2013-2018 PhD in Information and Communication Technology. University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Trento, Italy.
Thesis title Advanced methods for the analysis of multispectral multitemporal satellite images.
Supervisor Francesca Bovolo
Co-supervisor Lorenzo Bruzzone
grade Excellent - Magna cum laude
2006-2011 Bachelor's degree in Physics Engineering. University of Cauca, Department of Physics, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia.
Thesis title Diferenciación de coberturas vegetales mediante percepción remota y procesamiento digital de imágenes de muestras satelitales Landsat-7 ETM+ del Cauca y verificación mediante datos in-situ.
Supervisor Edgar Leonairo Pencue-Fierro
Co-supervisor Apolinar Figueroa-Casas
grade 4.2/5.0 cum laude
2022 Remote Sensing 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award as one of the top five reviewers for the time and energy dedicated in checking the manuscripts submitted to Remote Sensing journal in 2021.
Links MDPI.
2020 Winner of the IEEE-GRS29-CNI Best PhD Thesis Award 2019 for the Best three PhD thesis presented in 2018-2019 in the area of Geoscience and Remote Sensing (GRS), in Italy.
Thesis Advanced methods for the analysis of multispectral multitemporal satellite images.
2017 Winner of the best student oral presentation at the “MultiTemp 2017 Conference”, held in June 2017 in Bruges, Belgium.
Paper Spatio-temporal Evolution of crop fields in Sentinel-2 Satellite Image Time Series.
links MultiTemp-2017
2020 - 2024 Researcher. University of Cauca, Biology Department, Cauca, Colombia.
Supervisor Apolinar Figueroa-Casas.
2018 - 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher. Fondazione Bruno Kessler, ICT center, Trento, Italy.
Supervisor Francesca Bovolo.
2012 - 2014 Researcher. University of Cauca, Biology Department, Cauca, Colombia.
Supervisors Apolinar Figueroa-Casas, Edgar Leonairo Pencue-Fierro.
2011 - 2012 Image Processing Engineer. KAWARA Solutions SAS, Cauca, Colombia.
Supervisor Jose Diego De la Cruz-García.
2022-Now Fortalecimiento bioeconómico para la reactivación social y productiva a partir de la oferta de servicios ecosistémicos hídricos en el contexto del cambio climático y los retos del COVID19, en municipios priorizados del departamento del Cauca. Founded by Minciencias (FCTel-SGR) and Unviersity of Cauca.
Unit head Apolinar Figueroa-Casas.
2021-2023 Desarrollo de Estrategias de Seguridad Hídrica y Alimentaria para la Reactivación Económica en comunidades rurales mediante transferencia de tecnología y conocomientos para la innovación como medida de atención a la emergencia del COVID-19 en el Cauca - SHARE. Founded by Minciencias (FCTel-SGR) and Unviersity of Cauca.
Unit head Apolinar Figueroa-Casas.
links SHARE
2020-Now Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub. Founded by Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Unit head Apolinar Figueroa-Casas.
links UKRI GCRF Water Hub
2018-2020 CCI+ HR LC - High Resolution Landcover Essential Climate Variable. Founded by European Space Agency (ESA).
Unit head Francesca Bovolo.
links CCI+ HR-LC
2016-2020 SEOM – Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions – S2-4Sci Land and Water – Multi-temporal Analysis. Founded by European Space Agency (ESA).
Unit head Francesca Bovolo.
links S2-4Sci
2014-2016 Analysis of MultiSensor VHR image Time Series (MS-TS). Founded by DigitalGlobe Foundation.
Unit head Francesca Bovolo.
links MS-TS
2012-2014 RICCLISA – Interinstitutional network of climate change and food security, Colombia. Founded by the Colombian administrative department of Science, Technology and Innovation - COLCIENCIAS.
Unit head Apolinar Figueroa-Casas.
links RICCLISA