Executive

The 2020-2021 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held June 5, 2019 at the 40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Fredericton, NB.

President - Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Dr. Ahmed Shaker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Shaker has international work experience in Canada, Spain, Hong Kong, Egypt, and Kuwait. His research interests cover the fields of LiDAR data processing, satellite sensor modelling, image segmentation and classification, and 3-D modeling. Dr. Shaker has more than 80 publications in international journals and conferences.
Dr. Shaker is the recipient of the National Science Progress Award in Surveying and Mapping from the Chinese National Congress in 2005, Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship in 2006, Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Award, 2011, the Bronze Medal Award from the Canadian Remote Sensing Society in 2011, and Dean’s Teaching Award in 2015. Dr. Shaker is serving in different capacities number of national and international organizations such as CIG and ISPRS. He services as an Executive member of the CRSS-SCT since 2014.

Vice-President, Mozhdeh Shahbazi, University of Calgary and Centre de géomatique du Québec

Dr. Mozhdeh Shahbazi

Treasurer - Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Gordon Staples received the M.Sc. degree in ocean physics and the B.Sc. degree in honours physics and oceanography from the University of British Columbia. He joined MDA in 1993 and is currently Senior Staff Scientist and Project Manager in the Earth Observations Systems group. In this role he oversees the Richmond geospatial services group, manages projects, develops and delivers radar training, and provides scientific expertise for business development. He has extensive experience in radar polarimetry and the development of maritime and terrestrial radar applications. Gordon was the former President and is now Treasurer of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society. He is a member of the IEEE and the CRSS.

Past-President - Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

Dr. Brigitte Leblon

Secretairy, Shabnam Jabari, University of New Brunswick

CJRS Editor-in-Chief, Monique Bernier, INRS

Monique Bernier graduated in Physical Geography (B.Sc., M.Sc.) from the University of Sherbrooke. In 1981, she began her career as an Environmental Scientist at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. In 1991, she earned a Ph.D. from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). Since 1993, she has been a professor at INRS, Québec City, where her research is mainly oriented towards the development of applications for SAR sensors in hydrology and northern environments monitoring.

Prof. Bernier is an active member of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS), serving on the Board of Directors in the 1980s and from 2002 to 2016. She served as the CRSS President from 2009 to 2014 and was nominated the Editor in Chief of CJRS-JCT in early 2018. In the 1990s, she served as President of the Québec Association of Remote Sensing (AQT). She was awarded the 2011 Ferdinand-Bonn Prize by AQT for her career achievements in the development of EO applications and the training of high qualified persons.

She hosted, as General Chair, the joint IGARSS 2014 / 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Québec City. She was an Associate Editor (2008-2015) for the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. She is a member of the GRSS Publications Awards Committee (2015-2019). Since 2016, she is a member of the Advisory Committee for Earth Observation (ACEO) for the ESA Earth Observation Programmes. She was honored to be awarded the 2019 CRSS Larry Morley Gold Medal.

Student Director, Hamdy Elsayed

Director, Desmond Power, C-CORE, St. John's

Desmond Power is Vice President, Remote Sensing at C-CORE and is based in St. John’s. He is a graduate of Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (1991) and has Master of Engineering (electrical – 1994) in radar systems. Desmond has experience with synthetic aperture radar, optical remote sensing, deformation mapping with interferometry, high frequency (HF), ultra-high frequency (UHF) and microwave radar design, radar performance measurement, and radio frequency design. He has experience in the application of radar polarimetry and electromagnetic backscatter at microwave frequencies. In addition to his membership with CRSS, Desmond is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Canadian Institute of Geomatics.

Director, Raymond Jahncke, Nova Scotia

Raymond is an experienced Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst. His work focuses on facilitating and managing the use and integration of spatial analysis, remote sensing, geospatial data, and the associated methodologies into his client’s projects.

Raymond holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography from Lakehead University, and an advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems from the Centre of Geographic Sciences. Raymond has also just graduated with a Master of Environmental Studies degree from Dalhousie University where he completed a thesis on mapping wetlands using multi-beam RADARSAT-2 polarimetric SAR, optical satellite imagery, and elevation data.

Director, Steve DeRoy, The Firelight Group

Director, Christopher Hopkinson, University of Lethbridge

Director, Jean-Simon Michaud, Hatfield Consultants, Vancouver

Jean-Simon Michaud is a Senior Remote Sensing Specialist at Hatfield Consultants. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Environmental Geomatics from the University of Sherbrooke and a Master of Science in remote sensing from the University of British Colombia. Jean-Simon has more than ten years’ experience managing and contributing to remote sensing projects for a broad range of Earth science applications, including agriculture and forestry, land cover and land use monitoring, biodiversity conservation, critical habitat mapping, environmental assessment and monitoring, disaster management, and geological and geotechnical hazard identification. As part of his work at Hatfield, Jean-Simon supports government, private sector, and non-government clients with the application of remote sensing technology in Canada and internationally. He also leads research projects where cutting-edge approaches are applied to manage and analyze large remote sensing data sets. Jean-Simon is an excellent communicator and has presented results of his work at national and international scientific conferences, and in peer-reviewed journal articles and reports. He has organized and facilitated capacity building workshops in Canada and internationally.

Director, Tom Lukowski, Consultant

Director, Kevin Jones, PCI Geomatics

Director, Jonathan Li, University of Waterloo

Past Executive

2018-2019 Executive

The 2019-2020CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held June 5, 2019 at the 40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Fredericton, NB

President: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

Vice President: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Past President: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Treasurer: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Secretary: Raymond Jahncke, Nova Scotia

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Monique Bernier, IRNS (March 2018)

Student Director: Mohamed Saifuzzaman, McGill University (January 2017)

Director: Desmond Power, C-Core

Director: Bahram Salehi, C-CORE and Memorial University, Newfoundland

Director: Steve Schwarz, Government of Northwest Territories

Director: Mozhdeh Shahbazi, University of Calgary

Director: Songnian Li, Ryerson University

Director: Steve DeRoy, The Firelight Group

Director: Christopher Hopkinson, University of Lethbridge

Director: Jean-Simon Michaud, Hatfield Consultants

2018-2019 Executive

The 2018-2019 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held June 21, 2018 at the 39th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

President: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

Vice President: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Past President: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Treasurer: Joe Piwowar, University of Regina

Secretary: Raymond Jahncke, Nova Scotia

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Monique Bernier, IRNS (March 2018)

Student Director: Mohamed Saifuzzaman, McGill University (January 2017)

Director: Cristina Surdu, University of Waterloo

Director: Martin Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency

Director: Desmond Power, C-Core

Director: Bahram Salehi, C-CORE and Memorial University, Newfoundland

Director: Charles Gignac, Ph.D. Candidate, INRS, Québec

Director: Steve Schwarz, Government of Northwest Territories

Director: Mozhdeh Shahbazi, University of Calgary

Director: Songnian Li, Ryerson University

2017-2018 Executive

The 2017-2018 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held June 22, 2017 at the 38th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Montreal, QC.

President: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Vice President: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

Past President: Anne Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge

Treasurer: Joe Piwowar, University of Regina

Secretary: Raymond Jahncke, Nova Scotia

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Monique Bernier, IRNS (March 2018)

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Nicholas Coops, UBC (April 2007-March 2018)

Student Director: Mohamed Saifuzzaman, McGill University (January 2017)

Director: Cristina Surdu, University of Waterloo

Director: Martin Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency

Director: Tom Lukowski, DRDC (ret.)

Director: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Director: Raymond Soffer, NRC

Director: Desmond Power, C-Core

Director: Ed Cloutis, University of Winnipeg

Director: Bahram Salehi, C-CORE and Memorial University, Newfoundland

Director: Frank Zhang, Selkirk College, British Columbia

2016-2017 Executive

The 2016-2017 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held June 9, 2016 at the 37th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Winnipeg, MB.

President: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Vice President: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

Past President: Anne Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge

Treasurer: Joe Piwowar, University of Regina

Secretary: Raymond Jahncke, Nova Scotia

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Nicholas Coops, UBC (April 2007-March 2018)

Student Director: Cristina Surdu, University of Waterloo

Director: Martin Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency

Director: Bill Jefferies, LOOKNorth

Director: Tom Lukowski, DRDC (ret.)

Director: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Director: Raymond Soffer, NRC

Director: Desmond Power, C-Core

Director: Ed Cloutis, University of Winnipeg

Director: Bahram Salehi, C-CORE and Memorial University, Newfoundland

Director: Frank Zhang, Selkirk College, British Columbia

2015-2016 Executive

The 2015-2016 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held June 11, 2015 at the 36th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in St. John’s, NL.

President: Anne Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge

Vice President: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Past President: Monique Bernier, INRS-Québec

Treasurer: Joe Piwowar, University of Regina

Secretary: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Nicholas Coops, UBC

Student Director: Cristina Surdu, University of Waterloo

Director: Martin Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency

Director: Bill Jefferies, LOOKNorth

Director: Tom Lukowski, DRDC (ret.)

Director: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Director: Raymond Soffer, NRC

Director: Desmond Power, C-Core

2014-2015 Executive

The 2014-2015 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held July 18, 2014 at the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Québec City, QC.

President: Anne Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge

Vice President: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver

Past President: Monique Bernier, INRS-Québec

Treasurer: Joe Piwowar, University of Regina

Secretary: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Nicholas Coops, UBC

Student Director: Cristina Surdu, University of Waterloo

Director: Martin Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency

Director: Andrew Davidson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Director: Bill Jefferies, LOOKNorth

Director: Tom Lukowski, DRDC (ret.)

Director: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Director: Raymond Soffer, NRC

2013-2014 Executive

The 2013-2014 CRSS-SCT Executive was elected at the CRSS-SCT Annual General Meeting (AGM) held August 28 2013 at the 34th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Victoria BC.

President: Monique Bernier, INRS-Québec

Vice President: Anne Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Past President: Derek Peddle, University of Lethbridge

Secretary-Treasurer: Joe Piwowar, University of Regina

CJRS Editor-in-Chief: Nicholas Coops, UBC

Student Member: Jurjen van der Sluijs, U.Lethbridge / Yellowknife NWT

Director: Bill Jefferies, LOOKNorth

Director: Brigitte Leblon, University of New Brunswick

Director: Martin Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency

Director: Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto

Director: Andrew Davidson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Director: Gordon Staples, MDA Vancouver