Review
Hedgerows Monitoring in Remote Sensing: A Comprehensive Review
Pirbasti MA, McArdle G & Akbari V (2024) Hedgerows Monitoring in Remote Sensing: A Comprehensive Review. IEEE Access, 12, pp. 156184 - 156207. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3485512
Article
Mapping and Monitoring Of Water Hyacinth In Lake Victoria Using Polarimetric Radar Data
Felix IK, Armando M, Simpson MD, Vahid A, Silva TSF, Datta A, Nagendra PG, Pranuthi G & Srikanth R (2024) Mapping and Monitoring Of Water Hyacinth In Lake Victoria Using Polarimetric Radar Data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2024.3476938
Article
SF-ICNN: Spectral–Fractal Iterative Convolutional Neural Network for Classification of Hyperspectral Images
Asghari Beirami B, Alizadeh Pirbasti M & Akbari V (2024) SF-ICNN: Spectral–Fractal Iterative Convolutional Neural Network for Classification of Hyperspectral Images. Applied Sciences, 14 (16), Art. No.: 7361. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167361
Conference Proceeding
Monitoring temporal trends to assess infestation of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria using PolSAR
Isundwa F, Simpson M, Akbari V, Datta A, Nagendra P, Pranuthi G, Silva T, Srikanth R & Marino A (2024) Monitoring temporal trends to assess infestation of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria using PolSAR. In: EUSAR 2024; 15th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Munich, 23.04.2024-26.04.2024. VDE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10659438
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Monitoring Water Hyacinth Growth Stages Using Machine Learning Techniques in Sentinel-2 Time Series
Pirbasti MA & Akbari V (2024) Monitoring Water Hyacinth Growth Stages Using Machine Learning Techniques in Sentinel-2 Time Series. IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Athens, Greece, 07.07.2024-12.07.2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10641219
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Advanced Statistical Modelling of Polarimetric SAR Data for Land Cover Change Detection Analysis
Akbari V, Bouhlel N & Méric S (2024) Advanced Statistical Modelling of Polarimetric SAR Data for Land Cover Change Detection Analysis. IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Athens, Greece, 07.07.2024-12.07.2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10642175
Article
Detection and Mapping of Water Hyacinth Growth Cycle in Anzali International Wetland using Sentinel-2 Time Series
Pirbasti MA, Akbari V, Bhowmik D, Maharaj S & Marino A (2024) Detection and Mapping of Water Hyacinth Growth Cycle in Anzali International Wetland using Sentinel-2 Time Series. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17, pp. 13346 - 13357. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2024.3427002
Article
Iceberg Detection With RADARSAT-2 Quad-Polarimetric C-Band SAR in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard—Comparison With a Ground-Based Radar
Bailey J, Akbari V, Liu T, Lauknes TR & Marino A (2024) Iceberg Detection With RADARSAT-2 Quad-Polarimetric C-Band SAR in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard—Comparison With a Ground-Based Radar. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17, pp. 5790-5803. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2024.3369392
Article
Fractal-Based Ensemble Classification System for Hyperspectral Images
Beirami BA, Pirbasti MA & Akbari V (2023) Fractal-Based Ensemble Classification System for Hyperspectral Images. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 20, Art. No.: 5512405. https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2023.3330608
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Using Polsar to Assess Temporal Trends of Water Hyacinth Infestation in Lake Victoria
Isundwa FK, Simpson M, Akbari V, Datta A, Nagendra P, Pranuthi G, Silva T, Rupavatharam S & Marino A (2023) Using Polsar to Assess Temporal Trends of Water Hyacinth Infestation in Lake Victoria. 2023 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS), Bangalore, India, 10.12.2023-13.12.2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/ingarss59135.2023.10490369
Article
Change Detection in Multilook Polarimetric SAR Imagery With Determinant Ratio Test Statistic
Bouhlel N, Akbari V & Meric S (2022) Change Detection in Multilook Polarimetric SAR Imagery With Determinant Ratio Test Statistic. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, Art. No.: 5200515. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.3043517
Article
Clear-Cut Detection and Mapping Using Sentinel-1 Backscatter Coefficient and Short-Term Interferometric Coherence Time Series
Akbari V & Solberg S (2022) Clear-Cut Detection and Mapping Using Sentinel-1 Backscatter Coefficient and Short-Term Interferometric Coherence Time Series. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 19, Art. No.: 4006405. https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2020.3039875
Article
Multivariate Statistical Modeling for Multitemporal SAR Change Detection Using Wavelet Transforms and Integrating Subband Dependencies
Bouhlel N, Akbari V, Meric S & Rousseau D (2022) Multivariate Statistical Modeling for Multitemporal SAR Change Detection Using Wavelet Transforms and Integrating Subband Dependencies. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2022.3215783
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Multitemporal multispectral drone imagery for water hyacinth mapping in Patancheru lake, Hyderabad, India
Akbari V, Datta A, Bhowmik D, Marino A, Kumar S, Rupavatharam S, Prabhu GN, Kleczkowski A, R. P. Sujeetha JA & Maharaj S (2022) Multitemporal multispectral drone imagery for water hyacinth mapping in Patancheru lake, Hyderabad, India. Bostater CR (Editor) & Neyt X (Editor) Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2022, Berlin, Germany, 05.09.2022-08.09.2022. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2639004
Article
Detecting Water Hyacinth Infestation in Kuttanad, India, Using Dual-Pol Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery
Simpson MD, Akbari V, Marino A, Prabhu GN, Bhowmik D, Rupavatharam S, Datta A, Kleczkowski A, Sujeetha JARP, Gunjotikar Anantrao G, Kampurath Poduvattil V, Kumar S, Maharaj S & Hunter PD (2022) Detecting Water Hyacinth Infestation in Kuttanad, India, Using Dual-Pol Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery. Remote Sensing, 14 (12), Art. No.: 2845. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14122845
Conference Proceeding
Comparison of target detectors to identify icebergs in Quad- Polarimetric SAR Alos-2 images
Bailey J, Marino A & Akbari V (2021) Comparison of target detectors to identify icebergs in Quad- Polarimetric SAR Alos-2 images. In: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, Brussels, Belgium, 11.07.2021-16.07.2021. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 5223-5226. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9554230
Article
Multitemporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Images for Characterization and Discrimination of Young Forest Stands Under Regeneration in Norway
Akbari V, Solberg S & Puliti S (2021) Multitemporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Images for Characterization and Discrimination of Young Forest Stands Under Regeneration in Norway. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 14, pp. 5049-5063. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3073101
Conference Proceeding
Determining Iceberg Scattering Mechanisms in Greenland Using Quad Pol ALOS-2 SAR Data
Bailey J, Marino A & Akbari V (2021) Determining Iceberg Scattering Mechanisms in Greenland Using Quad Pol ALOS-2 SAR Data. In: 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS. IGARSS 2021 - 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Brussels, Belgium, 11.07.2021-16.07.2021. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss47720.2021.9553540
Conference Proceeding
Monitoring Aquatic Weeds In Indian Wetlands Using Multitemporal Remote Sensing Data With Machine Learning Techniques
Akbari V, Simpson M, Maharaj S, Marino A, Bhowmik D, Prabhu GN, Rupavatharam S, Datta A, Kleczkowski A & Sujeetha JARP (2021) Monitoring Aquatic Weeds In Indian Wetlands Using Multitemporal Remote Sensing Data With Machine Learning Techniques. In: 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Belgium, 12.07.2021-16.07.2021. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553207
Article
Comparison of Target Detectors to Identify Icebergs in Quad-Polarimetric L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
Bailey J, Marino A & Akbari V (2021) Comparison of Target Detectors to Identify Icebergs in Quad-Polarimetric L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Data. Remote Sensing, 13 (9), Art. No.: 1753. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13091753
Review
Monitoring the spread of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes): challenges and future developments
Datta A, Maharaj S, Prabhu GN, Bhowmik D, Marino A, Akbari V, Rupavatharam S, Sujeetha JAR, Anantrao GG, Poduvattil VK, Kumar S & Kleczkowski A (2021) Monitoring the spread of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes): challenges and future developments. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, Art. No.: 631338. Biogeography and Macroecology, Invaders on the Horizon! Scanning the Future of Invasion Science and Management. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.631338
Article
Assessment of land subsidence using interferometric synthetic aperture radar time series analysis and artificial neural network in a geospatial information system: case study of Rafsanjan Plain
Bagheri M, Dehghani M, Esmaeily A & Akbari V (2019) Assessment of land subsidence using interferometric synthetic aperture radar time series analysis and artificial neural network in a geospatial information system: case study of Rafsanjan Plain. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 13 (04), p. 1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jrs.13.044530
Article
Change detection using distance-based algorithms between synthetic aperture radar polarimetric decompositions
Najafi A, Hasanlou M & Akbari V (2019) Change detection using distance-based algorithms between synthetic aperture radar polarimetric decompositions. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 40 (15), pp. 6084-6097. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1587202
Article
A Gaussian random field model for de-speckling of multi-polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar data
Mahdianpari M, Motagh M, Akbari V, Mohammadimanesh F & Salehi B (2019) A Gaussian random field model for de-speckling of multi-polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar data. Advances in Space Research, 64 (1), pp. 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.03.013
Article
Unsupervised Change Detection in Polarimetric SAR Data With the Hotelling-Lawley Trace Statistic and Minimum-Error Thresholding
Ghanbari M & Akbari V (2018) Unsupervised Change Detection in Polarimetric SAR Data With the Hotelling-Lawley Trace Statistic and Minimum-Error Thresholding. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11 (12), pp. 4551-4562. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2018.2882412
Conference Proceeding
Validation of SAR Iceberg Detection with Ground-Based Radar and GPS Measurements
Akbari V, Lauknes TR, Rouyet L, Negrel J & Eltoft T (2018) Validation of SAR Iceberg Detection with Ground-Based Radar and GPS Measurements. In: IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018. New Jersey: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2018.8517286
Article
Iceberg Detection in Open and Ice-Infested Waters Using C-Band Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar
Akbari V & Brekke C (2018) Iceberg Detection in Open and Ice-Infested Waters Using C-Band Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56 (1), pp. 407-421. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2017.2748394
Article
Land cover changes detection in polarimetric SAR data using algebra, similarity and distance based methods
Najafi A, Hasanlou M & Akbari V (2017) Land cover changes detection in polarimetric SAR data using algebra, similarity and distance based methods. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W4, pp. 195--200. https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLII-4-W4/195/2017/; https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W4-195-2017
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Iceberg detection in open water and sea ice using C-band radar polarimetry
Akbari V & Brekke C (2017) Iceberg detection in open water and sea ice using C-band radar polarimetry. 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Fort Worth, TX, 23.07.2017-28.07.2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2017.8127449
Conference Proceeding
Subaperture analysis of polarimetric SAR data for iceberg detection
Akbari V, Doulgeris AP & Brekke C (2016) Subaperture analysis of polarimetric SAR data for iceberg detection. In: IGARSS 2016 - 2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Beijing, China, 10.07.2016-15.07.2016. New Jersey: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2016.7730480
Article
Polarimetric SAR Change Detection With the Complex Hotelling–Lawley Trace Statistic
Akbari V, Anfinsen SN, Doulgeris AP, Eltoft T, Moser G & Serpico SB (2016) Polarimetric SAR Change Detection With the Complex Hotelling–Lawley Trace Statistic. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54 (7), pp. 3953-3966. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2016.2532320
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Generalized minimum-error thresholding for unsupervised change detection from multilook polarimetric SAR data
Ghanbari M & Akbari V (2015) Generalized minimum-error thresholding for unsupervised change detection from multilook polarimetric SAR data. IGARSS 2015 - 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Milan, Italy, 26.07.2015-31.07.2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2015.7326153
Conference Paper (unpublished)
A change detector for polarimetric SAR data based on the relaxed Wishart distribution
Akbari V, Anfinsen SN, Doulgeris AP & Eltoft T (2015) A change detector for polarimetric SAR data based on the relaxed Wishart distribution. 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Milan, 26.07.2015-31.07.2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2015.7326653
Article
Monitoring Glacier Changes Using Multitemporal Multipolarization SAR Images
Akbari V, Doulgeris AP & Eltoft T (2014) Monitoring Glacier Changes Using Multitemporal Multipolarization SAR Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 52 (6), pp. 3729-3741. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2013.2275203
Conference Proceeding
The Hotelling-Lawley trace statistic for change detection in polarimetric SAR data under the complex Wishart distribution
Akbari V, Anfinsen SN, Doulgeris AP & Eltoft T (2014) The Hotelling-Lawley trace statistic for change detection in polarimetric SAR data under the complex Wishart distribution. In: IGARSS 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 21.07.2013-26.07.2013. New York: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2013.6723750
Article
A Textural–Contextual Model for Unsupervised Segmentation of Multipolarization Synthetic Aperture Radar Images
Akbari V, Doulgeris AP, Moser G, Eltoft T, Anfinsen SN & Serpico SB (2013) A Textural–Contextual Model for Unsupervised Segmentation of Multipolarization Synthetic Aperture Radar Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51 (4), pp. 2442-2453. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2012.2211367
Conference Proceeding
Speckle reduction and restoration of synthetic aperture radar data with an adoptive Markov random field model
MahdianPari M, Motagh M & Akbari V (2013) Speckle reduction and restoration of synthetic aperture radar data with an adoptive Markov random field model. In: IGARSS 2012 - 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, 22.07.2012-27.07.2012. New Jersey: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2012.6351584
Conference Proceeding
Automatic PolSAR segmentation with the u-distribution and Markov Random Fields
Doulgeris AP, Akbari V & Eltoft T (2012) Automatic PolSAR segmentation with the u-distribution and Markov Random Fields. In: EUSAR 2012; 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Nuremberg, 23.04.2012-26.04.2012. VDE, pp. 183-186. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6217009
Conference Proceeding
The impact of terrain correction of polarimetric SAR data on glacier change detection
Akbari V, Larsen Y, Doulgeris AP & Eltoft T (2012) The impact of terrain correction of polarimetric SAR data on glacier change detection. In: IGARSS 2012 - 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany, 22.07.2012-27.07.2012. New Jersey: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2012.6352456
Conference Proceeding
Speckle reduction of SAR images using curvelet and wavelet transforms based on spatial features characteristics
Alioghli Fazel M, Homayouni S, Akbari V & Mahdian Pari M (2012) Speckle reduction of SAR images using curvelet and wavelet transforms based on spatial features characteristics. In: IGARSS 2012 - 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, 22.07.2012-27.07.2012. New Jersey: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2012.6351078
Article
Improved Ground Subsidence Monitoring Using Small Baseline SAR Interferograms and a Weighted Least Squares Inversion Algorithm
Akbari V & Motagh M (2012) Improved Ground Subsidence Monitoring Using Small Baseline SAR Interferograms and a Weighted Least Squares Inversion Algorithm. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 9 (3), pp. 437-441. https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2011.2170952
Conference Proceeding
A K-Wishart Markov random field model for clustering of polarimetric SAR imagery
Akbari V, Moser G, Doulgeris AP, Anfinsen SN, Eltoft T & Serpico SB (2011) A K-Wishart Markov random field model for clustering of polarimetric SAR imagery. In: IGARSS 2011 - 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24.07.2011-29.07.2011. New Jersey: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2011.6049317