Dr. Roula Khadra is a science coordinator at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari. She obtained a BSc in Rural Engineering (Irrigation), an MSc in Land and Water Resources Management: Irrigated Agriculture, a Ph.D. in Mediterranean Agriculture, and a Post Doc. (Fulbright Fellow) at UC Davis, and was elected Governor of the Arab Water Council. Her research activities focused on the modernization of irrigation systems (engineering, agronomic, and governance aspects), the reuse of reclaimed water in agriculture and impacts, with a particular focus on modeling, conceptualizing, and applying innovative technologies (DSS, IoT), the development of integrated technological and management solutions for irrigation and water distribution, monitoring and evaluation systems, and dissemination and outreach frameworks.
Prof. Mohammed A. El-Shirbeny is a Full Professor of Agricultural Applications at the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS). He is also a Consultant at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and a Remote Sensing Expert at the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD). He has extensive experience in the handling of remote sensing data and the application of data science techniques for agricultural water management and climate change-related aspects within the agricultural system. Also, he is developing a Stand-alone Remote Sensing Approach to estimate Reference Evapotranspiration (SARE).
Dr. Espen Volden is a Coordinator of the Earth Observation Science, Applications, and Future Technologies Department at the European Space Agency. He received a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in information theory and stochastic modeling applied to image analysis at the Ecole des Mines de Paris. He has many years of experience in Earth Observation, particularly from Space, focusing on developing environmental applications and services at the project and program level and international coordination.
