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Engineering VI, 404 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

esertel@ucla.edu

+1-310-7945141

Hello. I am An Academician A Researcher A Leader A Dreamer
I am passionate about Remote Sensing and GeoAI
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BIO

ABOUT ME

Prof. Elif Sertel is a Visiting Faculty member at the Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is a Professor Emerita of Geomatics Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and the former Director of the ITU Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing.

Her research at UCLA concentrates on wildfire prediction and monitoring using remote sensing, Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI) mapping, and the integration of geospatial data and artificial intelligence for risk assessment and disaster management. Over the past two decades, her work has encompassed geospatial databases, remote sensing, and GIS, with a particular emphasis on GeoAI, deep learning, and decision-support systems for forestry and environmental challenges, including soil salinity, wildfires, droughts, and floods.

Prof. Sertel leads multidisciplinary collaborations with academic and industry partners, and her research agenda aligns closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 13 (Climate Action), and 15 (Life on Land). She serves as Associate Editor for GIScience and Remote Sensing and the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation.

Prof. Sertel conducted her PhD dissertation work at Rutgers University, USA as a Fulbright Scholar. She is the first Geomatics Engineer selected for Fulbright scholarship in Turkey. She received the Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA-GEBİP) in 2017 and the TÜBİTAK Incentive Award in Engineering in 2021, becoming the first scientist in Geomatics Engineering in Turkey to earn both distinctions.

FACTS

NUMBERS ABOUT ME

WEB OF SCIENCE

h-index

2866

Citations

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SCOPUS

h-index

3387

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR

h-index

5598

Citations

HOBBIES

INTERESTS

Conducting research on new technological developments specifically on satellite technologies.

Traveling abroad to different foreign countries to see different cultures, architecture and natural beauties.

Watching movies and TV series.

Shopping.

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RESUME

EDUCATION
2008
2004

Istanbul
Ph.D.

TR, ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Remote Sensing and Regional Climate Modeling of the Impacts of Land Cover Changes on the Climate of the Marmara Region of Turkey
2004
2002

Istanbul
MSc

TR, ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Geometric correction and accuracy assesment of multi-sensor satellite images having different spatial resolution.
2002
1997

Istanbul
B.A.

TR, ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Istanbul Technical University, Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
NOW
2026

LA
VISITING FACULTY MEMBER

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
The B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences
2026
2016

Istanbul
PROF.DR.

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Geomatics Engineering Department
2021
2012

Istanbul
DIRECTOR

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, CSCRS
Istanbul Technical University, Application and Research Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing
2016
2010

Istanbul
ASSOCIATE PROF.DR.

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Istanbul Technical University, Geomatics Engineering Department
2012
2009

Istanbul
VICE-DIRECTOR

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Istanbul Technical University, Geomatics Engineering Department
2010
2009

Istanbul
ASSISTANT PROF.DR.

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Istanbul Technical University, Geomatics Engineering Department
2008
2008

New Jersey
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCER

USA, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Department of Environmental Sciences [01.2008-08.2008]
2008
2006

New Jersey
VISITING FULBRIGHT RESEARCER

USA, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Department of Environmental Sciences [08.2006-01.2008]
2009
2002

Istanbul
RESEARCH TEACHING ASSISTANT

TR, ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Geodesy and Photogrammetry Department, Remote Sensing Division [10.2002-07.2009]

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PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS LIST

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ALL
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
BOOK CHAPTERS
INT. CONFERENCE PAPERS

SORTING BY DATE

- JULY 2023

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCES
vol. 8, no. 2 ; https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.1086861

A comprehensive analysis of different geometric correction methods for the Pleiades -1A and Spot-6 satellite images.

Published Articles Özcihan, B. , Özlü, L. D. , Karakap, M. İ. , Sürmeli, H. , Alganci, U., Sertel, E.

- APR 2023

KNOWLEDGE-BASE SYSTEMS
vol. 266, no. 110387 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110387

Multi-Frame Super-resolution of Remote Sensing Images using attention-based GAN models.

Published Articles Wang, P, Sertel, E.

- MAR 2023

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
vol.1, 1-22 ; https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2023.2185507

Analysis of the association between image resolution and landscape metrics using multi-sensor LULC maps.

Published Articles Varol, B., Szabo , S., Topaloğlu, R. H., Aksu , A. G, Sertel, E.

- JAN 2023

GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
vol. 38, no. 1 ; https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2157052

Estimation of emissions from crop residue burning in Türkiye using remotely sensed data and the Google Earth Engine platform.

Published Articles Bahsi, K., Ustaoglu, B., Aksoy, S., Sertel, E.

- OCT 2022

LAND
vol.11, no.10, 1855 ; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101855

Agricultural Land Abandonment in Bulgaria: A Long-Term Remote Sensing Perspective.

Published Articles Kabadayi, M.E., Ettehadi, Osgouei P., Sertel, E.

- SEP 2022

REMOTE SENSING
vol. 14, 4558 ; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14184558

Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Using Deep Learning Based Segmentation Approaches and VHR Worldview-3 Images.

Published Articles Sertel, E. , Ekim, B., Osgouei, P. E., Kabadayi, M.E

- SEP 2022

IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
vol. 19, pp. 1-5 ; https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2022.3204817

Deep Learning Based Road Extraction from Historical Maps.

Published Articles Avci, C., Sertel, E. , Kabadayi, M.E

- AUG 2022

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
vol. 11, no. 8 ; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11080445

An Extensive Benchmark Dataset for Scalable Deep Learning-Based Ship Detection Applications.

Published Articles Kizilkaya S, Alganci U, Sertel, E.

- JULY 2022

EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS,
104110 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104110

A comprehensive review on Deep Learning based Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution Methods.

Published Articles Wang, P., Bayram, B., Sertel, E.

- MAY 2022

EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS,
vol. 202, 117346 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117346

Comparative analysis of deep learning-based building extraction methods with the new VHR Istanbul dataset.

Published Articles Bakirman, T., Komurcu, I., Sertel, E.

- MAY 2022

NATURE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,
vol. 12, 9907 ; https://doi.org/ 10.1038/s41598-022-11396-1

Integrated usage of historical geospatial data and modern satellite images reveal long-term land use/cover changes in Bursa/Turkey.

Published Articles Osgouei, Sertel, E., Kabadayi, M.E.

- JAN 2022

ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH,
vol. 69, no. 2, 1072-1086 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.10.024

Assessing the performance of machine learning algorithms for soil salinity mapping in Google Earth Engine Platform using Sentinel-2A and Landsat-8 OLI data.

Published Articles Aksoy, S., Yildirim, A., Gorji, T., Hamzehpour, N., Tanık, A. G and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2022

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT,
vol. 268, no.118784 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118784

Evaluation and comparison of MODIS and VIIRS AOD products over regions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Published Articles Osgouei, P. E., Roberts, G., Kaya, S., Bilal, M., Dash, J. and Sertel, E.

- DEC 2021

GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL,
https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2021.2012273

High-Resolution Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis Using GEOBIA and Landscape Metrics: A Case of Istanbul, Turkey.

Published Articles Topaloglu, R. H., Aksu, G. A., Govarchin Ghale, Y. A and Sertel, E.

- OCT 2021

ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.10.024

Assessing the performance of machine learning algorithms for soil salinity mapping in GEE Platform using Sentinel-2A and Landsat-8 OLI data.

Published Articles Aksoy, S., Yildirim, A., Gorji, T., Hamzehpour, N., Tanık, A. G and Sertel, E.

- OCT 2021

KNOWLEDGE-BASE SYSTEMS,
vol. 229, no.107324 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.107324

Channel-spatial Attention-based Pan-sharpening of Very High-resolution Satellite Images.

Published Articles Wang P. and Sertel, E.

- JULY 2021

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION,
vol. 10, no.8, 492; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10080492.

Automatic Road Extraction from Historical Maps using Deep Learning Techniques: A Regional Case Study of Turkey in a German World War II Map.

Published Articles Ekim B. , Sertel, E. and Kabadayı M.E.

- JUNE 2021

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
Vol. 8, No. 2, ss. 150-165, doi: 10.30897/ijegeo.834760

Comparative Analysis on Deep Learning based Pan-sharpening of Very High-Resolution Satellite Images.

Published Articles Wang P., Alganci̇ U. and Sertel, E.

- MAY 2021

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING,
vol.42, no.16, 6050-6067. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2021.1934598.

Super-Resolution of Remotely Sensed Data Using Channel Attention Based Deep Learning Approach.

Published Articles Wang P. , Bayram B. and Sertel, E.

- APR 2021

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 3486-3501, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3010441

Rethinking CNN-Based Pansharpening: Guided Colorization of Panchromatic Images via GANs.

Published Articles Ozcelik F., Alganci U., Sertel, E. and Unal G.

- JAN 2020

REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 12, no. 3, doi: 10.3390/rs12030458

Comparative Research on Deep Learning Approaches for Airplane Detection from Very High-Resolution Satellite Images.

Published Articles Alganci, U., Soydas, M. and Sertel, E.

- MAY 2020

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,
vol. 112, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106173

Soil salinity analysis of Urmia Lake Basin using Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2A based spectral indices and electrical conductivity measurements.

Published Articles Gorji T.,Yildirim A.,Hamzehpour N.,Tanık A.G. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2019

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GLOBAL WARMING,
vol. 19, no. 1, 94-105

Estimation of emissions from crop residue burning using remote sensing data.

Published Articles Bahsi K.,Sallı B.,Kılıç D. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2019

WATER,
vol. 11(5), 1075

Impacts of Land Cover/Use Changes on Hydrological Processes in a Rapidly UrbanizingMid-latitude Water Supply Catchment.

Published Articles Sertel E., Imamoglu M.Z. ,Cüceloğlu G. and Erturk A.

- JAN 2019

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN JOURNAL,
vol. 28, no. 2, 986-992

Comparing two different spatial interpolation approaches to characterize spatial variability of soil properties in Tuz Lake Basin – Turkey.

Published Articles Gorji T.,Algancı U., Sertel E., Tanik A.G

- JAN 2019

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
vol. 6, no. 1, 33-49, doi: 10.30897/ijegeo.500452

Remote sensing approaches andmappingmethods formonitoring soil salinity under different climate regimes.

Published Articles Gorji T.,Yildirim A., Sertel E., Tanik A.G

- JAN 2019

REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 11, 345

Separating Built-Up Areas from Bare Land in Mediterranean Cities Using Sentinel-2A Imagery.

Published Articles Osgouei P.E.,Kaya Ş., Sertel E., Algancı U.

- JAN 2018

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 84(11), 711-721

Spatial analysis of two different urban landscapes using satellite images and landscape metrics.

Published Articles Simsek D., Sertel, E.

- JAN 2018

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNALOFGEO-INFORMATION,
vol. 7(10), 408 doi: 10.3390/ijgi7100408

Comparison of Landscape Metrics for Three Different Level Land Cover/Land Use Maps.

Published Articles Sertel, E. Topaloğlu, R.H.,Şallı B.,Algan I.Y.,Aksu G.A.

- JAN 2019

GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL,
vol. 34, 1286-1299 doi: 10.1080/10106049.2018.1493156

Vineyard site suitability analysis by use ofmulticriteria approach applied on geo-spatial data.

Published Articles Algancı, U.,Kuru, G.N.,Yay Algan, I. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2018

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION,
vol. 7(6), 229 doi: 10.3390/ijgi7060229

Automated Orthorectification of VHR Satel ite Images by SIFT-Based RPC Refinement.

Published Articles Kartal, H.,Algancı, U. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2018

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
vol. 5, 132-139

Determination of the Olive Trees with Object Based Classification of Pleiades Satel ite Image.

Published Articles Algancı, U. Sertel, E. ,KAYA, Ş.

- JAN 2018

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
vol. 5, 132-139

Determination of the Olive Trees with Object Based Classification of Pleiades Satel ite Image.

Published Articles Algancı, U. Sertel, E. and KAYA, Ş.

- JAN 2018

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION,
vol. 7

Accuracy Assessment of Different Digital SurfaceModels.

Published Articles Algancı, U.,Besol, B and Sertel E.

- JAN 2018

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 39 no.8 doi: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1425561

Single-frame super resolution of remote-sensing images by convolutional neural networks.

Published Articles Tuna, C., Unal, G. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2017

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN,
vol. 26 no.1, 196-203

Recent Satellite Technologies for Soil Salinity Assessment with Special Focus on Mediterranean Countries.

Published Articles Gorji, T., Sertel, E. and Tanik, A.

- JAN 2017

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,
vol. 74, 384-391

Monitoring soil salinity via remote sensing technology under data scarce conditions: A case study fromTurkey.

Published Articles Gorji T., Sertel, E. and Tanik, A.

- JAN 2016

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
vol. 3, no.3 11-25

Analysis Of Different Interpolation Methods For Soil Moisture Mapping Using Field Measurements And Remotely Sensed Data.

Published Articles Imamoğlu, Z. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2016

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
vol. 3, no.3 11-25

Analysis Of Different Interpolation Methods For Soil Moisture Mapping Using Field Measurements And Remotely Sensed Data.

Published Articles Imamoğlu, Z. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2015

PROCEDIA EARTH and PLANETARY SCIENCE,
vol. 15, 507-512

Soil Salinity Prediction, Monitoring and Mapping Using Modern Technologies.

Published Articles Gorji, T., Tanik, A. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2015

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND GEOINFORMATICS,
vol. 2(2), 63-76

High resolutionmapping of urban areas using SPOT-5 images and ancillary data.

Published Articles Sertel, E. and Akay, S. S.

- JAN 2015

GEOMATICS NATURAL HAZARDS & RISK,
vol. 7, no. 4, 63-76 doi: 10.1080/19475705.2015.1050608, 1198-1206

Comparison of pixel and object-based classification for burned areamapping using SPOT-6 images.

Published Articles Sertel, E. and Alganci, U.

- JAN 2014

JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 8(1), 63-76 doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.8.083535

Vineyard parcel identification from Worldview-2 images using object-based classification model.

Published Articles Sertel, E. and Yay, I.

- JAN 2014

FIELD CROPS RESEARCH,
vol. 157, 8-19

Estimating Maize and Cotton Yield in Southeastern Turkey with Integrated Use of Satellite Images, Meteorological Data and Digital Photographs.

Published Articles Alganci, U., Ozdogan M., Sertel, E. and Ormeci, C.

- JAN 2013

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING,
vol. 79(11), 1053-1065

Parcel level crop type identification using different classification algorithms and multiresolution imagery in Southeastern Turkey.

Published Articles Alganci, U., Sertel, E. Ozdogan, M. and Ormeci, C.

- JAN 2012

LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE,
7335, 471–480

DEM Accuracy of High Resolution Satellite Images.

Published Articles Yanalak, M.,Musaoglu, N.,Ipbuker, C., Sertel, E. and Kaya, S.

- JAN 2011

JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH,
vol.27(7), doi: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00038.1

Estimating daily mean sea level heights using artificial neural networks.

Published Articles Sertel, E. Cığızoğlu H. K. and Sanlı D. U.

- JAN 2011

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF REMOTE SENSING,
doi: 10.1007/s12524-011-0084-4

Comparison of Planimetric and Thematic Accuracy of OrbView-3 and IKONOS Images.

Published Articles Yanalak, M., Sertel, E. Musaoglu, N., Ipbuker, C. and Kaya, S

- JAN 2011

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GLOBAL WARMING,
vol.3, Nos. 1/2, 194-202

Modelling land cover change impact on the summer climate of the Marmara Region, Turkey.

Published Articles Sertel, E. Ormeci, C. and Robock, A.

- JAN 2010

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY,
vol.30, Nos. 13, .1942-1953

Impacts of Land Cover Data Quality on Regional Climate Simulations.

Published Articles Sertel, E. Robock, A. and Ormeci, C.

- JAN 2010

BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY,
vol.91, Nos. 1, 37-46

Impacts of Land Use Land Cover Change on Climate and Future Research Priorities.

Published Articles Mahmood, R. and Sertel, E., et al.

- JAN 2009

SENSORS,
vol.9, Nos. 3, 1471-1484 doi: 10.3390/s90301471

Identification of Earthquake Induced Damage Areas Using Fourier Transform and SPOT HRVIR Pan Images.

Published Articles Sertel, E.

- JAN 2009

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT,
vol.155, Nos. 1, 83-90 doi: 10.1007/s10661-008-0419-y

Determination of Chlorophyll-A Amount in Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey Using Ikonos and In Situ Data.

Published Articles Ormeci, C. Sertel, E. and Sarikaya O.

- JAN 2008

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN,
vol.17, Nos. 11b, 1977-1982

3D Coastal Erosion Analysis of Kilyos-Karaburun Region Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Image Data.

Published Articles Şeker D.Z.,Kaya Ş.,Alkan R.M.,Tanik A. and Sertel, E.

- JAN 2008

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE,
vol.25, Nos. 3, 353-362

Assessment of Landscape Changes in the Kizilirmak Delta, Turkey Using Remotely Sensed Data and GIS.

Published Articles Sertel, E. Fındık N.,Kaya Ş.,Şeker D.Z. and Samsunlu A.

- JAN 2008

DESALINATION,
vol.226, Nos. 1-3, 279-288

Exploring Impacts of Road Transportation on Environment: A Spatial Approach.

Published Articles Demirel H. Sertel, E. Kaya S. and Seker D. Z.

- JAN 2008

JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH,
vol.24, Nos. 3, 727-735

Estimating Daily Mean Sea Level Heights Using Artificial Neural Networks.

Published Articles Sertel, E., Cigizoglu H. K. and Sanli D. U.

- JAN 2008

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING,
vol.28, Nos. 10, 4685 – 4692

Geometric Correction Accuracy of Different Satellite Sensor Images.

Published Articles Sertel, E., Cigizoglu H. K. and Sanli D. U.

- JAN 2007

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING,
vol.45, Nos. 6, 1590-1594

Use of Semi-variograms to Identify Earthquake Damage in an Urban Area.

Published Articles Sertel, E., Kaya S. and Curran P. J.

- JAN 2021

Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition)
(pp.1837-1846), London: Springer, London/Berlin.

Production of a Land Cover/Land Use (LC/LU) Map of Izmir Metropolitan City by Using High-Resolution Images.

Book Chapters Sertel, E., Topaloğlu R. H. , Bahşi K., Varol B., & Musaoğlu N.

- JAN 2018

Oil Spill Along The Turkish Straits Sea Area; Accidents, Environmental Pollution, Socio-Economic Impacts And Protection,
Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV), 140-156.

Oil Spill Detection Using Remote Sensing Technologies-Synthetic Aperture Radar (Sar).

Book Chapters Papila I., Sertel, E., Kaya Ş.and Gazioğlu C.

- JAN 2016

Energy Transportation and Global Warming,
(pp.113-121), Berlin: Springer Verlag.

Drought Conditions in Turkey Between 2004 and 2013 Via Drought Indices Derived from Remotely Sensed Data.

Book Chapters Molavizadeh N., Sertel, E., and Demirel H.

- JAN 2012

Coastal Hazards,
(pp.85-97), New York: Springer-Verlag.

Determination of Human Induced Coastal Changes Using RS, GIS and Geostatistics.

Book Chapters Sertel, E., and Şeker D. Z.

- JAN 2011

Survival and Sustainability, Environmental Earth Sciences,
(pp.691-697), Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Spatial Analyses for Environmental Impacts of Landfill Areas.

Book Chapters Şeker D. Z.,Kaya Ş.,Musaoğlu N.,Demirel H.,Tanık A.G. & Sertel, E.

- JAN 2013

Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming,
doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7588-0_9, Springer, New York, NY.

Investigating the Climate Change Impacts on the Water Resources of the Konya Closed Basin Area (Turkey) Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data.

Book Chapters Ekercin S., Sertel, E., Dadaser-Celik F.and Durduran S.

1 JUL 2020

XXIVth ISPRS Congress

14-20 July, Nice, France, pp. 1-7.

Sentinel-1 Based Flood Mapping Using Interferometric Coherence And Intensity Change Detection Approach.

Conferences Selected Papila I., Alganci U. and Sertel, E.

1 NOV 2019

International Symposium on Applied Geoinformatics

7-9 November 2019, Istanbul.

Comparative Analysis of Digital Surface Model Extraction Approaches for Tri-Stereo Satellite Images.

Conferences Selected Alganci U., Sertel, E., Kaya Ş. and Besol B.

1 NOV 2019

International Symposium on Applied Geoinformatics

7-9 November 2019, Istanbul.

Comparison of Different Soil Salinity Indices Derived from SENTINEL-2A Images.

Conferences Selected Yildirim A., Gorji T., Hamzehpour N., Sertel, E. and Tanık A.

1 NOV 2019

International Symposium on Applied Geoinformatics

7-9 November 2019, Istanbul.

Evaluation Of Satellite AOD Observations for Monitoring Air Quality.

Conferences Selected Ettehadi Osgouei P., Kaya Ş. and Sertel, E.

1 NOV 2019

International Symposium on Applied Geoinformatics

7-9 November 2019, Istanbul.

Improved Urban Land Cover/Use Mapping Using SENTINEL-2A Imagery.

Conferences Selected Ettehadi Osgouei P.,Kaya Ş., Sertel, E. and Algancı U.

1 NOV 2019

International Symposium on Applied Geoinformatics

7-9 November 2019, Istanbul.

Seperating Olive Trees From Agricultural Areas and Bare Lands by Using Spectral Indices with Multi-Temporal SENTINEL-2 Images.

Conferences Selected Akçay H.M., Kaya Ş., Sertel, E. and Algancı U.

1 NOV 2019

International Symposium on Applied Geoinformatics

7-9 November 2019, Istanbul.

Mapping Soil Salinity by Using Landsat-8 OLI Imagery and Regression Analysis over Bonab County Of East Azerbaijan Province in Iran.

Conferences Selected Gorji T.,Yildirim A.,Hamzehpour N., Sertel, E. and Tanık A.

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RESEARCH

RESEARCH GROUP
MSc - Ongoing
NOW
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Samet AKSOY

Ongoing
Monitoring and mapping of long term drought conditions using Google Earth Engine Platform.
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Berkay YABAN

Ongoing
Airplane detection using YOLO V4 and YOLO V5.
NOW
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Burcu SÜSLÜ

Ongoing
Determination of tea plantations using deep learning approaches.
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Fatma ELİK

Ongoing
Earhquake damage estimation using DL methods.
MSc - Completed
2021
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Emine Dilşad ÜNSAL

Completed
Airplane detection from very high resolution satellite images using CNN models.
2021
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Aylin YILDIRIM

Completed
High-resolution soil salinity mapping using machine learning based regression and classification methods.
2021
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Burak EKİM

Completed
Land cover and land use classification of multi-modal high resolution satellite images using multi-task deep learning approach.
2021
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Şevval DURMAZBİLEK

Completed
Land cover classification using cloud-based machine learning techniques: A case study from Istanbul Metropolitan City.
2021
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Esra ÖZAYDIN

Completed
Building detection from very high resolution satellite images with deep learning approach.
2020
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Bakary TRAORE

Completed
Automatic airplane detection using deep learning techniques and very high-resolution satellite images.
2020
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Kübra BAHŞİ

Completed
Estimation Emission From Crop Residue Burning Based On Crop Type Using Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study From Gap Region.
2019
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Mehmet SOYDAŞ

Completed
Aircraft detection from large scale remote sensing images with deep learning techniques.
2019
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Berk GÜNEY

Completed
Semantic land cover and land use classification using deep convolutional neural networks.
2017
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Çağlayan TUNA

Completed
Super resolution methods for remote sensing images.
2016
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Duygu ŞİMŞEK

Completed
Comparison of city structures by using satellite data and landscape metrics: Karabuk city center and Safranbolu district samples.
2016
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Deniz Bilge KILINÇOĞLU

Completed
Examination of images obtained from different unmanned air vehicles via automatic photogrammetric methods and accuracy analysis.
2015
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Gülşah ALP

Completed
Generation of current land cover/use maps using direct and indirect approaches.
2015
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Y. Başak ÇELİK

Completed
Identification of cotton and corn fields by object based classification using multitemporal satellite images.
2015
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Ş. Özge DÖNMEZ

Completed
Determination of level 3 national land cover and land use by using object based classification approach.
2015
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Nazila MOLAVIZADEH

Completed
Determination of Drought Conditions in Turkey Between 2004 and 2013 Using Indices Derived From Remotely Sensed Data.
2014
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S. Sami AKAY

Completed
A case study for Urban Atlas project: Gaziantep city.
2014
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Yusuf Alizade Govarchin GHALE

Completed
Multitemporal change detection on Urmia Lake and its catchment area using remote sensing.
2014
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Semra KOCAARSLAN

Completed
Drought Assessment by means of MODIS Data.
2013
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Irmak YAY

Completed
Creation of Spectral Library for different grape types and determination of vineyard distribution using object-based classification.
PhD - Ongoing
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Serdar KIZILKAYA

Ongoing
Ship identification using deep learning approaches.
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R. Hale TOPALOĞLU

Ongoing
Determination of LULC changes with HR satellite images and projection of future LULC.
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Gülşah ALP

Ongoing
Land cover/use mapping using deep learning approaches.
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Paijuan WANG

Ongoing
Super-resolution of RS images using DL approaches.
PhD - Completed
2017
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M. Zeki IMAMOGLU

Copleted
Investigation of Buyukcekmece water basin by using active remote sensing data and GIS-supported hydrologic model.
2014
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Emre ÖZELKAN

Copleted
Investigation of the Trakya (Thrace) region vineyard areas by using remote sensing and geographic information systems.

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TEACHING

CURRENT

I have teaching interest on Remote Sensing and GIS related courses; I have been teaching the following courses in Spring and Fall terms at Istanbul Technical University since September 2009. These courses are either at undergraduate or graduate level.

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2019

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Advanced Remote Sensing.
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2018

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Special Topics in Remote Sensing.
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2012

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Data Acquisition Systems in Remote Sensing.
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2012

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Quantitative Remote Sensing.
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2011

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Principles of Remote Sensing.
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2010

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Databases in Engineering.
TEACHING HISTORY
2016
2012

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Surveying
2015
2012

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Geostatistics
2013
2010

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Numerical Methods
2012
2010

PROFESSOR

ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
Matlab

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PROJECTS

EU European Research Council (ERC-PoC) Project

GeoAI_Seg_LULC "A GeoAI-based Land Use Land Cover segmentation process to analyze and predict rural depopulation, agricultural land abandonment, and deforestation in Bulgaria and Turkey, 1940-2040"
,2023-Ongoing

TITLE : COLLABORATING PARTNER

EU ERA-NET COFUND ForestValue Joint Call 2021

ForestMap – The next generation of forest maps – adapting a Nordic success story across the globe.
,2022-Ongoing

TITLE : PARTNER

Turkey (TUBITAK) Project

"Design and development of a field level cultivation detection system based on the use of SAR and multispectral satellite imagery"
,2022-2023

TITLE : SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

EU European Research Council (ERC) Project

Collaborating Partner, UrbanOccupationsOETR "Industrialisation and Urban Growth from the mid-nineteenth century Ottoman Empire to Contemporary Turkey in a Comparative Perspective 1850-2000."
,2021-2023

TITLE : COLLABORATING PARTNER

ITU SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Automatic Building Extraction by using Deep Learning Approaches, Post-Doctoral Researcher (DOSAP) Project.
ITU Scientific Research Foundation, MAB-2020-42332,
2020-Ongoing