ISABEL A. GARCIA, SIT

Isabel is a doctoral candidate in the Coastal and Marine Systems Science program. Her current research focuses on the use of mobile lidar for monitoring coastal environments and pertinent habitats. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Surveying Engineering (minor in Mathematics) from New Mexico State University (2015) and a master’s in Geospatial Surveying Engineering from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (2017). During her master’s, she implemented UAS to detect and monitor crop stress due to iron chlorosis in grain sorghum. As an integral part of MANTIS, Isabel has presented at various national conferences.

BRADLEY KOSKOWICH

Bradley is a doctoral candidate in the Geospatial Computer Science program. His current research focuses on blending remote sensing products, platforms, and digital reality tools with AI techniques to connect the physical world directly with data. Bradley has developed several full-stack software applications for the Conrad Blucher Institute over the years. Bradley also holds a bachelor’s in Geographic Information Science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (2016).

José Pilartes-congo JR, sUAS

José is a doctoral student in the Geospatial Computer Science program. He holds a bachelor’s in Geographic Information Science (minor in Business Administration) and a master’s in Geospatial Systems Engineering, both from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (2020, 2022). He has experience in web app development, visualization and analysis of geospatial data, and implementation of GNSS and UAS-SfM photogrammetry workflows for optimal data acquisition and processing. His current research focuses on reality capture technologies, GNSS, and GeoAI techniques for data fusion and the generation of digital twins of built and natural environments.

BENJAMIN GHANSAH

Benjamin is a doctoral student in the Geospatial Computer Science program. He has experience with survey/geomatics as well as machine/deep learning applications for processing satellite imagery. Benjamin took part in several projects and paper publications pertinent to these topics in recent years. His current research revolves around UAS-SfM Photogrammetry for agricultural applications using survey data acquired at AgriLife.

Ololade Oladoyin (esther)

Esther is a doctoral student in the Geospatial Computer Science program. She holds a bachelor's and master’s degree in electrical engineering. She has worked as an embedded software engineer in the oil and gas industry, where she specialized in designing firmware for sensor-based wired drill pipes used for collecting data in oil fields. She has also worked in the consumer electronics industry, where she tested the effects of firmware updates on security cameras. Her research interests revolve around remote sensing and GeoAI techniques for data retrieval, training, and analysis to improve coastal resilience.

Sabin Pandey

Sabin is a student in the Geospatial Systems Engineering program. He holds a B.E. in Geomatics Engineering from Purbanchal University, Nepal (2020). After graduation, Sabin worked as a senior surveyor and geomatics instructor in Nepal, with a number of engineering firms and academic institutions. His current research focuses on monitoring campus facilities using UAVs, Lidar, and digital twins to visualize interior and exterior as-built utilities.

jASMINE lOPEZ

Jasmine Lopez attended TAMU-CC for her undergraduate degree where she focused on the application of environmental studies to conservation and rehabilitation efforts. Currently, she works with the UT Marine Science Institute for the Amos Rehabilitation Keep where she assists with animal husbandry and rehabilitation. Her field of interest and studies are the mapping and monitoring of critical species in the coastal region for environmental studies.

Leonel DeleoN