Sunway University’s Vice-Chancellor on the Science of Satellite Remote Sensing

Inspired by Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and the space race, Professor Graeme Wilkinson found himself fascinated with science especially astrophysics.

In his lecture on Monitoring the Earth from Space-The Science of Satellite Remote Sensing, Professor Wilkinson examined the monitoring progress of Earth’s environment from space over the last 40 years.

Satellite remote sensing today is interpreted as the use of satellite-borne sensors to observe, measure and record electromagnetic radiation reflected or produced by Earth and its environment for analysis and information extraction. The technique has provided major scientific furtherance in understanding climate system and its changes, by quantifying processes and spatio-temporal conditions of the atmosphere, land and oceans.

In the lecture, Professor Wilkinson addressed various advanced computing techniques such as artificial neural networks and forms of computational intelligence currently being developed to better understand satellite imagery.

Professor Wilkinson is currently Vice-Chancellor of Sunway University. He has a degree in physics from Imperial College London and a doctorate in remote sensing from Oxford University. He specializes in advanced computational techniques for analysis of satellite images, and has published over 100 papers on remote sensing.

This is the first of a new series of talks by lecturers at Sunway. The series will highlight various researches undertaken by Sunway’s own academic staff and how they are helping to contribute to the world’s body of knowledge.