Senior Lecturer in Earth Observation
Biological and Environmental Sciences Stirling
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0000-0002-4531-3102I received an MSc in Telecommunication Engineering at the Universita’ di Napoli “Federico II” in 2006. In 2006, I joined the High Frequency and Radar Systems Department (HR), German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen where I developed my MSc thesis, which focused on SAR multi-pass retrieval of forest parameters.
In 2011, I was awarded a PhD degree from the University of Edinburgh, (School of Geosciences), Edinburgh, UK in the field of polarimetric SAR interferometry. It was a great experience and my PhD thesis was awarded “Best PhD Thesis 2011” by the RSPSoc (Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society) and “Outstanding PhD Thesis” by Springer Verlag, which published the thesis in 2012.
From March 2011 to October 2011, I worked at the University of Alicante, Institute of Computing Research, in Alicante, Spain. Besides enjoying the sunny weather, I earned experiences in processing stuck of radar images for change detection.
From December 2011 to May 2015, I was a post-doctorate researcher and lecturer at the ETH Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Switzerland. At ETH I was presented with a unique opportunity to assert myself as a researcher and at the same time to gain teaching skills.
From June 2015 to April 2018, I was a lecturer at the Open University, Department of Engineering and Innovation, in Milton Keynes, UK. At the OU I had the possibility to think a lot about best ways of teaching and I worked on really exciting projects.
Since June 2018 I am a Senior Lecture in Earth Observation at the University of Stirling, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Here, I enjoy my time being involved in both teaching and research, along with having walks on the hills surrounding the campus.
I am very fascinated by Earth Observation (EO) images and I spend most of my research time processing stacks of radar images for monitoring the environment. I have worked on a large variety of applications, where the common denominator is SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and polarimetry or interferometry.
I am fascinated by maritime applications as monitoring plastic pollutants, icebergs, sea ice, small vessels, aquaculture structures and other targets at sea that are of interest for environmental protection and hazard mitigation. I am also monitoring changes in agricultural fields (for food security), coastal areas (for salt marshes erosion) and forests (for deforestation, degradation and selective logging).
I find very exciting to develop new methodologies using Image Processing, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. I especially like to write code that manipulate EO images to extract information automatically.
Finally, I love doing fieldwork! Looking things through the eyes of a satellite is exciting, but just as exciting as seeing things with your own eyes. In the past, I have also built several radars to bring to the field and perform in loco measurements.
Article
Robust CFAR Detector Based on Truncated Statistics for Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar
Liu T, Yang Z, Marino A, Gao G & Yang J (2020) Robust CFAR Detector Based on Truncated Statistics for Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2020.2979252
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Zhu S, Shao W, Armando M, Shi J, Sun J, Yuan X, Hu J, Yang D & Zuo J (2020) Evaluation of Chinese Quad-polarization Gaofen-3 SAR Wave Mode Data for Significant Wave Height Retrieval. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 44 (6), pp. 588-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2019.1573136
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Bailey J & Marino A (2020) Quad-Polarimetric Multi-Scale Analysis of Icebergs in ALOS-2 SAR Data: A Comparison between Icebergs in West and East Greenland. Remote Sensing, 12 (11), Art. No.: 1864. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12111864
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Silva-Perez C, Marino A & Cameron I (2020) Monitoring Agricultural Fields Using Sentinel-1 and Temperature Data in Peru: Case Study of Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.). Remote Sensing, 12 (12), Art. No.: 1993. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12121993
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Zhu S, Shao W, Marino A, Sun J & Yuan X (2020) Semi-Empirical Algorithm for Wind Speed Retrieval from Gaofen-3 Quad-Polarization Strip Mode SAR Data. Journal of Ocean University of China, 19 (1), pp. 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-020-4215-9
Conference Proceeding
Optimal polarimetric detection filter and its statistical tests for a ship detector
Liu T, Dias RYCL, Yang J, Marino A & Gao G (2019) Optimal polarimetric detection filter and its statistical tests for a ship detector. In: IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings. 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 28.07.2019-02.08.2019. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 3221-3224. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900395
Conference Proceeding
SAR Ship Detection for Rough Sea Conditions
Iervolino P, Guida R, Amitrano D & Marino A (2019) SAR Ship Detection for Rough Sea Conditions. In: IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings. IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 28.07.2019-02.08.2019. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2019.8900332
Letter
Detection of Wind Turbines in Intertidal Areas Using SAR Polarimetry
Ferrentino E, Nunziata F, Marino A, Migliaccio M & Li X (2019) Detection of Wind Turbines in Intertidal Areas Using SAR Polarimetry. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 16 (10), pp. 1516-1520. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2019.2905714
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CFAR Ship Detection in Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Images Based on Whitening Filter
Liu T, Zhang J, Gao G, Yang J & Marino A (2019) CFAR Ship Detection in Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Images Based on Whitening Filter. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing p. 24. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2019.2931353
Editorial
Editorial for the Special Issue "Remote Sensing of Target Detection in Marine Environment"
Nunziata F, Marino A & Velotto D (2019) Editorial for the Special Issue "Remote Sensing of Target Detection in Marine Environment". Remote Sensing, 11 (14), Art. No.: 1689. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11141689
Article
Automatic Detection of Small Icebergs in Fast Ice Using Satellite Wide-Swath SAR Images
Soldal IH, Dierking W, Korosov A & Marino A (2019) Automatic Detection of Small Icebergs in Fast Ice Using Satellite Wide-Swath SAR Images. Remote Sensing, 11 (7), Art. No.: 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11070806
Conference Proceeding
Detection of aquaculture structures using Sentinel-1 data
Ballester-Berman JD, Sanchez-Jerez P & Marino A (2018) Detection of aquaculture structures using Sentinel-1 data. In: EUSAR 2018: 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar Electronic Proceedings, 04 - 07 June, 2018, Aachen, Germany. Proceedings of the European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, EUSAR. 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, EUSAR 2018, Aachen, Germany, 04.06.2018-07.06.2018. Aachen, Germany: VDE Verlag, pp. 888-891. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8438138/
Conference Proceeding
Iceberg Detection with L-Band ALOS-2 Data Using the Dual-POL Ratio Anomaly Detector
Marino A (2018) Iceberg Detection with L-Band ALOS-2 Data Using the Dual-POL Ratio Anomaly Detector. In: IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS. IGARSS 2018 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, Spain, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2018.8519206
Conference Proceeding
Monitoring Bridges Vibration Using a Ground Based Radar
Marino A (2018) Monitoring Bridges Vibration Using a Ground Based Radar. In: IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS. IGARSS 2018 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, Spain, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2018.8519480
Conference Proceeding
Detecting microplastics pollution in world oceans using sar remote sensing
Davaasuren N, Marino A, Boardman C, Alparone M, Nunziata F, Ackermann N & Hajnsek I (2018) Detecting microplastics pollution in world oceans using sar remote sensing. In: IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS. IGARSS 2018 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, Spain, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 938-941. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8517281
Article
A dual-polarimetric approach to earthquake damage assessment
Ferrentino E, Marino A, Nunziata F & Migliaccio M (2018) A dual-polarimetric approach to earthquake damage assessment. International Journal of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2018.1511935
Article
A ship detector applying Principal Component Analysis to the polarimetric Notch Filter
Zhang T, Marino A, Xiong H & Yu W (2018) A ship detector applying Principal Component Analysis to the polarimetric Notch Filter. Remote Sensing, 10 (6), Art. No.: 948. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10060948
Article
Multipath Interferences in Ground-Based Radar Data: A Case Study
Lucas C, Leinss S, Bühler Y, Marino A & Hajnsek I (2017) Multipath Interferences in Ground-Based Radar Data: A Case Study. Remote Sensing, 9 (12), p. 1260. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9121260
Article
Marino A, Velotto D & Nunziata F (2017) Offshore Metallic Platforms Observation Using Dual-Polarimetric TS-X/TD-X Satellite Imagery: A Case Study in the Gulf of Mexico. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 10 (10), pp. 4376-4386. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2718584
Article
Trace coherence: A new operator for polarimetric and interferometric SAR IMAGES
Marino A (2017) Trace coherence: A new operator for polarimetric and interferometric SAR IMAGES. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55 (4), pp. 2326-2339. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=&doi=10.1109%2fTGRS.2016.2641742&partnerID=40&md5=0ab14718870480f4a3e734aef9877f1e; https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2016.2641742
Conference Proceeding
Contrast enhancement for an iceberg detector with a CFAR test using dual-polarized radar imagery
Marino A, Dierking W & Wesche C (2016) Contrast enhancement for an iceberg detector with a CFAR test using dual-polarized radar imagery. In: 2016 European Radar Conference (EuRAD). 13th European Radar Conference (EuRAD), London, 05.10.2016-07.10.2016. London: IEEE, pp. 73-76. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7811650
Conference Proceeding
Investigation of snow avalanches with ground based ku-band radar
Lucas C, Hajnsek I, Marino A & Buehler Y (2016) Investigation of snow avalanches with ground based ku-band radar. In: EUSAR 2016 : 11th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar Electronic, June 6-9, 2016, Hamburg, Germany. EUSAR 2016 - 11th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Hamburg, Germany, 06.06.2016-09.06.2016. Berlin: VDE Verlag. https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/vde%3Asid~454228124/Investigation-of-Snow-Avalanches-with-Ground-Based/
Article
Marino A, Dierking W & Wesche C (2016) A Depolarization Ratio Anomaly Detector to Identify Icebergs in Sea Ice Using Dual-Polarization SAR Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54 (9), pp. 5602-5615. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2016.2569450
Article
Ship Detection with TanDEM-X Data Extending the Polarimetric Notch Filter
Marino A & Hajnsek I (2015) Ship Detection with TanDEM-X Data Extending the Polarimetric Notch Filter. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 12 (10), pp. 2160-2164. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2015.2453235
Article
Statistical tests for a ship detector based on the Polarimetric Notch Filter
Marino A & Hajnsek I (2015) Statistical tests for a ship detector based on the Polarimetric Notch Filter. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53 (8), pp. 4578-4595. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2015.2402312
Article
Marino A, Sanjuan-Ferrer MJ, Hajnsek I & Ouchi K (2015) Ship detection with spectral analysis of synthetic aperture radar: A comparison of new and well-known algorithms. Remote Sensing, 7 (5), pp. 5416-5439. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70505416
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Comparison of ship detectors using polarimetric alos data: Tokyo Bay
Marino A, Sugimoto M, Nunziata F, Hajnsek I, Migliaccio M & Ouchi K (2013) Comparison of ship detectors using polarimetric alos data: Tokyo Bay. 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS, Melbourne, Australia, 21.07.2013-26.07.2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723289
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Recent advances on SAR polarimetry to observe surfactants and targets at sea
Migliaccio M, Nunziata F, Marino AM & Hajnsek I (2013) Recent advances on SAR polarimetry to observe surfactants and targets at sea. 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS, Melbourne, Australia, 21.07.2013-26.07.2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723506
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Orientation effects on polarimetric SAR images of sea ice
Marino A & Hajnsek I (2013) Orientation effects on polarimetric SAR images of sea ice. 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS, Melboune, Australia, 21.07.2013-26.07.2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723615
Article
A new polarimetric change detector in radar imagery
Marino A, Cloude S & Lopez-Sanchez J (2013) A new polarimetric change detector in radar imagery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51 (5), pp. 2986-3000. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2012.2211883
Article
A notch filter for ship detection with polarimetric SAR data
Marino A (2013) A notch filter for ship detection with polarimetric SAR data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 6 (3), pp. 1219-1232. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2247741
Conference Paper (unpublished)
A polarimetric change detector identifying power modifications of scattering mechanisms
Marino A, Lopez-Sanchez JM & Hajnsek I (2012) A polarimetric change detector identifying power modifications of scattering mechanisms. 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Nuremberg, Germany, 23.04.2012-26.04.2012.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Marino A, Lopez-Sanchez J & Hajnsek I (2012) Accounting for depolarization effects in the test for equi-scattering mechanisms based on the partial target detector. EUSAR 2012; 9th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, Nuremberg, Germany, 23.04.2012-26.04.2012.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Optimised power changes detector for PolInSAR applications
Marino A, Hajnsek I & Nannini M (2012) Optimised power changes detector for PolInSAR applications. 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany, 22.07.2012-27.07.2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352462
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Icebergs detection with TerraSAR-X data using a polarimetric notch filter
Marino A & Hajnsek I (2012) Icebergs detection with TerraSAR-X data using a polarimetric notch filter. 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany, 22.07.2012-27.07.2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350605
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Linking the polarimetric change detector based on perturbation filters with the Pol-InSAR coherence
Marino A & Hajnsek I (2012) Linking the polarimetric change detector based on perturbation filters with the Pol-InSAR coherence. 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany, 22.07.2012-27.07.2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350765
Article
Detecting depolarized targets using a new geometrical perturbation filter
Marino A, Cloude SR & Woodhouse IH (2012) Detecting depolarized targets using a new geometrical perturbation filter. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 50 (10), pp. 3787-3799. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2012.2185703
Article
A standard index of spatial resolution for distributed targets in synthetic aperture radar imagery
Woodhouse I, Marino A & Cameron I (2011) A standard index of spatial resolution for distributed targets in synthetic aperture radar imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (23), pp. 7929-7938. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2010.502546
Conference Paper (unpublished)
See the forests with different eyes
Tan C, Marino A, Woodhouse I, Cloude S, Suarez J & Edwards C (2011) See the forests with different eyes. 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24.07.2011-29.07.2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049329
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Test of equi-scattering mechanisms for POLInSAR applications with TanDEM-X
Marino A, Cloude S & Lopez-Sanchez J (2011) Test of equi-scattering mechanisms for POLInSAR applications with TanDEM-X. 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24.07.2011-29.07.2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049764
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Biomass related parameter retrieving from quad-pol images based on Freeman-Durden decomposition
Xu X, Marino A & Li L (2011) Biomass related parameter retrieving from quad-pol images based on Freeman-Durden decomposition. 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24.07.2011-29.07.2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049005
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Ship detection with quad polarimetric TerraSAR-X data: An adaptive notch filter
Marino A & Walker N (2011) Ship detection with quad polarimetric TerraSAR-X data: An adaptive notch filter. 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24.07.2011-29.07.2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6048938
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Ship detection with RadarSat-2 Quad-Pol SAR data using a notch filter based on perturbation analysis
Marino A, Walker N & Woodhouse I (2010) Ship detection with RadarSat-2 Quad-Pol SAR data using a notch filter based on perturbation analysis. 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, HI, USA, 25.07.2010-30.07.2010. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5651362
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Detecting depolarizing targets with satellite data: A new geometrical perturbation filter
Marino A, Cloude S & Woodhouse I (2010) Detecting depolarizing targets with satellite data: A new geometrical perturbation filter. 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, HI, USA, 25.07.2010-30.07.2010. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653209
Article
A polarimetric target detector using the Huynen fork
Marino A, Cloude S & Woodhouse I (2010) A polarimetric target detector using the Huynen fork. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48 (5), pp. 2357-2366. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2009.2038592
Conference Proceeding
Viergever K, Woodhouse I, Marino A, Brollyand M & Stuart N (2009) Backscatter and interferometry for estimating above-ground biomass of sparse woodland: A case study in belize. In: volume 3. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa, 12.07.2009-17.07.2009, pp. III1047-III1050. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417958
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Polarimetric target detector by the use of the polarisation fork
Marino A, Cloude S & Woodhouse I (2009) Polarimetric target detector by the use of the polarisation fork. 4th International Workshop on Science and Applications of SAR Polarimetry and Polarimetric Interferometry, PolInSAR 2009, Frascati, Italy, 26.01.2009-30.01.2009.
Conference Proceeding
Selectable target detector using the polarization fork
Marino A & Woodhouse I (2009) Selectable target detector using the polarization fork. In: volume 3. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa, 12.07.2009-17.07.2009, pp. III1-III4. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418287
Conference Proceeding
Sar interferometry for estimating above-ground biomass of savanna woodlands in belize
Viergever K, Woodhouse I, Marino A, Brolley M & Stuart N (2008) Sar interferometry for estimating above-ground biomass of savanna woodlands in belize. In: volume 5. 2008 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Boston, MA, USA, 07.07.2008-11.07.2008, pp. V290-V293. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4780085
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