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Dr. Waqas A. Qazi Email: waqas.qazi@offshoremonitoring.comLinkedInprofile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waqasaqazi/ResearchGateprofile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Waqas_Qazi/Publonsprofile: https://publons.com/author/1207175/waqas-qazi-phd

VisitingResearcherRadarRemoteSensingGroupDivisionofMicrowaveandOpticalRemoteSensingDepartmentofSpace,EarthandEnvironmentChalmersUniversityofTechnologyGothenburg,SwedenPhone(C):+46-730254163

Iamaremotesensing/SAR/satelliteoceanographyexpert,working inresearchandapplicationssincenearly10years. I utilize remote sensing data to study earth surface processes and earth systems, including land features,crops,forests,oceans,andgeology.Iusebothestablishedtoolsandscientificprogrammingtoaccomplishmygoals,anddevelopmyownalgorithmsandsolutionswhenneeded.Specialties: Remote sensing, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery and interferometric data processing &analysis, Visible/Infrared/High-res satellite image processing & analysis, Physical/satellite oceanography, Coastaloceancurrents,Earthsystemstudyandmodelling,LIDARdataprocessingandanalysis,Scientificprogramming.SoftwareSkills: MATLAB, IDL, ENVI, ESA Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP), JPL/Caltech ROI_PAC,GMTSAR, ERDAS Imagine, SeaDAS, RAT (Radar Tools), ArcGIS, Linux shell scripting (csh, bash), Latex, NCL (NCARCommandLanguage),ERMapper,MapSource,Mathematica,C,FORTRAN.RemoteSensingDataExpertise: Envisat ASAR, ERS-1/2 AMI-SAR, TerraSAR-X, COSMO-SkyMed, ALOS-1/2PALSAR,Worldview-1/2/3,Quickbird,GeoEye, SPOT,AVHRR,MODIS, Landsat,QuikSCAT,POAM III,Atmospheric /IonosphericLIDAR.

AcademicQualifications

Ph.D.inAerospaceEngineeringSciences 2008-2013 FulbrightFellowFocusarea:RemoteSensing,EarthandSpaceScience(RSESS)Dept.ofAerospaceEngineeringSciences,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,CO,USAGraduateCertificateinRemoteSensing 2008-2009 Dept.ofAerospaceEngineeringSciences,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,CO,USAM.Sc.(Hons.)inSpaceScience 2005-2007 Dept.ofSpaceScience,UniversityofthePunjab,Lahore,PakistanB.Sc.(Hons.)inSpaceScience 2002-2005 Distinction:GoldmedalDept.ofSpaceScience,UniversityofthePunjab,Lahore,Pakistan

WorkExperience

− VisitingResearcher,RadarRemoteSensingGroup,DivisionofMicrowave&OpticalRemoteSensing,DepartmentofSpace,Earth&Environment,ChalmersUniversityofTechnology,Gothenburg,SwedenOct.,2017–todate

− RemoteSensingConsultant,ADDOAIJune–July2017

− AssistantProfessor,GeospatialResearch&EducationLab,Dept.ofSpaceScience,InstituteofSpaceTechnology,Islamabad.Aug.,2013–Sep.,2017

− Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR), Dept. of AerospaceEngineeringSciences,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,CO,USA.

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Sep.,2008–June,2013.− Lecturer,DepartmentofCommunicationSystems,InstituteofSpaceTechnology(IST),Islamabad.

Aug.,2007–Aug.,2008

WorkshopsConducted

− 3rdSummerSchoolonEarthRemoteSensingwithSAR:HeldattheGeospatialResearch&EducationLab,InstituteofSpaceTechnology,Islamabad,Pakistan,10-18thJuly,2017.

− 2ndWorkshoponDataAnalysisTechniquesforRemoteSensing&GIScusingMATLAB:HeldattheGeospatialResearch&EducationLab,InstituteofSpaceTechnology,Islamabad,Pakistan,30thJan.–3rdFeb.,2017.

− ISNET/NARSSWorkshoponEarthRemoteSensingwithSAR:HeldattheNationalAuthorityforRemoteSensingandSpaceSciences,Cairo,Egypt,27thNov.–1stDec.,2016.

− 2ndSummerSchoolonEarthRemoteSensingwithSAR:HeldattheGeospatialResearch&EducationLab,InstituteofSpaceTechnology,Islamabad,Pakistan,1-5thAug.,2016.

− 1stWorkshoponDataAnalysisTechniquesforRemoteSensing&GIScusingMATLAB:HeldattheInstituteofSpaceTechnology,Islamabad,Pakistan,25-29thJan.,2016.

− 1stSummerSchoolonEarthRemoteSensingwithSAR:HeldattheInstituteofSpaceTechnology,Islamabad,Pakistan,10-13thAug.,2015.

− SARforEarthRemoteSensing:One-dayworkshopdeliveredatWWF-Pakistan,Lahore,Pakistan,3rdOct.,2013.− AntennasforSAR:Two-dayworkshopdeliveredaspartofa2-memberteamatInstituteofSpaceTechnology,

Islamabad,2nd-3rdJune,2014.

Distinctions&Awards

− SATHAInnovationAwardat6thInventiontoInnovationSummit,UniversityofthePunjab,Lahore,Pakistan,8-9thMarch,2017.

− InvitedspeakeratTEDxIslamabad,Nov.2014.− AwardedBestOceanographyPosteratATOCPosterSession,CU-Boulder,Colorado,USA,Dec.2012.− WonMuneebKamalInternationalStudentoftheYearAwardforoutstandingcontributionstointernational

understandinginthecampusandBouldercommunity,awardedbytheOfficeofInternationalEducationatCU-Boulder,Colorado,USA,Nov.2012.

− Fully-fundedFulbrightPhDfellow,UniversityofBoulder,CO,USA,2008-2013.− SelectedtorepresentPakistanaspartofafully-funded5-membercontingentinthe58thAnnualMeetingof

NobelLaureates(Physics)atLindau,Germany,2008.− GoldMedalinB.Sc.(Hons.).

JournalPapers

Anum,R.,Chishtie,F.,GhuffarS.,Qazi,W.,&Shahid,I.(2017).Inter-comparisonofSMOSandAMSR-ESoilMoistureproductsduringFloodyears(2010-11)overPakistan.EuropeanJournalofRemoteSensing,50(1),442-451.doi:10.1080/22797254.2017.1352461

Qazi,W.,Baig,S.,Gilani,H.,Waqar,M.M.,Dhakal,A.,Ammar,A.(2017).ComparisonofforestabovegroundbiomassestimatesfrompassiveandactiveremotesensingsensorsoverKayarKholawatershed,Chitwandistrict,Nepal.SPIEJournalofAppliedRemoteSensing,11(2),026038.

Baig,S.,Qazi,W.,Akhtar,A.M.,Waqar,M.M.,Ammar,A.,Gilani,H.,Mehmood,S.A.(2017).Forestabovegroundbiomass(AGB)mappingforShisham(Dalbergiasissoo)fromdual-polarizedALOS-2PALSARdatainChichawatniIrrigatedPlantation,Pakistan.CanadianJournalofRemoteSensing,43(3),p.297-308.

doi:10.1080/07038992.2017.1330143Islam,Z.,Iqbal,J.,&Qazi,W.(2016).PalaeochannelDelineationusingLandsat8OLIandEnvisatASARImageFusion

TechniquesinCholistanDesert,Pakistan.SPIEJournalofAppliedRemoteSensing,10(4),046001. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.10.046001Khan.,J.&Qazi,W.(2016).OntheUseofALOS-PALSARMosaicstoStudyOceanSurfaceFeaturesofPakistanCoastal

Region.JournalofSpaceTechnology,VI(1).Qazi,W.,Emery,W.,&Fox-Kemper,B.(2014).ComputingoceansurfacecurrentsovertheCoastalCaliforniaCurrent

Systemusing30-minutelagsequentialSARimages.IEEETrans.Geosc.Rem.Sens.,52(12),p.7559-7580.doi:10.1109/TGRS.2014.2314117

Qazi,W.,Emery,W.,&Hansen,M.(2017).OceansurfacecurrentsfromspaceborneSARusingtheMCCSARandDopplerCentroidmethods.InpreparationforJournalofGeophysicalResearch.

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ConferencesTalks(selected)

Qazi,W. (2017).SyntheticApertureRadar (SAR) remotesensing&hydrologicalapplications. InvitedTalk,SummerSchool on Water Informatics: Science and Systems, 21-23rd May, 2017,Center for Water Informatics andTechnology(WIT),LUMS,Lahore,Pakistan.

Qazi, W. (2015). Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Earth Remote Sensing. Invited Talk (Tutorial Session), 3rdInternational Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE), 2-4th Sep., 2015, Institute of SpaceTechnology(IST),Islamabad,Pakistan.

Khan,J.&Qazi,W.,(2014).OntheUseofALOS-PALSARMosaicstoStudyOceanSurfaceFeaturesofPakistanCoastalRegion.InternationalConferenceonSpace,12-14thNov.,2014,Islamabad,Pakistan.

Qazi,W.&Gilani,H.,(2013).ExploringtheuseofspaceborneSARforabovegroundbiomassmeasurementsintheHinduKush-Himalayan(HKH)regionandPakistan.InternationalExpertGroupMeetingonGeospatialInformationSystemsforMulti-scaleForestBiomassAssessmentandMonitoringintheHinduKush-HimalayanRegion,9-10thDec.,2013,Kathmundu,Nepal,ISPRS/ICIMOD.

Qazi, W. (2013). Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Earth Remote Sensing. Invited Talk (Tutorial Session), 3rdInternationalConferenceonAerospaceScienceandEngineering (ICASE),21-23rdAug.,2013, InstituteofSpaceTechnology(IST),Islamabad,Pakistan.

Qazi,W.,Emery,W.,&Hansen,M.(2013).ExtractingoceansurfacecurrentsfromSAR:MaximumCrossCorrelationandDopplerCentroidmethods. IGARSS,21st-26thJuly,2013,Melbourne,Australia.

Qazi, W., Emery, W., & Romeiser, R. (2013). Coastal ocean surface currents from ENVISAT ERS-2 30 minute lagsequentialSAR imagesusingtheMaximumCross-Correlation(MCC)method.OceanSurfaceCurrents:TowardsFutureMissionConcepts,6-8thMay,2013,ESA-ESTEC,Noordwijk,TheNetherlands.

Emery,W.,Roesler,C.,&Qazi,W.(2012).UsingHF radar coastal currents to correct satellite altimetry.20YearsofProgressinRadarAltimetrySymposium,24-29thSep.,2012,VeniceLido,Italy.

Emery,W.,Roesler,C.,&Qazi,W. (2012).Using HF radar coastal currents to correct satellite altimetry. IGARSS,22nd-27thJuly,2012,Munich,Germany.

Qazi,W.&Emery,W.(2012).Oceansurfacecurrentsfromsatellite-basedSAR:ATIandintensityimages.ASPRSAnnualConference,19th-23rdMarch,2012,Sacramento,California,USA.

Emery,W.&Qazi,W.(2012).Oceansurfacecurrents:WhatwecandowithEarthobservationatfinerresolutions?ESADUEGlobCurrentUserConsultationmeeting,7-9thMarch,2012,IFREMER,Brest,France.

Emery,W.,Roesler,C.,&Qazi,W.(2011).Using HF radar coastal currents to correct satellite altimetry.IGARSS,24-29thJuly,2011,Vancouver,Canada.

Roesler,C.,Emery,W.,&Qazi,W.(2010).UsingHFradarcoastalcurrentstocorrectsatellitealtimetry.4thCoastalAltimetryWorkshop,Oct.14-15th,2010,Porto,Portugal.

ConferencePosters

Qazi,W.,Javad,A.,&Abbas,A.(2017).UtilizingSARimagery,OceanColor,SST,andRadarAltimetrytoStudyUpwellingintheCoastalArabianSea.10thCoastalAltimetryWorkshop,21-23rdFeb.,2017,Florence,Italy.

Qazi,W.&Emery,W.(2014).HowcanSARhelpusinstudyingtheMonsoon:ObservationsofUpwellingthroughL-bandSARintheArabSea.InternationalConferenceontheAsianMonsoon&ClimateChange,20-21stJan.,2014,Islamabad,Pakistan.

Qazi,W.,Emery,W.,&Hansen,M.(2012).ExtractingoceansurfacecurrentsfromSAR:MCCandDopplerCentroidTracking.AGUFallMeeting2012,3rd–7thDec.,SanFrancisco,California,USA.

Qazi,W.,Emery,W.,&Hansen,M.(2012).ExtractingoceansurfacecurrentsfromSAR:MCCandDopplerCentroidTracking. ATOC Poster Conference, 26th Nov., 2012, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA. BestOceanographyPosterAward.

Emery,W.,Roesler,C.,&Qazi,W.(2012).InfluenceofsmallscaleoceansurfacevariationsinUSWestCoastsatellitealtimetry by comparison with coincident HF radar synthetic sea surface heights. AVISO Ocean SurfaceTopographyScienceTeam(OST/ST)Meeting,22nd-29thSep.,2012,Venice,Italy.

Emery,W.J.,Qazi,W.A.,&Hansen,M.W.(2012).MethodsforgeneratingoceansurfacecurrentsfromSAR:MCC,TerraSAR-XATI,EnvisatDopplerCentroidTracking.IGARSS,22nd-27thJuly,Munich,Germany.

Qazi,W.&Emery,W.(2012).OceansurfacecurrentsfromfeaturetrackingofbiogenicsurfaceslicksinSARintensityimages.AGUOceanSciencesMeeting2012,20–24thFeb.,SaltLakeCity,Utah,USA.

Qazi,W.&Emery,W.,&Roesler,C.(2010).AnalysisofcoastaloceansurfacecurrentsfromHFradarandAVHRRthermalIRimagery.ATOCPosterConference,1stDec.,2010,UniversityofColoradoatBoulder,Colorado,USA.

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Qazi,W.,Emery,W.,&Crocker,R.I.(2010).Extractingnear-real-timecoastaloceansurfacecurrentsfromremotesensingdatausingtheMaximumCross-Correlation(MCC)method.AGUOceanSciencesMeeting2010,22nd-26thFeb.,Portland,Oregon,USA.

Qazi,W., Emery,W.,& Roesler, C. (2009). Coastal ocean currents& pseudo high resolution dynamic topographyalong the California Coast: AVHRR thermal IR imagery, CODAR, and altimeter measurements. ATOC PosterConference,7thDec.,2009,UniversityofColoradoatBoulder,Colorado,USA.

Emery,W.,Roesler,C.,&Qazi,W.(2009).ImprovedaltimetricretrievalsintheCoastalZone.AVISOOceanSurfaceTopographyScienceTeam(OST/ST)Meeting,June2009,Seattle,Washington,USA.

WorkshopsAttended

− TrainingCourseonRemoteSensingApplications&DataSharingServicePlatform,organizedbyAPSCO&SUPARCO,heldatIST,Islamabad,Pakistan,25-28thApril,2017.

− 10thCoastalAltimetryWorkshopandSARAltimetryTrainingCourse,organizedbyESA-ESRIN,heldatFlorence,Italy,21-24thFeb.,2017.

− SatelliteAltimetry&HydrologicalApplications,organizedbyNationalCenterforRemoteSensingandGeo-Informatics,InstituteofSpaceTechnology,heldatGREL,IST,Islamabad,26-29thSep.,2016.

− InSAR:AnIntroductiontoProcessingandApplicationsforGeoscientists,shortcourseorganizedbyUNAVCO,heldatUNAVCOHQ,Boulder,CO,USA,8–10thAug.,2011.

− AShortCourseonLatex,organizedbytheAerospaceGraduateStudentsOrganizationatDept.ofAerospaceEngineeringSciences,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,CO,USA,Apr.–May,2010.

CoursesTaught:

- RadarRemoteSensing(Graduate)- AdvancedRemoteSensing&DigitalImageProcessing(Graduate)- DataAnalysisfortheEarthSciences(Graduate)- AdvancedResearchMethods(Graduate)- ResearchMethods&TechnicalWriting(Undergraduate)- ScientificProgrammingwithMATLAB(Undergraduate)

ResearchProjects(selected)

Sr.No.

Project/ResearchTitle TeamLead/PI TeamMembers/Co-Is

FundingAgency TimeSpan

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Landslideidentification,assessmentandquantificationinAzadKashmir,Pakistan,usingEnvisatASARrepeat-passInSAR

Dr.WaqasQazi Mr.KhurramShahzad

ESACat-1Project(datasupport) 2015-2017

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ObservationofUpwelling&BiogenicSlicksthroughL-bandSAR:CaliforniaCoastandtheArabSea

Dr.WilliamEmery Dr.WaqasQazi

JAXA4thALOSResearchAnnouncement(RA-4)(datasupport)

2014-2017

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MethodsofOceanSurfaceCurrentGenerationfromSAR:MCC-SARandDopplerCentroid

Dr.WaqasQazi Dr.SaleemUllahHECStart-upResearchGrant(PKR0.5Million)

2015-2017

4ObservationofOceanUpwelling&BiogenicSlicksthroughSpaceborneSAR

Dr.WaqasQazi -IFSIndividualResearchApproachProgram(USD12000)

2014-2017

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AnalyzingSpatialPatternsofSubsidenceintheIndusDeltathroughALOSPALSARRepeat-PassInterferometry

Dr.WaqasQazi

Dr.StephanieHiggins,Dr.WilliamEmery,Dr.MuhammadToqeer,Dr.A.D.Khan

JAXA6thALOSResearchAnnouncement(RA-6)(datasupport)

2016-2018

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Palaeochannelsmappingforaquiferzonesusinggeoinformaticsandgeophysicaltechnologies:Acase

Mr.ZaheerIslam Dr.WaqasQazi,Dr.JavedIqbal

ESACat-1Project(datasupport)

2014-2015

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studyofCholistanDesert,Pakistan

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UsingSpaceborneSARinSynergywithOtherMethodsforForestAGBAssessmentintheHKHRegion

Dr.WaqasQazi Mr.MirzaM.Waqar

ICIMODServir-HimalayaSmallGrantsProgramme(USD25000)

2014-2015

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CropTypeIdentificationinCertainDistrictsofPunjabusingRemoteSensingforuseinAvailableBiomassEstimation

Dr.WaqasQaziMr.MirzaM.Waqar

CES-NUSTthroughIFC-WorldBank(PKR1,20,000)

2014

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NearReal-timeOceanCurrentsProcessingfromMODISSST/OCImagery(Univ.ofColoradoBoulderResearchAssistantship)

WaqasQazi Dr.WilliamEmeryUniv.ofColoradoBoulderResearchAssistantship

2008-2013

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ComputingOceanSurfaceCurrentsfromSatelliteSyntheticApertureRadarImagery(PhDresearch)

WaqasQaziDr.WilliamEmery,Dr.BaylorFox-Kemper

Fulbrightfellowship,Univ.ofColoradoBoulderPhDfellowship

2008-2013