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Dao Hy

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Hy Dao holds a post-graduate diploma from the International Institute for Aerospace Surveys and Earth Sciences (ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands) and a PhD in human geography from the AVƵ. He is Professor at the Department of Geography and environment (AVƵ). He is also heading the Metadata and Socio-Economics unit at GRID-Geneva (United Nations Environment Programme). His fields of activities include sustainable development indicators, risk assessment, Planetary Boundaries, population mapping, e-learning.

Curriculum Vitae


Fields of activity

  • Geographic information | semiology of graphics
  • Risk assessment | planetary boundaries | population mapping | sustainable territorial development | territorial cohesion
  • Indicators | webmapping | spatial data infrastructures | e-learning

Research areas

  • Planetary Boundaries: territorial downscaling
  • Territorial cohesion: development of indicators
  • Environmental risks: quantitative modelling

Teaching

  • Cartographie : données, méthodes, sémiologie

  • MTH_Modélisation numérique (modélisation 2)

  • Information géographique

  • GEOTOOLS-RS: télédétection et traitement d'images

  • SPACE-Planning: cartographie et aménagement

  • SPACE-Geography: analyse spatiale en géographie

Continuing education

  • Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) en Urbanisme : Co-responsable

Other functions


Projects

  • (2021-2025, Swiss National Science Foundation, project leader): Semantic Environmental Trajectories of Territories.
  • Big Data and geospatial technologies in support of environmental monitoring and governance towards addressing SDGs 13, 14 and 15.3 (2023-2024, Swiss National Science Foundation, project leader).
  • (2020-…, Université de Genève, Canton de Genève, responsable de projet) : indicateurs pour l’analyse territoriale des inégalités à Genève.

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Prof. Hy Dao

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