Sébastien GADAL
Professor of Geography in Spatial Analysis and Geomatics at Aix-Marseille University - CNRS UMR7300 ESPACE.
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Identifiants chercheurs
- sebastien-gadal
- ResearcherId : L-2835-2016
- IdRef : 059908173
- 0000-0002-6472-9955
Présentation
**Research Areas**
My area of research concerns the analysis of the processes of urbanization and territorial development in the context of globalization, climate changes, and adaption in the post-soviet territories: South-Est Baltic, Siberia, The Arctic, and the Sub-Arctic regions, including the coastal zones. I am working also in Africa (Niger, Chad Lake...), before in India. Geographic Analysis is based on the development and implementation of Earth Observation remote sensing monitoring systems and geo-simulations: multispectral, hyperspectral imagery, artificial intelligence, massive data image processing, multi-temporal geographic knowledge systems, GIS.
**Geographic information science**
-Remote sensing, image processing, and image analysis
-GIS, spatial modelling, and geo-simulation
-Knowledge models, geographic ontologies, and artificial intelligence
**Urban geography, territorial development, and adaptation of the climate change and globalisation**
-Metropolisation
-Territorial development and adaption of climate change and globalization
-Environmental interactions
-Geopolitical issues
**Geographic areas**
-The Arctic and Circumpolar regions
-Post-Soviet countries and Siberia
-Baltic and Nordic countries
-The Mediterranean area
-West Africa
**Scientific leadership**
-U-Arctic Representative (AMU) (2022-)
-Co-Head of the research cluster (UMR 7300 ESPACE) Transformations and Urban Futures (2024- )
-Co-Head of the Spatial analysis research cluster teams (UMR 7300 ESPACE) (2018-2023)
-Head of the research team Geographic Image Analysis (UMR 7300 ESPACE) (2018-2023)
-A representative of the international affairs (CNRS INSHS) (2019-)
-A member of the ESPACE laboratory streaming committee (2018-)
-A member of the French-Russian University (Space Observation and Sensors) (2020-2022)
-An associate researcher of the LIMEEP-PS (OVSQ, Paris Saclay University) (2023- )
**Academic leadership**
-Director of the master’s program of Geography (GAED) (2013-)
-Head of the master Geomatics and Spatial Modelling (2020-)
-Head of the Double International Master in Geomatic and Environment (2016-2024)
-Head of the master COAST (2018-2020)
-Member of the Faculty Study Committee (2016-)
-Member of the Faculty Pedagogic Committee (2017-)
-Executive committees of the Institutes: SoMuM (2019-), ITEM (2020-), OCEAN (2021-)
**Science diplomacy, and expertise**
-French Ministry of the Foreign Affairs:
+Member of the Scientific and Strategic Council of the Foreign Affair (2020/21- ) (TRIAC area)
+Arctic Council Representative (PAME, SDWG, A-SDI) (2014-2022)
-Member of the Russian Chinese Arctic Science Gov. Cooperation (2015-2022)
-Expert of the European Research Executive Agency, European Commission (2021-)
**University and research positions**
*Present positions*
-(2013- ) Full Professor (Professeur des universités, PRCEX1, HDR) of Geography in Geomatic and Spatial Analysis, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7300 ESPACE, France
-(2023- ) Director of research (tenure track) (0.20), Institute of Mathematic Computer Science, Remote Sensing A.I. Research Team, Vilnius University, Lithuania
*Past positions*
-(2013-2023) Full Professor (B.K.C.) (Very high specialist) (0.25) of Geography in Geomatic and Arctic Studies, North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutia, RF
-(2012-2018) Head of Lab., Streaming Committee member, WCTI Partners, University City Center, Philadelphia, USA
-(2008-2012) Technical Advisor, Themis Vision Systems, IDT, John Stennis Space Center, NASA, USA
-(2005-2013) Associate Professor of Geography in Geomatic and Planning (tenure), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, OVSQ, C3ED IRD, CEMOTEV, France
-(2003-2004) Assistant Professor of Urbanism in Geomatic and Urban Planning, Université de technologie de Compiègne, Dept. Génie des systèmes Urbains, France
-(2002-2003) Assistant Professor of Geography in Geomatic and Cartography, Université Paris 7 Paris Diderot, UMR 7135 SEDET, Pôle image, France
-(2002-2009) Lecturer of Applied Mathematics in Statistics, Mathematics, and GIS, Université de Marne-la-Vallée, CFA, AUF, France
-(2001-2002) Post-doc researcher (AUF), UMR 8557 CAMS/EHESS, France & Université Hassan 2 Aïn Chock, Morocco
-(1997-2001) PhD candidate, EHESS-Université Aix-Marseille 1, UMR 8557 CAMS/EHESS, France
(UMR 8557 CAMS/EHESS: 1995-2004)
*Some Visiting Professor and Visiting Research Fellow Positions*
-(2022) Arctic University of Norway, CNCU Grant, Tromso, Norway
-(2021) Institut français de Finlande, LapLand University, SAMPO Grant, Finland
-(2020) Institut français de Suède, TOR Grant, Sweden
-(2014) Council of Science of Lithuania, Klaipeda University, Grant of Scientific Excellence, Lithuania
-(2013) Institut français de Finlande, University of Helsinki, SAMPO Grant, Finland
-(2010-2011) Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
-(2008-2012) Lund University, GIS Centrum, Lund, Sweden
-(2008-2020) Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Holder of a bonus for scientific excellence, Ministry of research and high education (2013-2017) (2021-2025)
Domaines de recherche
Modélisation et simulation
Géographie
Environnement et Société
Méthodes et statistiques
Traitement des images [eess.IV]
Compétences
Urban Geography and Metropolisation
Geography of Development
Territorial Adaptation (Climate Change, Globalisation, and Conflicts)
Geopolitic
Remote Sensing
GIS
Spatial Analysis
Geo-simulation
Artificial Intelligence
Arctic
Nordic countries
Russia
Asia (Northern Asia and Indonesia)
Environmental issues and Societal impacts
Science Diplomacy
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