Professor

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Prof. Park received the B.S. degree in Earth Science, the M.S. degree in Applied Geophysics, and the Ph.D. degree in Environmental Geoinformatics from Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea in 1997, 1999, and 2004, respectively. From June 2000 to August 2008, he was a Senior Researcher with the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, Republic of Korea. He was a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, USA in 2008 and 2015, respectively. Since September 2008, he has been with the Department of Geoinformatic Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea, where he is currently a Full Professor. His research interests include Geostatistics/Spatial Statistics, Remote Sensing, and machine learning/AI for Environmental Geoinformatics.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Environmental Geoinformatics (Mar. 2000 to Aug. 2004)

  • Earth Science Major, Dept. of Science Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • Thesis: Multi-source spatial data fusion with geostatistical uncertainty assessment: Applications to landslide susceptibility analysis and land-cover classification (in English with Korean abstract; Advisor - Prof. Byung-Doo Kwon) 

• M.S. in Applied Geophysics (Mar. 1997 to Aug. 1999)

  • Earth Science Major, Dept. of Science Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • Thesis: Quantitative analysis of spatial integration information of multiple geoscience data (in Korean with English abstract; Advisor - Prof. Byung-Doo Kwon)

• B.S. in Earth Science with Highest Honors (Mar. 1991 to Feb. 1997)

  • Dept. of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • Thesis: Gravity exploration at the Seokdae landfill, Busan (in Korean; Advisor - Prof. Byung-Doo Kwon) 

• Incheon High School, Incheon, Republic of Korea (Mar. 1988 to Feb. 1991)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Full Professor, Dept. of Geoinformatic Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea (Sept. 2017 to present)

• Visiting Scholar (Host: Prof. Phaedon C. Kyriakidis & Prof. Keith Clarke), Dept. of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) (Jan. 2015 to Jan. 2016)

• Associate Professor, Dept. of Geoinformatic Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea (Sept. 2012 to Aug. 2017)

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geoinformatic Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea (Sept. 2008 to Aug. 2012)

• Post Doctoral Researcher (Advisor: Prof. Phaedon C. Kyriakidis), Dept. of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) (Jan. to Aug. 2008)

• Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Geoinformatic Engineering, University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2005 to Aug. 2008)

• Lecturer, Dept. of Geophysics, Kangwon National University (Mar. to Jun. 2006)

• Lecturer, Dept. of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University (Mar. to Jun. 2005 & Sept. to Dec. 2006)

• Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Jun. 2000 to Aug. 2008)

• Researcher, GIS Research Center, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), Anyang, Republic of Korea (Sept. 1999 to Apr. 2000)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Life Member, International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (since 1999)

• Member, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (since 2001)

• Member, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (since 2000)

• Member, Korean Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysicists (since 2000)

• Life Member, Korean Earth Science Society (since 2001)

• Life Member, Korea Spatial Information Society (since 2010)

• Member, Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies (since 2012)

• Member, GeoAI Data Society (since 2021)

AWARDS AND HONORS

• 2023 KSRS Academic Achievement Award, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Dec. 2023)

• 2022 Best Teaching Award, Inha University (Feb. 2023)

• 2022 ABEEK Chairman's Award, Accreditation Board for Engineering in Education of Korea (Nov. 2022)

• Best Science and Technology Paper Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology (Sept. 2021)

• Best Paper Award, Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies (Nov. 2017)

• 2017 Distinguished Teaching Professor Award, Korean Society for Engineering Education (Sept. 2017)

• 2015 Best Teaching Award, Inha University (Feb. 2016)

• 2014 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Engineering, Inha University (Mar. 2015)

• Academic Award, Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies (Apr. 2014)

• 2013 Dean's Award for Excellence in Service, College of Engineering, Inha University (Mar. 2014)

• Academic Award, Korean Earth Science Society (Sept. 2011)

• Research Excellence Award, Korean Land Spatialization Group (Sept. 2010)

• Best Paper Award, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Mar. 2009)

• Young Research Fellowship of International Collaborative Research Program, Korea Research Foundation (KRF) (2008)

• Travel Stipend Award for 2006 Annual Meeting of Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (May 2006)

• Dean’s Award, Seoul National University (Feb. 1997)

SERVICE

Journal Article Review

• • International Journals 

Advances in Meteorology, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Environmental Earth Sciences, Environmental Research, Geophysical Journal International, Geosciences Journal, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, International Journal of Climatology, International Journal of Digital Earth, International Journal of Geographic Information Science, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Journal of Mountain Science, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Natural Hazards, PLOS ONE, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Letters, Remote Sensing of Environment

• • Domestic Journals 

Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (대한원격탐사학회지), Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society (한국지구과학회지), Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration (지구물리 물리탐사), Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies (한국지리정보학회지), Journal of the Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering (한국지구시스템공학회지), Journal of Climate Research (기후연구), Journal of the Korean Cartographic Association (한국지도학회지), The Geographical Journal of Korea (국토지리학회지), Journal of Cadastre & Land InformatiX (지적과 국토정보)

Seminars & Invited Talks

• • 위성 SAR-to-EO 영상변환 및 결측지역 복원기술, K-water연구원 (2024.02.01)

  • A deeper dive into AI-based remote sensing image classification, BK21 Special Seminar Series Spring 2022, UNIST (May 19, 2022)

  • 위성영상 분류 기법, 한국원자력통제기술원(KINAC) 사용자 교육, 한국항공우주연구원, 대전 KW컨벤션 (2019.08.22)

  • Spatial downscaling of coarse scale satellite products: State-of-the-art and perspectives, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus (Feb. 27, 2019)

  • 원격탐사와 지구관측: 주요 기술과 전망, 극지연구소 (2018.11.14)

  • 공간정보의 미래가치, 2018 산림 ICT 컨퍼런스, 산림청, 롯데호텔제주 (2018.11.09)

  • 저해상도 위성 산출물의 공간 상세화, 세종대학교 (2018.01.09)

  • 지하수 토양 조사 및 모델링을 위한 지구통계학, 한국지하수토양환경학회 지하수 단기교육, 서울대학교 (2016.11.24-25) 

  • Disaggregation of coarse scale spatial data using geostatistics, RS/GIS/AIS Workshop in ICEO-SI 2016, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan (Jun. 26, 2016)

  • 지구통계학과 고해상도 환경변수를 이용한 저해상도 원격탐사 자료의 공간해상도 향상, 국립농업과학원 (2014.03.28)

  • 지구통계학을 이용한 저해상도 위성자료의 공간 상세화, 국가기상위성센터 (2014.02.11)

  • 크리깅 이론 및 실습, 한국지반공학회 지반조사위원회 '지구통계학' 교육, 고려대학교 (2013.12.19)

  • 지구통계학을 이용한 환경 주제도 제작과 위험도 분석, 한국원자력안전기술원 (2012.10.11)

  • 지구통계학을 이용한 환경공간정보와 보건자료의 분석, 인하대학교 시공간 의학 융합연구회 (2012.06.11)

  • GIS와 지구통계학 개요, 한국건강형평성 봄학술대회: GIS와 건강 불평등 연구, 서울대학교 연건캠퍼스 (2011.05.20)

  • 질병 비율 자료의 필터링을 위한 크리깅 응용, 인하대학교 시공간 의학 융합연구회 (2010.12.16)

  • 공간 역학을 위한 지구통계학 개요, 인하대학교 시공간 의학 융합연구회 (2010.12.16) 

  • 환경변수의 공간 예측을 위한 다변량 지구통계학 기반 부가자료의통합, 한국보건사회연구원 (2010.06.11)

  • 환경분야를 위한 공간정보 분석 기술의 동향과 전망 -지구통계학을 중심으로-, 중소공간정보SW기업포럼 기술세미나, 서울시립대학교 (2010.06.04)

  • Statistical information fusion for environmental thematic mapping with remote sensing data, 한국항공우주연구원 (2009.04.16)

  • Multi-source geospatial data fusion using spatial statistics, 한국지질자원연구원 (2008.12.03)

Academic Societies & Committees

• • Councilor, Korean Earth Science Society (Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2025)

  • Education Director, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Jan. 2023 to Dec. 2024)

  • Liaison Director, GeoAI Data Society (Feb. 2022 to Dec. 2025)

  • Finance Director, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Jan. 2021 to Dec. 2022)

  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (Jan. 2019 to Dec. 2020)

  • Executive Director, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Jan. 2017 to Dec. 2018)

  • Director, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Apr. 2013 to present)

  • Editor, Editorial Board, Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (Apr. 2007 to Mar. 2013)

  • Member, Steering Committee, Korean Society of Remote Sensing (Apr. 2005 to Mar. 2007)

  • Academic Director, Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies (Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2013 / Jan. 2016 to Dec. 2017)

  • Director, Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies (Jan. 2012 to present)

  • Member, New Technology Certification Committee, Korean Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysics (Oct. 2019 to Dec. 2020)

  • Director, Korean Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysics (Jan. 2017 to Dec. 2018)

  • Editor, Editorial Board, Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration (Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2012)

• • Guest Editor, Special Issue on Vegetation Classification and Mapping by Remote Sensing and Machine Learning, Remote Sensing (2023)

  • Guest Editor, Special Issue on Remote Sensing and Geoscience Information Systems in Applied Sciences, Applied Sciences (2019 to 2021)

  • Guest Editor, Special Issue on Selected Papers from the "International Symposium on Remote Sensing 2018", Remote Sensing (2018)

  • Chair, Organizing Committee, International Symposium on Remote Sensing 2018 (ISRS 2018) (May 2018)

  • Chair, Technical Program Committee, International Symposium on Remote Sensing 2009 (ISRS 2009) (Oct. 2009)

  • Chair, Technical Program Committee, Korean Society of Remote Sensing 2009 Spring Conference (Mar. 2009) 

Government

• • Member, National Spatial Information Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Sept. 2017 to Aug. 2023)

  • Member, Incheon Spatial Information Committee, Incheon Metropolitan City (Jun. 2016 to Jun. 2024)

  • Member, Cadastral Re-survey Committee, Incheon Metropolitan City (Apr. 2019 to Mar. 2025)

  • Member, Cadastral Re-survey & Boundary Decision Committee, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City (Oct. 2013 to Oct. 2017)

  • Member, Street-name Address Committee, Incheon Metropolitan City (Nov. 2012 to Dec. 2016)

  • Member, Street-name Address (New Address) Committee, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City (Sept. 2009 to Apr. 2014 & Apr. 2020 to Apr. 2024)

Inha University

• • Member, Graduate School Committee (Mar. 2022 to Feb. 2024)

  • Director, Geoinformatic Engineering Research Institute (Jan. 2021 to Dec. 2022)

  • Joint Appointment

    • Program in Smart City Engineering, Graduate School (Apr. 2020 to present)

    • Dept. of Design Technology, College of Software and Convergence (Feb. 2021 to Feb. 2023)

  • Member, Steering Committee, Interdisciplinary Major Program of Software Convergence Engineering (Oct. 2013 to Aug. 2018)

  • Department Chair (Aug. 2013 to Dec. 2014 & Jan. 2019 to Dec. 2020)

  • ABEEK Program Director (Mar. 2010 to Feb. 2011 & Jan. 2019 to Feb. 2021)

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

• Programming Languages: Fortran, Python, R, C++, Matlab

• GIS/Remote Sensing SW: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, PCI Geomatica, SARScape

• Statistical Program: R, SPSS, WinBUGS

• Geostatistical SW: GSLIB, SGeMS, ISATIS, VARIOWIN, GSTAT

PERSONAL

• Footprint on the Earth

• Vinyl/CD Collection