Cesar Alvarez

César Alvarez is a geospatial engineer and expert in geoinformatics, GIS, Earth Observation/Remote Sensing and drones. He also focuses on data science, integrating various environmental, climate, and agricultural variables from geospatial sources. Cesar is from Ecuador and acquired his degree in geospatial engineering from the Army Polytechnic School (ESPE) in Ecuador and later obtained a  master's in environmental management from the same institution. He also holds a doctoral degree in surveying engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal, where he focused on Earth Observation/Remote Sensing Applications in Environmental Sciences using machine learning models. Cesar has over 11 years of experience as an assistant professor at the Salesian Polytechnic University in Ecuador, where he has been involved in lecturing and research related to geospatial sciences. Cesar also worked as an international geospatial consultant on projects for CIAT and ICARDA.