Speakers

Prof. Zulkiflee Abd Latif

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

 IEEE GRSS Malaysia Member

Biography:

Professor Zulkiflee Abd Latif is the Director of the Centre of Studies for Surveying Science & Geomatics at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), where he also serves as a professor at the Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (IBSD). He has extensive experience in applied remote sensing and geospatial research and has been a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) since 2002. Since 2012, Professor Zulkiflee has been an Executive Committee Member of the IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Malaysia Chapter, actively contributing to research and applications in geoinformatics. He has held editorial roles in several international publications, including "Forest Degradation Around the World" and "Deforestation Around the World." Additionally, he has published articles in various scientific journals focusing on the application of remote sensing data in ecological modeling. In terms of community engagement, Professor Zulkiflee has participated in numerous significant research projects, serving on the Steering Committee for the MoU between UiTM and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Malaysia. He was also the Vice-Chair of the International Conference on Geomatics & Geospatial Technology (GGT 2020). Furthermore, he led the Research Monitoring Unit at UiTM’s Research Management Centre, fostering academic research management and innovation, making notable contributions to Malaysia's remote sensing and geospatial fields.

Prof. Yanfang Liu

Wuhan University, China

Biography:

Yanfang Liu is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Wuhan University. She obtained her Ph.D. in Geographic Information Systems from Wuhan University in 2003. From January 1985 to September 1995, she worked as an assistant instructor, lecturer, and associate professor at Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping Technology. In October 1995, she was promoted to professor through exceptional merit. Her primary research interests include regional planning, economic geography, and applied geographic information engineering. She has published over 50 academic papers in journals at various levels, with representative papers including "Land Use Structure Optimization Model Based on Ecological Green Equivalent" and "Research on Multi-Scale Dynamic Balance Model of Cultivated Land Supply and Demand." She has also authored two books: "Urban Environmental Analysis" and the national eleventh five-year plan textbook "Economic Geography: Principles, Methods, and Applications." She has led and participated in over 20 national and provincial-level research projects and related applied engineering projects, with several outcomes receiving national and provincial-level awards.