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DoctorRifat Afroz

Assistant Lecturer

School of Earth and Environment

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  • Assistant Lecturer
    School of Earth and Environment
  • Gateway Antarctica, School of Earth and Environment, Christchurch, New Zealand

BIO

I am an Assistant Lecturer at the School of Earth and Environment of the University of Canterbury. I teach remote sensing for Earth observation and geospatial analysis using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and multispectral optical imagery. My research involves radar signal processing for Earth observation and biological applications and radar instrumentation.

TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Lecturer
    University of Canterbury, School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Science8 Apr 2025 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    University of Canterbury, Wireless Research Centre, School of Forestry, Christchurch, New Zealand

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia7 Sep 2018 - 30 Aug 2022
  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany6 May 2013 - 15 May 2016
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    American International University-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh16 Jan 2006 - 10 Aug 2009

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Bengali
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • German
    Can read and speak

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science