.
Visiting Scholar
from: 2008, until: 2008Organization:GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)Location:Potsdam Area, Germany
Description:Developing new tools combining a variety of geodetic techniques including InSAR, GPS, and leveling to derive accurate estimates of crustal deformation related to natural and man-made processes
Skills
- Signal Processing
- Pattern Recognition