New Book by TÜBA Member Prof. Kavzoğlu
The expanded 3rd edition of “Classification Methods for Remotely Sensed Data”, which is among the best-selling books in its field, prepared by Prof. Taşkın Kavzoğlu, TÜBA Associate Member and Gebze Technical University Faculty Member, has been published.
The latest version of the work, which was first introduced to the readers by Paul M. Mather and Brandt Tso in 2001, was renewed and updated by Prof. Kavzoğlu and shared with the public.
Prof. Kavzoğlu spoke about the work as follows: “The book, which has a total of 10 chapters, was published by CRC Press and will be sold and distributed on all platforms starting from September 4. With 4 chapters renewed and updated and 6 chapters with new content, the book covers the theory and practical tips of popular techniques of recent years such as machine learning algorithms, deep learning, object-based image analysis, explainable artificial intelligence and developments in technology.”
Who is Prof. Taşkın Kavzoğlu?
He graduated from Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) as the valedictorian of the department and completed his master's program at the University of Nottingham as an honor student. His doctoral thesis was awarded the best doctoral thesis of the year by the UK Remote Sensing Association. In addition to international journal article, paper and project awards, the student theses he supervised were also awarded national and international awards. Since its announcement, he has been the only Map Engineer to be included in the “World's Most Influential Scientists List” prepared by Stanford University in both career and annual performance categories.
In 2021, TÜBA published “Forest Fires: Causes, Effects, Monitoring, Measures to be Taken and Rehabilitation Activities”. In addition to his academic studies, he served as head of department, dean and vice rector at Gebze Technical University (GTU). He took an active role in various ministry and municipality projects and lastly, he took an active role in the Risk Shield Model Project carried out in the earthquake region under the auspices of the Presidency.
Prof. Kavzoğlu, who is the first and only Geomatics Engineer member of TÜBA, works in the fields of earth observation, remote sensing of natural resources, deep learning, machine learning, data mining, climate change, object-based image analysis and disaster monitoring and risk assessment. He serves as an external advisor for graduate theses for Turkish and Malaysian universities. He is on the editorial board of many national and international journals. He established the Advanced Remote Sensing Technology Laboratory (ARTLAB) laboratory, which conducts research on the effects of climate change on residential areas, forest areas, seas and agricultural areas using remote sensing technologies and is the director of the laboratory. He has published articles on earthquakes, forest fires and mucilage events in the Marmara Sea.