Biswajeet Pradhan

Distinguished Professor Biswajeet Pradhan is an internationally established scientist in the field of Spatial Intelligence, GeoAI, Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Image Processing, Complex Modeling/Geo-Computing, Machine Learning, and Soft-Computing Applications, Natural Hazards and Environmental Modeling, and Remote Sensing of Earth Observation. He is also a distinguished professor at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is listed as the World’s Most Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics Report for five consecutive years: from 2006 to 2020 as one of the world’s most influential minds. In 2018-2020, he was awarded a World Class Professor by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia. He is a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from Germany. In 2011, he received his habilitation in “Remote Sensing” from Dresden University of Technology, Germany. Between February 2015 and February 2022, he served as “Ambassador Scientist” for the Alexander Humboldt Foundation, in Germany. Professor Pradhan has received 55 awards since 2006 in recognition of his excellence in teaching, service, and research. Out of his more than 988 articles (Total Citation: 95,644, H-index: 158, i10-index: 789), more than 950 have been published in Science Citation Index (SCI/SCIE) technical journals. He has written 15 books and 62 book chapters.