Jorge Rocha
Jorge Rocha has an MSc in Geographic Information Systems (2003) and in Spatial Planning (2013), as well as a PhD in Geographic Information Science (2012). He is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning and a member of the Modelling, Urban and Regional Planning, and Environmental Hazard and Risk Assessment and Management research groups at the Centre of Geographical Studies, all part of the University of Lisbon. Jorge coordinates the Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Geographic Analysis, and Modelling (GEOMODLAB). His area of expertise includes Geosimulation and Geocomputation, involving Artificial Neural Networks, Graph Theory, Cellular Automata, and Multi-agent Systems. Jorge’s work is quite diverse, focusing on, but not limited to, Land Use and Land Cover (classification and change), Epidemiology, One Health, Ecosystem Services, and Big Data.