Dr. Muhire Desire holds a bachelor's degree in information and communication science and technology, a master's degree in materials and radiation, and a doctorate in physics and engineering. His research interests include optoelectronics, photonics, communication, signal processing, parameter estimation and computer vision.

Alessandro is a Remote Sensing Geoscientist in the Earth Observation and Geodesy capability at BGS with over 10 years of experience in mapping and assessing natural hazards with optical and radar satellite data (>40 peer-reviewed publications with H-Index =12). He has a PhD in Engineering Geology on the use of geodetic techniques for monitoring landslides. Since 2015 he has developed tools for processing and interpreting satellite data in order to assess and mitigate risk. He has vast experience in using GIS environmets (ArcMap, QGIS) and in coding in Google Earth Engine/Colab, Python and Matlab/Octave. Novellino is PI/Co-I and task leader of international projects (from NERC, UNESCO and ESA – Coastal Change From Space https://coastalerosion.argans.co.uk/) complexively worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. He created and manage for The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, the largest network of radar reflectors in the world (http://calvalportal.ceos.org/point-distributed-targets-db) and has been a UK delegate for the European Ground Motion Serive Task Force, which subsequently obtained €6.5M from the European Environment Agency, to provide consistent, regular, standardised, harmonised and reliable information regarding natural and anthropogenic ground motion phenomena over Europe and across national borders, with millimetre accuracy (https://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/european-ground-motion-service).

Born on June 8, 1962 in Yaoundé-Cameroon, Ndongo Barthélémy is a hydraulic engineer. Since 1992 he is a holder of a Master in hydraulic system sciences from the State Technical University St Petersburg-Russia (former Leningrad Polytechnic Higher Institute). He has a PhD in water management from the Dschang University, Cameroon and is Associate Professor since 2017. For more than 15 years now, he is participating in the maturing and implementation process of development projects both for Cameroon and sub-regional water bodies’ institutions such as Niger Basin Authority (NBA), Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), and International Commission of Congo-Oubangui-Sangha (CICOS).

He has been Technical Advisor to the Minister in charge of environment for up to 5 years before becoming the actual Inspector General at the same Ministry. He works on good governance practices and is involve in the many hydraulic related development projects in Cameroon; this includes hydraulic installation efficiency, irrigation and drainage systems, flood management, water management, environmental protection, multifunction reservoirs management, water governance, Sea port installations, bridge and roads construction and safety, hydropower installations, water transfer, water supply, water harvest, etc.