Ricardo Barros Lourenco
Overview
Ricardo Barros Lourenço is a Ph.D. Candidate in Geography at McMaster University’s School of Earth, Environment & Society, where his research integrates Geosciences and Computer Science. His doctoral thesis focuses on the use of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) for the attribution of change detection in remotely sensed data.
Areas of Expertise
Agricultural spatial analysis and modellingBiogeography and phylogeographyComputational methodsData miningData visualizationEnvironmental geographyGeospatial information systemsHigh dimensional data analysisPhotogrammetry and remote sensingPhysical geography and environmental geoscienceSpatial statisticsSpatial-temporal data systemsClimate, Water & Sustainability
Other Appointments
Communications Editor (Environmental Data Science)
Cambridge University Press
Research Assistant (Remote Sensing Lab)
School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University
Background
Degrees
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Data Science, DePaul University (2014 - 2016)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Film Production, Federal University of São Carlos (2009 - 2012)
Postgraduate training
Research Assistant
Computer Science, University of Chicago (2016 - 2019)
Contact
barroslr@mcmaster.ca
(905) 525-9140 ext. 24535