Civil Engineering

 

Ahmed Shaker, PhD OFFICE:  MON405 TELEPHONE:  416-979-5000 ext 6458 EMAIL:   ahmed.shaker@ryerson.ca WEBSITE:  www.ryerson.ca/~ashaker

EDUCATION

PhD in Geomatics: Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
MSc in Civil Engineering: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
BSc in Civil Engineering: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Satellite sensor modeling, Geometric correction of HRSI, Image processing and data fusion, Remote Sensing applications in urban planning, water resources managements, and monitoring, Image classification, Remote Sensing/GIS integrations.

PUBLICATIONS AND WORKING PAPERS

Papers in Journals:
Nichol, J.E., Shaker, A., Wong, M.S., 2006, Application of high-resolution stereo satellite images to detailed landslide hazard assessment, Geomorphology, Vol. 76, pp. 68-75
Shi, W.Z., and Shaker, A., 2006. The line-based transformation model (LBTM) for image to image registration of high-resolution satellites. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 14, pp. 3001-3012
Dai, E. , Wu, S., Shi, W.Z., Cheung, C. and Shaker, A., 2005. Modeling change-pattern-value dynamics on landuse: An Integrated GIS and artificial neural networks approach. Environmental Management. Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 576 � 591.
Shaker, A., Shi, W.Z., and Barakat, H., 2005. Assessment of the rectification accuracy of Ikonos imagery based on two-dimensional models. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 719-731
Shi, W.Z., and Shaker, A., 2003. Analysis of terrain elevation effects on Ikonos imagery rectification accuracy by using non-rigorous models. Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 69, No. 12, pp.1359-1366.
Shaker, A., Shi, W.Z., and Barakat, H., 2002. Precise results by straightforward empirical models: Geo-referencing of Ikonos imagery. GIM International, Vol. 32, No. 11, pp. 54-57.
Barakat, H., ElAshmawy, N., and Shaker, A., 2002. Comparison between approximate and rigorous mathematical modeling for stereo SPOT imagery. Journal of Civil Engineering, Al Azhar University (CERM), Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 1131 � 1147.
Elmanadili, Y. and Shaker, A., 2000. Assessment of different image classification techniques. Journal of Civil Engineering, Al Azhar University (CERM), Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 130 � 144.
Papers in International Conference Proceedings:
Shaker, A., 2007. Feature-based transformation models for satellite image orientation and terrain modeling. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Tampa, USA, on CD ROM.
Shaker, A., Nichol, J.E., Wong, M.S., 2007, Topographic mapping from small satellites: A case study of CHRIS/PROBA data. High-Resolution Earth Imaging for Geospatial Information, ISPRS Hannover Workshop, Germany, on CD ROM.
Shaker, A., 2004. The Line-Based Transformation Model (LBTM): A new approach to the rectification of high-resolution satellite imagery. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), Istanbul, Turkey. Commission III, pp. 850-856.
Shaker, A., and Shi, W.Z., 2003. Line-Based Transformation Model (LBTM) for high-resolution satellite imagery rectification. Proceedings of Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2003) and International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Korea, On CD ROM.
Shaker, A., and Shi, W.Z., 2003. Polynomial models as a tool for mapping high resolution satellite imagery. Proceedings of Remote Sensing for Environment Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology III, European Remote Sensing Conference, SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), Spain, pp. 224-233
Shi, W.Z, and Shaker, A., 2003. Approximate approaches for geometric corrections of High Resolution Satellite Imagery. Proceedings of Asian GIS Conference, Wuhan, China, On CD ROM, Session 16, paper 3, 14 pages.
Shaker, A., Shi, W.Z., and Emam, H., 2003. The use of empirical methods in topographic map production of IRS-1D images. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Anchorage, USA, on CD ROM.
Shaker, A., Shi, W.Z., and Elmanadili, Y., 2003. Investigating the accuracy of the automatic classification techniques. Proceedings of the 2nd International symposium on spatial data quality, Hong Kong, pp. 507-515.
Emam, H., Barakat, H., and Shaker, A., 2003. Topographic map production from IRS-1D stereo imagery. Proceedings of the 2nd International symposium on spatial data quality, Hong Kong, pp. 108-114.
Shi, W.Z., Shaker, A., and S. L Zhu, 2003. High-resolution satellite images and laser scanning technologies for engineering applications. Proceedings of Intelligent Engineering applications of Digital Remote Sensing Technology. April 11th 2003, Hong Kong, pp.1-13.
Shaker, A., Barakat, H. and Shi, W.Z., 2002. Accuracy assessment for different cases of Ikonos imagery using two-dimensional models. Proceedings of the 3rd International symposium for remote sensing of urban areas. Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 139-146.
Shaker, A., and Alnaggar, D., 1999. Assessment of different techniques for SPOT imagery rectification for Egypt. Proceedings of International Conference on Integrated Management of Water Resources in the 21st Century. Cairo, Egypt, On CD ROM.
Nasif, E.N., and Shaker, A., 1999. The Limitations of Remote Sensing in producing medium and large scale maps. Proceedings of International Conference on Integrated Management of Water Resources in the 21st Century. Cairo, Egypt, On CD ROM.

TEACHING FIELDS

Remote Sensing
GIS
Photogrammetry

CURRICULUM VITAE