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General Information

Full Name Victor Hugo Rohden Prudente
Email victorrp@umich.edu
Languages Portuguese (Native), Spanish (Proficient), English (Proficient)

Research Focus

  • My research centers on leveraging multi-sensor satellite data for Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) monitoring, with a specific focus on applying diverse data sources—such as optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery—for detailed crop mapping and monitoring.
  • Currently, as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, I am developing remote sensing products designed to accurately estimate crop sowing times, areas, and dynamics within smallholder farming systems.

Education

  • 2017-2021
    Ph.D. in Remote Sensing
    National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil
    • Thesis: Multi-sensor Optical-SAR Approach to Land Use and Land Cover Characterization in Roraima
    • Advisors: Dr. Ieda Del'Arco Sanches and Dr. Marcos Adami
    • Internship: University of Maryland (UMD), USA (Oct 2019 - Sep 2020) with Dr. Sergii Skakun
  • 2015-2017
    M.S. in Agricultural Engineering
    Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Brazil
    • Dissertation: Use of terrestrial remote sensing to characterize the spectro-temporal dynamics of soybean and beans
    • Advisors: Dr. Erivelto Mercante and Dr. Jerry Adriani Johann
  • 2010-2014
    B.S. in Agricultural Engineering (with honors)
    Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Brazil
    • Graduated with honors

Experience

  • Oct 2022 - Present
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability
    • PI: Dr. Meha Jain
  • Apr 2021 - Sep 2022
    Data Scientist
    Newe Seguros
    • Worked with remote sensing data (optical and microwave) and Google Earth Engine to create products supporting crop insurance decisions.
  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
    Researcher
    Santos Lab
    • Worked with remote sensing data (optical and microwave) to create new products for agriculture monitoring.

Honors and Awards

  • 2014
    • 27th Paraná State Science and Technology Awards - Best Undergraduate Student (Department of Science, Technology and Higher Education - SETI)
    • Second Place for best student - Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate (Western Paraná State University)

Grants & Funding

  • 2025-2027
    SinergIA
    CNPq (BRL 249,937.95)
    • Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Mapping Energy Crops in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region. (Collaborator)
  • 2021-2024
    Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Program
    NASA ($448,693)
    • PI Meha Jain. (Postdoc Collaborator)
  • 2019-2020
    Institutional Program for Internationalization
    CAPES-Print (US$ 23,662.00)
    • SENSING Satellites for Environmental Solutions Informing Nations Globally. (Ph.D. Candidate)
  • 2018-2021
    Research Grant
    CNPq (BRL 10,638.00)
    • Ph.D. Candidate Bench Fee.

Advising Experience

  • Ph.D. Students
    • Heithor Alexandre de Araujo Queiroz (INPE/Brazil) - Co-advisor (2024-Present)
    • Andre Dalla Bernardina Garcia (INPE/Brazil) - Co-advisor (2023-2025)
  • Master Students
    • Kunxi Li (SEAS, University of Michigan)
    • Shaoying Zheng (SEAS, University of Michigan)
    • Zhiqing Huang (SEAS, University of Michigan)
    • Hantao Wang (SEAS, University of Michigan)
    • Jiangpan Bian (SEAS, University of Michigan)
    • Simon Wu (SEAS, University of Michigan)
    • Estela Carneiro Moraes (PPGEA, UFRPE)
  • Undergraduate Students
    • Elvis Roberto Picinato Junior (UNIOESTE)
    • Fayllon Ricardo Furquim Garcia Rodrigues (UNIOESTE)

Teaching & Guest Lectures

  • 2024
    Guest Lecture
    ESALQ/USP
    • Radars (SAR) and Integration with Agricultural Targets
  • 2018-Now
    Guest Lecture
    INPE
    • Agriculture Remote Sensing class
  • 2023-Now
    Guest Lecture
    Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE)
    • Geoprocessing II
  • 2018
    Instructor
    XX Course on the school use of Remote Sensing
    • Agriculture Remote Sensing
  • 2011-2012
    Teaching Assistant
    Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE)
    • Geoprocessing, Topography, and Global Positioning System

Professional Service

  • Committee Member (Ph.D. & Master's)
    • Pedro Brito (INPE, 2025) - Ph.D.
    • Andre Dalla Bernardina Garcia (INPE, 2025) - Ph.D.
    • Isabella Alves da Cunha (Unicamp, 2024) - Master
    • Samuel Kuhl (UNIOESTE, 2024) - Master
    • Alex Paludo (UNIOESTE, 2023) - Ph.D.
    • Newmar Wegner (UNIOESTE, 2023) - Ph.D.
    • Henrique dos Santos Felippeto (UNIOESTE, 2022) - Ph.D.
    • Carlos Eduardo Vizzotto Cattani (UNIOESTE, 2022) - Ph.D.

Certifications

  • 2022
    Basic Principles of Radar Backscatter
    EO-College (Online)
  • 2018
    TAT-6 Integration of Radar and Optical Remote Sensing
    ESA-ESRIN, Croatia
  • 2017
    Echoes in Space - Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing
    EO-College (Online)
  • 2016
    Application of Satellite RS to Support Water Resources Management
    ARSET-NASA, Brazil

Memberships

  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Sigma-Xi Society
  • NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Program
  • Global Land Programme (GLP)