Previous Invited Speakers
The researchers below were distinguished invited speakers at previous GISTAM conferences.
We are indebted to them for their contribution to heighten the conference level.
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
2023
Planetary Restoration: Informing Pathways Through Earth Observations 
Richard Lucas, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom Using VGI for Social Good: Potentials and Pitfalls for Using OSM for Humanitarian Aid and Climate Mitigation Alexander Zipf, GIScience Research Group, Heidelberg University, Germany Mobile Sensing and Mapping: Where We Stand Costas Armenakis, York University, Canada
2022
Geographic Information Systems in the Study and Monitoring of the Environment Niki Evelpidou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Modeling of Tsunamis and Tropical Cyclones: Contributions to Hazard Assessment and Disaster Management Ahmet C. Yalciner, Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Deploying Automated Vehicles in the City: What About the Maps? Dimitri Konstantas, SES / Institute of Services Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland
2021
Earth Observation in Service of Terrestrial Ecosystems' MonitoringIoannis Manakos, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Integration of Multiple Spatiotemporal Demographic Data and Its Applications for Disaster Mitigation Planning Toshihiro Osaragi, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Comparison of Various Types of Land Use and Land Cover Data and Example of Their Harmonisation Lena Halounova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
2020
Leveraging User Generated Geoinformation for Humanitarian Aid: Potentials and Challenges Alexander Zipf, GIScience Research Group, Heidelberg University, Germany An Innovative Platform for Virtual Underwater Experiences Targeting the Cultural and Tourism Industries Paraskevi Nomikou, Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Spatial Information Technology: Past, Present, Future Andrew U. Frank, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
2019
Geodesy and Geo-Informatics in Coastal and Marine Environment Applications Ilias N. Tziavos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Smart Geographic Information Displays for Wise Decision MakingSara I. Fabrikant, Geography, University of Zurich - Irchel, Switzerland Laser Scanning: From First Experiments to Operational Point Cloud Processing Norbert Pfeifer, Technical University of Wien, Austria
2018
Photogrammetry Meets BIMUwe Stilla, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany Positioning Techniques and Accuracy Requirements in Geo-sciences and Engineering Kostas E. Katsampalos, GEODESY and SURVEYING, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece More than Pretty Pictures - Synergies Between Computer Graphics and Geographic Information Systems Eugene Fiume, Simon Fraser University and University of Toronto, Canada
2017
Nationwide Point Clouds and 3D Geo-information - Creation and Maintenance George Vosselman, University of Twente, Netherlands Big Data Exploration - From Analytics to Zooming Yannis Ioannidis, "Athena" Research & Innovation Center and University of Athens, Greece
2016
GIS and Cartography - It’s Complicated Wolfgang Kainz, Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Austria New Perspectives of Combined Data Sets from Multiple Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Data Networks for Environmental Information Barbara Koch, FeLis, University of Freiburg, Germany
2015
Geographic Knowledge Engineering for Territorial Intelligence Robert Laurini, Computer Department, Knowledge Systems Institute, France Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data Analysis José B. Dias, ECE,, Portugal eARTh Observation - A World to Be Sensed Jordi Corbera, Independent Researcher, Spain Why the Map of the Future Will Not Look like a Map Ed Parsons, Independent Researcher, United Kingdom