Core Team
The i4Geo Core Team provides strategic leadership, research coordination, and technical expertise in geospatial science and applied remote sensing. The team supports interdisciplinary collaboration, data integration, and capacity building across research, education, and external partnerships.
Dr. Craig Coburn - Director
Craig Coburn is Full Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment. As a remote sensing scientist with over 20 years of remote sensing experience, Dr. Coburn focuses his research efforts on the fundamental aspects of remote sensing science, with specific interests in low-cost remote sensing physics and remote sensing instrument development. Recently, this research has involved studying the nature of surface bidirectional spectral reflectance properties. This research has led to the development of various instruments for the sampling of surface BRDF primarily for use in understanding agricultural crops and other biological systems as well as efforts in the calibration and validation of remote sensing instruments on a global scale.
Farnoosh Aslami - Institute Manager
Farnoosh serves as Institute Manager at i4Geo and works as a Research Associate in applied remote sensing and geospatial analysis. Her work includes supporting institute operations, coordinating projects and partnerships, and organizing training initiatives that advance applied geospatial technologies.
She contributes to research and outreach activities that connect academic expertise with government, industry, and community partners.
Saeid Parsian - Institute Technician
Saeid is a Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist with over a decade of experience in industrial and academic projects involving remote sensing, GIS, and geomatics. His work and research interests focus on utilizing Earth observation and geospatial technologies to map and monitor natural resources, and analyze environmental dynamics - particularly regarding climate change impacts and natural hazards.
He has a strong background in integrating advanced GIS methodologies with remote sensing knowledge. He also has extensive expertise in artificial intelligence modeling and geospatial data analytics, working with satellite, aerial, and drone-based data. His experience spans a wide range of applications, including the mapping and monitoring of vegetation and forest fire fuels, marine habitats, and river ice, using coarse- to high-resolution Earth observation data.