AdCom Contact Information

Mariko Burgin
President

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

Saibun Tjuatja
Executive Vice President

The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
(AdCom 2023-2025)

DavidKunkee (1)

David B. Kunkee
Past President

The Aerospace Corp., Sensor Systems Subdivision, USA

Steven C. Reising
Secretary

Colorado State University, USA
(AdCom 2023-2025)

John Kerekes
Chief Financial Officer

Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Paul A. Rosen
VP of Finance

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
(AdCom 2022-2024)

Fairouz Stambouli
Treasurer

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

Fabio Pacifici
VP of Technical Activities

Maxar Technologies, USA
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Avik Bhattacharya
VP of Professional Activities

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

Keely Roth
VP of Information Resources

Planet, USA
(AdCom 2022-2024)

Sidharth Misra
VP of Meetings and Symposia

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
(AdCom 2023-2025)

Alejandro Frery
VP of Publications

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
(AdCom 2022-2024)

Josée Lévesque
Director of Education, Travel Scholarships

Defence Research and Development, Canada
(AdCom 2023-2025)

Heather McNairn
Ad Hoc Committee on DEIAB

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

Mary Morris
Ad Hoc Committee on DEIAB

NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPA), USA

Voting AdCom

Mengdao Xing
Voting AdCom Member

Xidian University, China
(AdCom 2022-2024)

Technical Activities

Manil Maskey
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Co-Chair

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Gabriele Cavallaro
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Co-Chair

Jülich Supercomputing Centre, University of Iceland, Iceland

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

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

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

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA

Saurabh Prasad
Image Analysis and Data Fusion Technical Committee Co-Chair

University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering, USA

Ping Yang
Modeling in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Co-Chair

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

Professional Activities

Antonio J. Plaza
Publications Awards Committee Chair, Fellow Evaluation Committee

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

William J. Emery
Cohort Fellow Evaluation, Society History

University of Colorado, USA
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Mousmi Ajay Chaurasia
GRSS Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) Committee Co-Chair

Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad India

Mehmet Ogut
Young Professionals, Booth Events Coordinator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA

Qian Song
WIE Liaison

Technical University of Munich, Germany

Information Resources

Mehmet Ogut
Booth Events Coordinator, Young Professionals

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA

Stephanie Tumampos
Publicity & Public Relations

Technical University of Munich, Germany

William J. Emery
Society History, Cohort Fellow Evaluation

University of Colorado, USA
(AdCom 2024-2026)

Pooja Shah
Social Media Lead

University of Tasmania, Australia

Gunjan Joshi
Social Media Ambassador

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Rabia Munsaf Khan
Social Media Ambassador

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), USA

Ying Yang
Social Media Ambassador

Nanjing University, China

Leland Pierce
Technical Developer

The University of Michigan, USA

Meetings & Symposia

Shannon Brown
Conference Advisory Committee

NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

Vito Pascazio
IGARSS 2024 General Co-Chair

Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope", Italy

Jocelyn Chanussot
IGARSS 2025 General Co-Chair

Inria Centre at the University Grenoble Alpes, France

Liping Di
IGARSS 2026 General Co-Chair

George Mason University, USA

Xiaofeng Yang
Specialty Symposia Chair

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Leung Tsang
Symposia Publications

University of Michigan, USA

Omkar Pradhan
TIE Forum Coordinator

NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPA), USA

Publications

Luis Gómez-Déniz
Future Publications

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Peng Ren
Plagiarism

China University of Petroleum, China

Ronny Hänsch
Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
(Adcom 2022-2024)

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

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

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

Industry Relations

Nirav Patel
Industry Research Liaison

General Electric Aerospace, USA

Education

Nouha Mezned
Education Research Liaison

University of Carthage & University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

Yuei-An Liou
Educational Webinar Series Chair

National Central University, Taiwan

Kim-Anh Nguyen
High School & Undergrad Student Outreach

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Mary Fru
Highschool & Undergraduate Student Outreach

Center of Geological and Mining Research, Cameroon

Adriano Camps
Student Grand Challenges

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain,

Qian Zhan
Travel Scholarships

China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China

Global Activities

Shiv Mohan
Asia/Pacific Liaison

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), retired INDIA

Feng Xu
China Liaison

Fudan University, China

Silvia Ullo
Europe Liaison

University of Sannio, Italy

Ashish Ghosh
India Liaison

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

Dalton Lunga
North America Liaison

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Anthony Vodacek
Sub-Saharan Africa Liaison

Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Franceso Mauro
R8 Chapter Coordinator

University of Sannio, Italy

Daniel Enrique Constantino Recillas
R9 Chapter Coordinator

Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico

Roberto Cotero-Manzo
R9 Chapter Coordinator

Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico, University of Florida, USA

Fuyou Tian
R10 Chapter Coordinator

Aerospace Information Research Institute(AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), China

Rahisha Thottolil
R10 Chapter Coordinator

International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India

Operations

Paola Valdez
Society Administrator

IEEE TA Operations & Volunteer Services, USA

Katie Becker Colón
Operations Manager

Conference Catalysts, USA

Hailey Neumann
Operations Manager

Conference Catalysts, USA