Mr. Sawaid Abbas
PhD StudentHong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Highest Degree
M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
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Highest Degree
M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
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Mr. Sawaid Abbas is a PhD candidate in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his master’s degree in Remote Sensing and GIS and bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics and Space Science from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, respectively. His research interests include Landscape Ecology, Climate Change and Remote Sensing. Mr. Abbas has been awarded a number of prizes and scholarships including John A Hrones Prize for the most outstanding graduate in Remote Sensing and GIS, School of Engineering and Technology (Asian Institute of Technology), Japanese government scholarship for MS in Remote Sensing and GIS (Asian Institute of Technology) and Gold Medal in M.Sc. Space Science (University of the Punjab, Pakistan). Mr. Abbas has worked as a Remote Sensing Analyst at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Pakistan from 2008 to 2011, and Visiting Faculty member at University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 2009-2011. Mr. Abbas has published 13 research articles in journals as well as 6 abstracts in conferences and 1 report contributed as author/co-author.