Dr. Ameni Mkaouar

Dr. Ameni Mkaouar

Research Associate · Non-Tenure Track

Goddard Earth Sci & Tech Center

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About

Dr. Ameni Mkaouar received the engineering degree in telecommunication from the National School of Electronics and telecommunication of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia, in 2017 and the Ph.D. degree in Computer systems engineering from the National Engineering School of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia in 2022. In 2023, Dr. Mkaouar started her career as a Research Postdoctoral Associate with GESTAR II, UMBC, based at NASA GSFC.

Research interests

Her research interest focuses on remote sensing, image processing, and LiDAR data processing, with a particular emphasis on 3D radiative transfer modeling for image and LiDAR data simulation to estimate vegetation structure.

Education

  • Postdoc — UMBC/NASA GSFC (2026)
  • Ph D, Computer Systems Engineering — University of Sfax, National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS) (2022)
  • BS, Telecommunications and Network Engineering — University of Sfax, National School of Electronics and Telecommunications of Sfax (ENET’COM) (2017)
  • Graduate Certificate, Physics and Chemistry. — University of Sfax, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax (2014)

Presentations

  • Evaluating and Improving the Geolocation Accuracy of GEDI Spaceborne LiDAR Products using 3D Radiative Transfer Modeling and Full-Waveform Matching 2023 AGU · GESTAR II · Poster