Marco Follador ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2005-2008, European PhD: - PhD in Georesources and Geotechnologies at Università di Bologna, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Bologna Italy. - PhD in Environmental Management and Geography at Université de Toulouse 2, GEODE/CNRS, Toulouse France. Thesis: Space-time modeling of Land Use and Cover Change and comparative analysis of predictive models. Integrated use of GIS and Remote Sensing for studying the deforestation processes in La Joyanca region, Petén, Guatemala. Bologna 07/03/08, summa cum laude - with commendation. 2004, MSc: - MSc in Geoprocessing at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Geosciences Institute, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil. Thesis: Using Remote Sensing for mineral exploration in tropical forest areas of Brazil. Belo Horizonte 22/12/04, A=Excellent. 2003, Degree: - Degree in Environmental and Mining Engineering at Università di Bologna, Italy Thesis: Geostatistics characterization of groundwater pollution and subsidence in Treviso and Ravenna. Bologna 17/03/03, 92/100. WORK EXPERIENCE At present, Contract Agent at Climate Change Unit. Research: predictive models, simulation of GHG using DNDC model, Land Use Cover Change modeling. 2004, Engineer at Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas (MBR), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Responsibilities: Environmental impact analyze, mining activities and dewatering. 2003/04, Researcher at RSGIS laboratory of Universidad de Granada, Spain. Main subjects: Geostatistics and Remote Sensing. 1997-2008, Socio/working partner of PRELCO (Electronics and Informatics).
SEMINARIES: Follador M., 2007. Comment intégrer les différentes sources d information dans une analyse multiscalaire essai sur la caractérisation minière et changement d utilisation du sol en zone tropicale. SIGMA Master II, Université de Toulouse 2 Le Mirail, France. Follador, M., 2006. Traitement d imagine, Modèles de prédiction et Géostatistique. Master II SIGMA, Université de Toulouse 2 Le Mirail, France. Follador, M., 2006. Integrated Use of Remote Sensing, Geomatics and Geostatistics Modelling for a Sustainable Management of Geo-resources. Instituto de Geografía UNAM, Morelia, Mexico. Research Centre Ecosur, Villa Hermosa, Mexico. PUBBLICATIONS 1) Follador M., Renno F., (Accepted 2008). Il processamento di immagini satellitari: un aiuto indispensabile all esplorazione mineraria in aree difficilmente accessibili. Rivista Gemmologica Italiana. In Press. 2) Renno F., Follador M., (2008). Understanding the territorial identities of the barranqueiros of the São Francisco river (Brazil) through a multiscale landscape analyze. Proceedings of 23 rd Session of PECSRL - The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape: LANDSCAPES, IDENTITIES AND DEVELOPMENT. Lisbon / Óbidos, Portugal, 1-5 September 2008. 3) Follador M., (2008). Modellizzazione Spazio-Temporale delle dinamiche di uso del suolo ed analisi comparativa di differenti approcci predittivi. Uso integrato di SIG e Telerilevamento nello studio dei processi di deforestazione nella regione la Joyanca in Peten, Guatemala. PHD thesis on www.giscience.it. 4) Follador M., Villa N., Paegelow M., Renno F. & Bruno R., (Agosto 2008). Tropical Deforestation modelling: a comparative analysis of different predictive approaches. The case study of Peten, Guatemala. Modelling environmental dynamics, Springer Series Environmental science and engineering, 410pp., Springer, Heidelberg, Germany. Pag. 77-107, Chapter 3. 5) Follador M., Villa N., Paegelow M., Renno F., Bruno R. & Mas J.F., (2007) Remote Sensing, GIS and Predictive Models: a new approach to environmental and hazard problems. Poster in Proceedings of GEOITALIA 2007, Rimini, Italy. 6) Mas J.F., Follador M., et al. (2007). Modelling Tropical Deforestation: A Comparison of Approaches. Proceedings of 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, San José, Costa Rica.
7) Renno F. & Follador M., (2007). Paisagens do Velho Chico Mineiro Análise e Representações. Proceedings of 4 Incontro dos povos do Cerrado, Pirapora MG, Brazil. 8) Bruno R., Follador M., Paegelow M., Renno F. & Villa N., (2006). Integrating Remote Sensing, GIS and Prediction Models to Monitor the Deforestation and Erosion in Peten Reserve, Guatemala. Proceedings of International Association of Mathematical Geology IAMG, Liege, Belgium. 9) Follador M. & Renno F., (2006B). Sustainable Planning of Non-renewable Resources using Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis. Proceedings of International Symposium Nature-Society Interaction: Analysis and models, La Baule, France. 10) Follador M. & Renno F., (2006A). Paysages du Bassin du Moyen Rio São Francisco Etat des Lieux et Organisation. Proceedings of International Symposium Nature- Society Interaction: Analysis and models, La Baule, France. 11) Follador M., (2005B). Using Remote Sensing for mineral characterization in tropical forest areas of Brazil. GIS and Spatial Analysis Vol. 1, Pag. 127-133, Ed. Bonham-Carter & Qiuming Cheng. Proceedings of International Association of Mathematical Geology IAMG, Toronto, Canada. 12) Follador, M., (2005A). A caracterização mineraria atravès do sesoriamento remoto. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) - Dptm.Cartography, Geosciences http://www.cgp.igc.ufmg.br/centrorecursos/2004/marcofollador2004.pdf