Björn Waske

Biography

since 10/2013: FU Berlin, Department of Earth Sciences, Working Group Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, Professor for Remote Sensing and Geoinformationsystems 04/2012 – 09/2019: University of Bonn, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation; Lehrstuhlvertretung (Deputy Professorship) for Photogrammetry. 09/2009 - today: University of Bonn, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation; Juniorprofessor (Assistant Professor) for Remote Sensing in Agriculture. 01/2008 - 08/2009: Háskoli Íslands (University of Iceland), Reykjavik, Iceland, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Postdoc. 10/2004 - 01/2008: Center for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (ZFL), University of Bonn; Project scientist and PhD student. 03/2003 - 06/2004: University of Munich (LMU), Department of Geography, Physical Geography and Remote Sensing; Project scientist. 10/1996 - 10/2002. University of Trier, Department of Geography and Geosciences; Studies of Applied Environmental Sciences (Diploma).

Research Interest

My current research activities concentrate on multidisciplinary approaches, with a strong focus on monitoring land use cover and land use cover change. The research projects comprises the development of advanced image processing techniques including state-of-the art classification methods. A particular focus is the synergetic usage of optical and SAR data. A particular focus is the synergetic usage of optical and SAR data. The current regional focus of is Eastern Europe, Brazilian Amazon and Germany.