Keynote Speakers

Dr. Prasad S. Thenkabail is a Senior Scientist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and a globally recognized expert in remote sensing science for agriculture, water resources, and food security. With over 40 years of experience, he has made groundbreaking contributions to hyperspectral remote sensing of vegetation and global cropland mapping. His work led to the development of the world’s first 30-meter Landsat-derived global cropland extent (GCEP30) and global rainfed and irrigated area (LGRIP30) datasets.

Dr. Thenkabail is a prolific editor and author. He edited the Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation (2018) and is the sole editor of the forthcoming six-volume Remote Sensing Handbook (2024), reflecting his leadership in the field. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Remote Sensing journal and Associate Editor for Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.

He was a member of the international Landsat Science Team (2006–2011) and has worked in over 25 countries. In recognition of his scientific impact, he was ranked among the top 1% of scientists worldwide in a Stanford University study. He was named a Fellow of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) in 2023 and received the 2025 ASPRS Technical Achievement Award for his pioneering research.

Dr. Thenkabail earned his PhD in Agricultural Engineering from The Ohio State University and has published 168 works, including 9 books and over 140 peer-reviewed articles.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Dewayany Sutrisno, M.AppSc, is a leading Indonesian expert in remote sensing and geospatial sciences.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Dewayany Sutrisno, M.AppSc earned her Master of Applied Science in Remote Sensing from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She also holds a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from IPB University, completed in 2005. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor’s degree in Soil Science from IPB University in 1984.

Her research focuses on remote sensing, GIS, and marine spatial planning. She has contributed significantly to the development of geospatial information systems in Indonesia and has been cited over 500 times in scientific publications.Prof. Dr. Ir. Dewayany Sutrisno, M.AppSc is also actively involved in regional scientific collaborations, including contributions to the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), focusing on ecosystem adaptation and spatial planning.

Takeo Maruyama was born in Toyama, Japan, in 1972. He received his B.E. degree in electrical and electronic engineering, and his M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in physical electronics from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1997, 1999, and 2002, respectively.

He became a Research Associate with the Research Center for Quantum Effect Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2002, where he carried out research on the development of semiconductor membrane lasers on silicon substrates based on direct bonding. Since 2008, he has been with the School of Electrical, Information and Comunication Engineering, Kanazawa University. His current research interests include optical wireless power transmission, silicon photonics, optical conputing.

Dr. Maruyama is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Japan Society of Applied Physics and the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan. He received the Hiroshi Ando Memorial Young Engineer Award from The Foundation of Ando Laboratory.

Professor Jun Zhou is a Professor at the School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia. He currently serves as Acting Deputy Head of School (Research) and Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Driving Farming Productivity and Disease Prevention. His research interests include hyperspectral imaging, remote sensing, computer vision, pattern recognition, and machine learning, with applications in agriculture, aquaculture, environmental monitoring, and health.

Professor Zhou has led numerous national and international research projects funded by the Australian Research Council, CSIRO, and other major agencies. He is Editor-in-Chief of Springer Nature Computer Science and Associate Editor for leading journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Pattern Recognition. He serves as President of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society (2024–2025) and has held key roles in major conferences including IEEE IGARSS, ACM Multimedia Asia, and DICTA.

According to Google Scholar  H-Index is 58 and more than 16,000 citations, his work is widely recognized in top-tier journals and conferences in artificial intelligence and imaging.