Dr. Khairul Nizam Tahar

He is an Associate Professor in Centre of Studies for Surveying Science and Geomatics, Faculty of Architecture Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He obtained PhD degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia in 2013. His major research includes geomatics field such as UAV photogrammetry applications. He has published 1 book, 1 book chapter and over 60 articles in journals and conference proceedings. He also received a number of research grants from university and ministry. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Member for various international journals. His Research Interest includes UAV, Photogrammetry, Mapping, and  Geoinformatics.  He conducts a few researches as the principal investigator and co-investigator on UAV positioning, building footprint extraction using UAV, rapid airborne geospatial mapping system and automatic counting of shipping containers using UAV.