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Fiseha Birhane, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholars, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/smart-mapping/home/

Contact

Postdoctoral Scholars, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
Email
fiseha@ualberta.ca

Overview

About

He holds a PhD in Transportation Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, South Korea. His experience spans roadway and railway systems, multisensory remote sensing using LiDAR and ground penetrating radar (GPR), geospatial data analytics, and structural engineering with a focus on bridge engineering.




Research

His research focuses on the digitalization and automated assessment of transportation infrastructure using integrated sensing systems. He develops scalable, end-to-end workflows for LiDAR-based mapping, SLAM, and global alignment correction, as well as GPR-based subsurface condition assessment using machine learning and physics-based approaches.