Amplifying Insights, Elevating Impact: An Introduction to GRSS and the Power of Remote Sensing
Event Title: IEEE GRSS Distinguished Lecture
Event Type: Technical Seminar / Distinguished Lecture
Date: 24 March 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (NZST)
Venue: Seminar Room 405-430, Building 405, 7 Grafton Road, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Lecture Title: Amplifying Insights, Elevating Impact: An Introduction to GRSS and the Power of Remote Sensing
Abstract:
This presentation provides an overview of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), highlighting its global mission, key activities, and role in advancing geoscience and remote sensing. It introduces the transformative power of remote sensing in enabling data-driven understanding of Earth systems, with applications spanning environmental monitoring, disaster management, and sustainable development. The presentation also emphasizes the professional and personal benefits
of GRSS membership—particularly for students and young professionals—including access to technical resources, networking opportunities, mentorship, and pathways for leadership and global engagement. Overall, the presentation aims to raise awareness of GRSS as a dynamic community-of-communities and to encourage broader participation in leveraging remote sensing to address pressing societal challenges.
Organized by: IEEE, IEEE GRSS New Zealand
Speaker: Prof. Saibun Tjuatja
President, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)
Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Short Bio:
Saibun Tjuatja received the B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), the M.S. degree from Purdue University, and the Ph.D. degree from UTA, all in Electrical Engineering. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at UTA and currently serves on the University Quality Enhancement Plan Committee and the UTA College of Engineering AI Curriculum Committee. He previously served as Associate Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1999 to 2002 and as Undergraduate Program Director from 2012 to 2024.
His research interests include wave propagation and scattering in random media, remote sensing and radar imaging, subsurface sensing, and wireless structural health monitoring. Dr. Tjuatja has been a member of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society since 1988. He served on the Organizing Committee and Technical Program Committee for IGARSS 1992 and IGARSS 2016, and was the General Co-Chair of IGARSS 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is currently the President of IEEE GRSS, an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Chair of the Electromagnetics Academy Board of Directors, and Chair of the Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium Conference Publications Committee. He has also served as a program and proposal reviewer for the U.S. National Science Foundation since 2000. Dr. Tjuatja is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy.
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- 7 Grafton Road
- The University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland, North Island
- New Zealand 1010
- Building: Building 405
- Room Number: Seminar Room 405-430
- Starts 16 March 2026 11:00 AM UTC
- Ends 23 March 2026 04:42 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
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Saibun of University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
Amplifying Insights, Elevating Impact: An Introduction to GRSS and the Power of Remote Sensing
Abstract:
This presentation provides an overview of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), highlighting its global mission, key activities, and role in advancing geoscience and remote sensing. It introduces the transformative power of remote sensing in enabling data-driven understanding of Earth systems, with applications spanning environmental monitoring, disaster management, and sustainable development. The presentation also emphasizes the professional and personal benefits
of GRSS membership—particularly for students and young professionals—including access to technical resources, networking opportunities, mentorship, and pathways for leadership and global engagement. Overall, the presentation aims to raise awareness of GRSS as a dynamic community-of-communities and to encourage broader participation in leveraging remote sensing to address pressing societal challenges
Biography:
Short Bio:
Saibun Tjuatja received the B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), the M.S. degree from Purdue University, and the Ph.D. degree from UTA, all in Electrical Engineering. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at UTA and currently serves on the University Quality Enhancement Plan Committee and the UTA College of Engineering AI Curriculum Committee. He previously served as Associate Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1999 to 2002 and as Undergraduate Program Director from 2012 to 2024.
His research interests include wave propagation and scattering in random media, remote sensing and radar imaging, subsurface sensing, and wireless structural health monitoring. Dr. Tjuatja has been a member of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society since 1988. He served on the Organizing Committee and Technical Program Committee for IGARSS 1992 and IGARSS 2016, and was the General Co-Chair of IGARSS 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is currently the President of IEEE GRSS, an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Chair of the Electromagnetics Academy Board of Directors, and Chair of the Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium Conference Publications Committee. He has also served as a program and proposal reviewer for the U.S. National Science Foundation since 2000. Dr. Tjuatja is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy.