Dr. Catherine Nakalembe
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
Dr. Nakalembe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, currently serving as the Africa Director under NASA Harvest and a member of the NASA SERVIR Applied Sciences Team, where she serves as the Agriculture and Food Security Thematic Lead. Her responsibilities include driving innovations in Earth Observation (EO) technologies to improve monitoring, food security, and agricultural productivity in Africa. https://www.catherinenakalembe.com/home
Dr. Nakalembe's research interests span various topics, including satellite remote sensing, machine learning, land use and land-use change mapping, humanitarian mapping, and climate change. Her work has been instrumental in developing methods and systems for smallholder agriculture in Africa using remote sensing and machine learning. This has led to the establishment of satellite EO-based crop monitoring initiatives in multiple African countries.
Ph.D. Geographical Science from the University of Maryland
Master's Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland
B.Sc. Environmental Science from Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
