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Michela Bertolotto
Michela Bertolotto
Biography
- Research Interests:
Biography
Dr. Michela Bertolotto received a BSc (1993) and a PhD degree in Computer Science (1998) from the University of Genova (Italy). Subsequently she worked at the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) and the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering of the University of Maine as a postdoctoral research associate. Since September 2000 she has been working in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at University College Dublin, where she currently holds a Senior Lecturer position. Her main research interests include spatio-temporal data modelling, mobile and web-based GIS (in particular the development of progressive spatial data transmission techniques), spatio-temporal data mining and the application of case-based reasoning techniques to GIS and Health. Dr. Bertolotto is leading a research group including 3 (MSc/PhD) students and three postdoctoral researchers. She has supervised to completion 4 MSc and 9 PhD students. Six of her former PhD students have secured postdoctoral academic positions in Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Canada and the UK. She has acted as external examiner for PhD theses in Italy, Spain and Denmark. She has published over 90 scientific papers in prestigious journals and conferences in GIS and related disciplines, and has been in the Program Committee of all major International GIS events. She has chaired 4 GIS workshops and co-edited 4 volumes. She has been an invited speaker in several International institutions including ETH (Switzerland) and Rutgers University (USA). She is a regular reviewer for several major journals in GIScience including International Journal of Geographical Information Science (Taylor and Francis), IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, GeoInformatica (Springer), and Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. She has been invited to be a reviewer by the EU and the Dutch Government. She has active research collaborations with several International institutions including University of North Carolina (Dr. David Wilson), Purdue University (Prof. Elisa Bertino), University of Genova (Prof. Giovanna Guerrini), University of Salerno (Prof. Filomena Ferrucci) and University of Napoli Federico II (Dr. Sergio Di Martino).
Professional
Education:
- Year 1998 Institution: University of Genoa
Qualification: PhD Subject: Computer Science - Year 1993 Institution: University of Genoa
Qualification: BSc Subject: Computer Science
Research
Research Interests:
- Geographical information systems, spatial data handling, spatial information science
Her main research interests include spatio-temporal data modelling, mobile and web-based GIS (in particular the development of progressive spatial data transmission techniques), spatio-temporal data mining and the application of case-based reasoning techniques to GIS and Health.
Research Projects:
- Sponsor : Science Foundation Ireland
Title : Strategic Research Cluster in Advanced Geotechnologies
Start Date : 01-MAY-08
- Sponsor : IRCSET
Title : Adaptive GIS
Start Date : 28-JAN-08
- Sponsor : IRCSET
Title : A multigranular 3D spatiotemporal model
Start Date : 22-OCT-07
- Sponsor : UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics
Title : Internal Funding
Start Date : 01-FEB-06
- Sponsor : Enterprise Ireland
Title : MobilE Diagnosis for Improved Care [MEDIC]
Start Date : 01-APR-05
- Sponsor : European Commission-Non Framework
Title : Towards Archaeological Heritage New Accessibility (TARCHNA)
Start Date : 15-SEP-04
- Sponsor : Enterprise Ireland
Title : MEMS:- Mobile Environmental Management Systems
Start Date : 01-JUN-04
- Sponsor : IRCSET
Title : Virtual UCD
Start Date : 22-SEP-03
- Sponsor : IRCSET
Title : Virtual UCD
Start Date : 22-SEP-03
- Sponsor : Enterprise Ireland
Title : Combining Mobile Personalised Applications with Spatial Services
Start Date : 01-OCT-02
- Sponsor : Enterprise Ireland
Title : Knowledge management for geo-spatial imagery
Start Date : 01-JUN-02
- Sponsor : Enterprise Ireland
Title : Spatio-temporal databases
Start Date : 01-MAY-02
- Sponsor : UCD Dublin
Title : Progressive Transmission of Geo-Spatial Datasets: Applications to E-Commerce in GIS
Start Date : 01-SEP-01
- Sponsor : Enterprise Ireland
Title : Interoperating geographic information systems
Start Date : 01-SEP-01
Teaching
Teaching Interests:
Database and Information Systems
Spatial Information Systems
Modules Co-ordinated:
- COMP20070 Computer Science: Databases and Information Systems I
- COMP30110 Computer Science: Spatial Information Systems
Recent Postgraduate Students:
Patricia Harnett (MSc; April 2004)
Anna Hayes (MSc; 2005) co-supervised by Dr. David Wilson (UNCC)
Elena Camossi (PhD; March 2005) in co-supervision with University of Milano and University of Genova;
Helen Min Zhou (PhD; April 2006)
Dympna O'Sullivan (PhD; December 2006) - co-supervised by Dr. David Wilson (UNCC)
Julie Doyle (PhD, April 2007)
Joe Weakliam (PhD, April 2007) - co-supervised by Dr. David Wilson (UNCC).
Aggelis Koinis (MSc, December 2007)
Teresa Monahan (PhD, December 2007)
Han Qiang (PhD, December 2007)
Gavin McArdle (PhD, April 2008)
Andrea Rizzini (MSc, April 2008)
Daniel Lynch (MSc, December 2008) - co-supervised by Dr. David Wilson (UNCC)
Eoin McAoidh (PhD, viva scheduled for 16 Jan. 2009)
Collaborators
Internal Collaborators:
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Dr. Tahar Kechadi (CSI, UCD)
Dr. Debra Laefer (Civil Engineering, UCD)
External Collaborators:
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Dublin Institute of Technology (Dr. James Carswell), National Center for GeoComputation - NUIM, University of North Carolina (Dr. David Wilson), Purdue University (Prof. Elisa Bertino), University of Genova (Prof. Giovanna Guerrini), University of Salerno (Prof. Filomena Ferrucci) and University of Napoli Federico II (Dr. Sergio Di Martino).
- Year 1998 Institution: University of Genoa
