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Peter Damoah-Afari

Contact Details Room HJ719 Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom, Kowloon Hong Kong Mobile: +852 9346 5033 Tel: +852 2766 6701 (Office) E-mail: 02902119r@polyu.edu.hk

Education

• PhD Candidate (2003 - Date) : Remote Sensing and GIS, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. PhD Thesis Topic: Detecting Ground Settlement of Megacities Using InSAR Techniques.

• Completed Coursework (2001 - 2003) : For MSc in Communication and Media Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Offenburg, Offenburg, Germany.

• MSc (1996 - 1998) :Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Cadastral Applications, International Institute for Aerospace Survey & Earth Sciences (ITC), Enschede, The Netherlands. MSc Thesis Title: Spatial Decision Support System for Selecting Sites of Tailings Dams in the Mining Industry of Ghana.

• BSc (Honours) (1990 - 1994) : Geodetic Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Employment

• Lecturer (1999 - Date) : Deptartment of Geomatic Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana (Now on Study Leave).

• Teaching/Research Assistant (1994 - 1996) : Deptartment of Geodetic Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Science & Technology (UST), Kumasi, Ghana. (Now Department of Geomatic Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technonlogy (KNUST)).

• Teacher (1989 - 1990) : National Service Person, Local Authority JSS, Ampenkro, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana.

Research Interests

• Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) for Deformation Measurements
• Intergration of InSAR and Global Positioning System (GPS) for Deformation Monitoring
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Environmental Monitoring
• Integration of GIS and GPS Technologies

Awards and Prizes

• PhD Studentship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2003 - 2006)
• Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) (1996 - 1998)

Courses Lectured

• Cadastral Surverying I (1999 - 2001)
• Control Surveying I (1999 - 2000)
• Cartography I & II (2001 - 2001)
• Computer-Assisted Cartography (2000 - 2001)
• Land Registration and Cadastre (2001)
• Geographic Information Systems I (2001)
• Aerial Photointerpretation (2001)

Undergraduate Final Year Projects Supervised at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (1999 - 2001)

• Automation of Student Registration Process: Case Study of School of Engineering.
• GIS as a Tool for Revenue Mobilization: Case Study of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
• Knowledge-Based System (KBS) for Selecting a Suitable Method for Large Scale Topographic Mapping.
• GIS as a Tool for Selecting an Optimal Site for Parking: Case Study of Adum, Kumasi.
• Land Title Routine with GPS Integrated GIS.

Tranning Workshops and Conferences Attended

• Developing Your Presentation Skills, Two-session Certificate Course for Research Students, Educational Development Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 11 and 25 April 2006.

• The 26th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS2005), 7-11 November, 2005, Hanoi, Vietnam.

• Advanced Training Workshop on Remote Sensing of Land and Ocean Surface in Cloud-prone and Rainy Areas, October 10 - 12, 2005, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

• The First International Symposium on Cloud-prone and Rainy Areas Remote Sensing (1st CARRS), 6-8 October 2005, Hong Kong, China.

• Introduction to Flash 5 Web Animation, Complementary Studies Programme, Student Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2, 9, 16 and 24 February 2004.

• Lasers and Their Applications, Complementary Studies Programme, Student Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 4, 11 and 18 November 2003.

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Council Member (Representing Students) : Hong Kong Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (HKSPRS).
• Student Member : American Geophysics Union (AGU).
• Student Member : Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc (IEEE).
• Probationer : Ghana Institution of Surveyors.
• Student Member : Hong Kong Geographic Information System Association (HKGISA).

Tranning Workshops Attended

• Developing Your Presentation Skills, Two-session Certificate Course for Research Students, Educational Development Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 11 and 25 April 2006.
• Advanced Training Workshop on Remote Sensing of Land and Ocean Surface in Cloud-prone and Rainy Areas, October 10 - 12, 2005, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• Introduction to Flash 5 Web Animation, Complementary Studies Programme, Student Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2, 9, 16 and 24 February 2004.
• Lasers and Their Applications, Complementary Studies Programme, Student Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 4, 11 and 18 November 2003.

Publications

• Damoah-Afari, P. and X.L. Ding (2005). Measuring Ground Subsidence in Shanghai Using Permanent Scatterer InSAR Technique. The 26th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS2005), 7-11 November, 2005, Hanoi, Vietnam.

• Ding, X.L., Z.W. Li, P. Damoah-Afari, and C. Huang (2005). Study of Ground Subsidence in Shanghai with Satellite Radar Remote Sensing.The First International Symposium on Cloud-prone and Rainy Areas Remote Sensing (1st CARRS), October 2005, Hong Kong, China.

• Quaye-Ballard, J.A., J.K. Budu-Smith and P. Damoah-Afari (2004). Land Title Routines with GPS Intergrated GIS. Fourth Annual School of Engineering Research Retreat (SERR 4), of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, August 2004.

  Accepted Abstracts

  • Damoah-Afari, P. and X.L. Ding (2006). Land Subsidence in Shanghai Measured by Differential Interferomety. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing & 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (IGARSS06), July 31- August 4, 2006, Denver, Colorado,USA.

  • Damoah-Afari, P. and X.L. Ding (2006). Permanent Scatterer (PS) Analysis of Land Subsidence in Shanghai. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing & 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (IGARSS06), July 31- August 4, 2006, Denver, Colorado,USA.

  • Damoah-Afari, P. and X.L. Ding (2005). Measuring Ground Subsidence in Shanghai Using Permanent Scatterer InSAR Technique. 6th Advanced SAR Workshop 2005, November 15 - 17, Canadian Space Agency, Canada.

  • Damoah-Afari, P. and X.L. Ding (2005). Subsidence Phenomenon in Shanghai Measured with Permanent Scatterer InSAR Technique. 8th South East Asia Survey Congress 2005, November 21 - 25, 2005, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.