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Executive Committee | Voting Administrative Committee | Technical Activities | Professional Activities | Publicity and Communications | Meeting & Symposia | Publications | Education | Global Activities | Past President | Operations
Executive Committee

Saibun Tjuatja
President

The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
(AdCom 2026-2028)

Sidharth Misra
Executive Vice President

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
(AdCom 2026-2028)

Mariko Burgin
Past President

Blue Origin, USA

Paul A. Rosen
Vice President of Finance

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Fairouz Stambouli
Treasurer

German Aerospace Institute (DLR), Germany
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Rashmi Shah
Secretary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
(AdCom 2026-2028)

Keely Roth
Director of Operations

Planet, USA
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Fabio Pacifici
Vice President of Technical Activities

Maxar Technologies, USA
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Avik Bhattacharya
Vice President of Professional Activities

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
(Adcom 2024-2026)

Xiaofeng Li
Vice President of Publications

Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Alejandro Frery
Vice President of Meetings and Symposia

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Feng Xu
Director of Global Activities

Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Carlos López-Martínez
Director of Education

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Stephanie Tumampos
Director of Publicity and Communications

Technical University of Munich, Germany

Voting Administrative Committee

Antonio J. Plaza
Publications Awards Committee Chair

Universidad de Extremadura Escuela Politecnica de Caceres Tecnologia de Computadores y Comun, Spain
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Jiancheng Shi
Conference Advisory Committee

Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Xian Sun
Student Grand Challenges

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Subit Chakrabarti
Voting Administrative Committee 2027

Floodbase, Brooklyn, USA
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Simon Yueh
Conference Publications Committee

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
AdCom (2026-2028)

Jun Li
Fellow Evaluation Committee

China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
(AdCom 2026-2028)

Hanwen Yu
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Miniaturized Air and Space Systems

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
AdCom (2026-2028)

Technical Activities

Manil Maskey
Earth Science Informatics (ESI) Technical Committee Co-Chair

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Peter Baumann
Earth Science Informatics (ESI) Technical Committee Chair

Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany

Gabriele Meoni
Earth Science Informatics (ESI) Technical Committee Chair

European Space Agency

Beau Backus
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA

Raúl Díez García
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Telespazio, UK

Paolo de Matthaeis
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research Center (GESTAR), USA

Aravind Venkitasubramony
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Weather Stream, Colorado, USA

Ming-Liang Tao
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China

Amanda O'Connor
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy (GSIS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

NV5 Geospatial, USA

Raymond Kokaly
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy (GSIS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

United States Geological Survey, USA

Carsten Laukamp
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy (GSIS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

Emmett Lentilucci
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy (GSIS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa
Standards in Earth Observation (GSEO) Technical Committee Co-Chair

The University of Colorado, USA

Hugo Carreno Luengo
Standards in Earth Observation (GSEO) Technical Committee Co-Chair

NASA Mission Science Directorate, USA

George Percivall
Standards in Earth Observation Technical (GSEO) Committee Co-Chair

GeoRoundtable, USA

Claudio Persello
Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair

University of Twente, The Netherlands

Dalton Lunga
Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Ronny Hänsch
Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair, Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Ujjwal Verma
Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair,

Manipal University, India

Gülşen Taşkın
Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Rashmi Shah
Instrumentation and Future Technologies (IFT) Technical Committee Co-Chair, Secretary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
(AdCom 2026-2028)

Delwyn Moller
Instrumentation and Future Technologies (IFT) Technical Committee Co-Chair

The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Dustin Schroeder
Instrumentation and Future Technologies (IFT) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Stanford University, USA

Tianlin Wang
Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee Co-Chair, Chapter Coordinator

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA

James Campbell
Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee Chair

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Nazzareno Pierdicca
Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee Chair

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Ping Yang
Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Texas A&M University, College of Arts & Sciences, USA

Davide Comite
Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Sapienza University

Muhammad Adnan Siddique
Remote Sensing Environment Analysis, and Climate Technologies (REACT) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Remote Sensing & Spatial Analytics Lab, ITU, Pakistan

Subit Chakrabarti
Remote Sensing Environment Analysis, and Climate Technologies (REACT) Technical Committee Co-Chair, Voting Administrative Committee 2027

Floodbase, Brooklyn, USA

Irena Hajnsek
Remote Sensing Environment Analysis, and Climate Technologies (REACT) Technical Committee Co-Chair

ETH/DLR, Germany

Ryo Natsuaki
Remote Sensing Environment Analysis, and Climate Technologies (REACT) Technical Committee Co-Chair, Chair of GRSS Schools (GR3S)

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Gabriele Cavallaro
Quantum Earth Science and Technology (QUEST) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Jülich Supercomputing Centre, University of Iceland, Iceland

Upendra N. Singh
Quantum Earth Science and Technology (QUEST) Technical Committee Co-Chair

NASA Technical Fellow for Sensors and Instrumentation, NASA Langley Research Center

Artur Miroszewski
Quantum Earth Science and Technology (QUEST) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Jagiellonian University, Poland

Professional Activities

Francesca Bovolo
Awards Coordinator

Bruno Kessler Institute, Trento, Italy

Leung Tsang
Major Awards Committee Chair

University of Michigan, USA

Antonio J. Plaza
Publications Awards Committee Chair

Universidad de Extremadura Escuela Politecnica de Caceres Tecnologia de Computadores y Comun, Spain
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Jaya Sreevalsan Nair
Special Awards Committee Chair

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India

Giampaolo Ferraioli
Symposium Awards Committee Chair

Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy

Jun Li
Fellow Evaluation Committee

China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
(AdCom 2026-2028)

William Blackwell
Distinguished Lecturers Coordinator

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA

Adriano Camps
Fellow Search Committee, Co-Chair of GRSS Schools (GR3S), Student Grand Challenges

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

Paula Castro Brandão Vaz Santos
Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) Committee Co-Chair, WIE Liaison

Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

Reu Kemboi
Membership Committee Member

Technical University of Kenya


Sureka Thiruchittampalam
Membership

University of Moratuwa


Matteo Ciotola
Young Professionals Co-Chair

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Publicity and Communications

Stephanie Tumampos
Director of Publicity and Communications

Technical University of Munich, Germany

Gemine Vivone
e-Newsletter Editor, Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair

National Research Council, Italy

David Kunkee
Society Historian

The Aerospace Corp., Sensor Systems Subdivision, USA

Gunjan Joshi
Digital Engagement Lead and Webinar Strategist

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Germany

Francesco Mauro
Booth Operations Coordinator

University of Sannio, Italy

Abhishek Rai
Conference Liaison

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India

Ariel Nopre, Jr.
Brand and Assets Manager

University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

Meiqi Hu
Digital Engagement Associate for WeChat

Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Tianyuan Zhou
Digital Engagement Associate for WeChat

Chingqing University, China

Xiaolei Qin
Digital Engagement Associate for WeChat

Wuhan University, China

Yuwan Xue
Digital Engagement Associate for WeChat

Univ. of Electronic Science & Tech of China, China

Anam Sabir
Digital Engagement Associate

Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India

Madeleine Dawson
News Coordinator and eNewsletter Editorial Assistant

University of Miami, USA

Kevin Corbley
News Writer

Corbley Communications

Joanne Van Voorhis
News Writer

Target Communications

Alex Outman
Web Administrator

Samson Labs, USA

Emanuele Goldoni
Technical Developer

OCNO, Italy

Meeting & Symposia

Jiancheng Shi
Conference Advisory Committee

Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Liping Di
IGARSS 2026

George Mason University, USA

Jón Atli Benediktsson
IGARSS 2027

George Mason University, USA

Vacant
Specialty Symposia

Simon Yueh
Conference Publications Committee

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
AdCom (2026-2028)

Publications

William Emery
Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine

University of Colorado, USA

Ronny Hänsch
Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF) Technical Committee Co-Chair

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Peifeng Ma
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Xiuping Jia
Editor-in-Chief, Transactions on Geoscience & Remote Sensing

The University of New South Wales, Australia

Hanwen Yu
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Miniaturized Air and Space Systems

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
AdCom (2026-2028)

Fabiola Colone
Editor-in-Chief, Transactions on Radar Systems

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Gerardo Di Martino
Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Section within IEEE Access

University of Naples, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Italy

Education

Nouha Mezned
Education Research Liaison

University of Carthage & University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

Ryo Natsuaki
Chair of GRSS Schools (GR3S), Remote Sensing Environment Analysis, and Climate Technologies (REACT) Technical Committee Co-Chair

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Adriano Camps
Co-Chair of GRSS Schools (GR3S), Student Grand Challenges, Fellow Search Committee

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, <br /

Hong Tat Ewe
GRSS Schools (GR3S) Member, Asia/Pacific Liaison

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia

Jonathan Bredow
High School and Undergraduate Student Outreach Chair

The University of Texas at Arlington

Kim-Anh Nguyen
High School and Undergraduate Student Outreach Co-Chair

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Mary Immaculate Neh Fru
Highschool and Undergraduate Student Outreach Member

Center of Geological and Mining Research, Cameroon

Xian Sun
Student Grand Challenges

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
(AdCom 2025-2027)

Qian Zhan
Travel Scholarships

China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China

Global Activities

Hong Tat Ewe
Asia/Pacific Liaison, GRSS Schools (GR3S) Member

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia

Vacant
China Liason

Silvia Ullo
Europe Liaison

University of Sannio, Italy

Shiv Mohan
India Liason

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – retired

Maria Victoria Marinelli
Latin America Liason

Riadh Abdelfattah
MENA Region Liaison

Sup'Com, Tunisia

Vacant
North American Liason

Anthony Vodacek
Sub-Saharan Africa Liaison

Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Tianlin Wang
Chapter Coordinator, Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee Co-Chair

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA

Past President

Paula Castro Brandão Vaz Santos
WIE Liason, Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) Committee Co-Chair

Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

Vacant
TAB Broadening Participation

Operations

Paola Valdez
Society Administrator

IEEE TA Operations & Volunteer Services, USA

Hailey Neumann
Operations Manager

Conference Catalysts, USA

Quantum Earth Science and Technology
Remote sensing Environment, Analysis and Climate Technologies
Standards for Earth Observations
Modeling in Remote Sensing
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy
Image Analysis and Data Fusion
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing
Instrumentation and Future Technologies
Earth Science Informatics
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