Khalil Ganem
Education
M.S. Applied Geosciences, University of Brasilia, 2017
B.S. Environmental Sciences, University of Brasilia, 2015
B.A. Business Administration, Catholic University of Brasilia, 2013
Research
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests, Drylands, South America, Remote Sensing, GIS, Image Classification, Change Detection, Land Cover Changes
Selected Publications
Ganem, K. A.; Xue, Y.; Rodrigues, A. A.; Franca-Rocha, W.; Terra-Oliveira, M.; Carvalho, N.S.; Cayo, E.Y.; Rosa, M. R.; Dutra, A. C.; Shimabukuro, Y. E. (2022). Mapping South America’s Drylands through Remote sensing – a review of the methodological trends and current challenges. In Remote Sensing, 14(3), 736.
Ganem, K. A.; Dutra, A. C.; Terra-Oliveira, M.; Freitas, R. M; Grecchi, R. C.; Vieira, R. M. S. P.; Arai, E.; Silva, F. B.; Sampaio, C. B. V.; Duarte, V.; Shimabukuro, Y. E. (2020). Mapping Caatinga Vegetation using Optical Earth Observation Data – Opportunities and Challenges. In Brazilian Journal of Cartography, 72 (50th Anniversary Special Issue), 829-854.
Terra-Oliveira, M; Cassol, H. L. G.; Ganem, K. A.; Dutra, A. C.; Prieto, J. D.; Arai, E.; Shimabukuro, Y. E. (2020). Mapping the Cerrado’s Vegetation Cover – A Review of Remote Sensing Initiatives. In Brazilian Journal of Cartography, 72 (50th Anniversary Special Issue), 1250-1274.
Ganem, K. A.; Baptista, G. M. M.; Franca Rocha, W. J. S. F.; Vasconcelos, R. N.; Rosa, M. R.; Souza, D. T. M. (2019). Impact of Atmospheric Correction on Land Cover Classification of the Topographic Chart SC-24-V-C (Petrolina) using Google Earth Engine and Landsat-8. In: Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, 42 (2), 100-116.
Ganem, K. A.; Baptista, G. M. M.; Franca Rocha, W. J. S.; Vasconcelos, R. N.; Rosa, M. R.; Souza, D. T. M. (2017). Comparison between Data with and without Atmospheric Correction on Land Cover Classification of an Area in the Caatinga Biome using Google Earth Engine. In Brazilian Journal of Cartography, 69 (6), 1053-1074.
Grants & Awards
2019, Research Fellowship, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Institutional Capacity Building Program (PCI)
2019, EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program provided by the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
2016, Travel Grant, Research Support Foundation of the Federal District (FAP/DF)
2016, Travel Grant, University of Brasilia Foundation
2015, Merit-based scholarship, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
2014, Merit-based scholarship, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Scientific Initiation Program
2013, Merit-based scholarship, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Scientific Initiation Program
