Yousif, Hamad, MSc PhD Student, GeoSTARS Lab Department of Geography & Environmental Management Faculty of Environment University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Phone: (519)888-4567, ext. 38373 E-mail: hyousif@uwaterloo.ca

  Research Interests
   • Land-based Mobile Mapping
   • Automated 3-D Reconstruction of Surfaces & Objects
   • 3-D Urban Street Mapping
  Thesis Research
   • Mobile Mapping of Urban Street Surfaces & Objects       
  Education
   • Jan. 2009-present: PhD student, Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada
   • 2008: MASc degree in Geomatics Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada
    Work Experience
   • Jan. 2009 - Present: Teaching Assistantship, University of Waterloo, Canada
    Publications
   • Yousif H. and A. El-Rabbany (2007). Assessment of Several Interpolation Methods for Precise GPS Orbit. Journal of Navigation
      Vol. 60, pages 443 - 455
   • Yousif H. and A. El-Rabbany (2007). Precise Orbital Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks. Ontario Professional Surveyors
     Magazine, Vol. 50, No.3
   • Yousif H. and A. El-Rabbany (2008). Precise Orbital Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks.
      Proceedings of the Nationa Technical Meeting of the Institute of Navigation, January 28 - 30, 2008
    Awards and Scholarships
  • 4th Position in a Poster Presentation Competition at National Surveyors Conference, AOLS, Niagara Falls, May 2008
  • Best Presentation Prize at CIG/ISPRS Conference on Geomatics for Disaster and Risk Management, Toronto, May 2007
  • Access To Opportunity Program (ATOP) award, 2007/2008
  • Ryerson Graduate Award, Ryerson University, 2007/2008
  • Ryerson Graduate Scholarship, Ryerson University, 2005/2006