Maged Marghany

Global Geoinformation, Sdn. Bhd.

Distinguished Prof. Dr. Maged Marghany, the innovator of a novel theory named \"Quantized Marghany‛s Front,” obtained a BSc in Physical Oceanography from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, an MSc in Physical Oceanography from the University Pertanian Malaysia, a Ph.D. in Environmental Remote Sensing from the Universiti Putra Malaysia, and a post-doctorate degree in Radar Remote Sensing from the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, the Netherlands. The prestigious Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Universidade Federal da Bahia, and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, ranked him as the first global scientist in the field of oil spill detection and mapping during the last 50 years. Dr. Marghany is currently a director of Global Geoinformation Sdn.Bhd. His research specializes in microwave remote sensing and remote sensing for mineralogy detection and mapping. Previously, he was a deputy director in research and development at the Institute of Geospatial Science and Technology and the Department of Remote Sensing, both at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He has published more than 250 papers in international conferences and journals and 8 books. He is active in the International Journal of Geoinformatics and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). Dr. Marghany was listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University, USA, in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Two of his books were listed seventh and fortieth among the best genetic algorithm books of all time.

Maged Marghany

6books edited

11chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Maged Marghany

This book provides a comprehensive overview of oil spill challenges and issues. It addresses the challenges of oil spill behavior, occurrence, cleanup, and much more. Chapter topics include thermal maturity evolution, techniques for cleaning up oil spills, oil spill straining off coastal waters, and the use of radar satellites such as synthetic aperture radar in monitoring oil spills.

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