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Dr Ireneusz Baran
Research Associate, Western Australian Centre for Geodesy |
Contact Details
Qualifications
- Ph.D. - Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, 2004
- MSc. Eng - AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland, 1997
Research Interests
- Geodesy, GPS, Spatial Data Processing, Satellite Radar Interferometry, Remote Sensing and Image Processing
Education
- 07/00-01/04: Postgraduate studies (PhD) at the Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Thesis title: "Advanced Satellite Radar Interferometry for Small-Scale Surface Deformation Detection".
- 09/97-06/00: Postgraduate studies (PhD) at the AGH - University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. Continued at the Curtin University of Technology.
- 09/92-06/97: Graduate studies (M.Sc. Eng), Faculty of Mine Surveying, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering at the AGH - University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
Employment
- 09/03-current: Curtin University of Technology, Western Australian Centre for Geodesy, Perth, Australia.
Position: CRC-SI Research Fellow
Duties: Development of a synthetic Earth gravity field model for testing regional gravimetric geoid determinations, GPS multipath mitigation techniques.
- 03/02-11/02: Curtin University of Technology, Spatial Sciences, Perth, Australia.
Position: Tutor
Subjects: Cartographic Statistics, Spatial Data Processing, Computer Aided Mapping
- 07/00-12/01: UniServices Pty Ltd, Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Position: IT- Engineer
Duties: Develop, manage and enhance computer network services in teaching and research laboratories. Network administration.
- 10/99-05/00: ComArch S.A., GIS division, Krakow, Poland.
Position: Computer Programmer
Duties: Development of the integrated GPS navigation system for transport industry. It involved programming in C++, in particular the interface for transferring navigation data from internal to Oracle database over the Internet.
- 02/99-05/99: Curtin University of Technology, WASM, Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Position: Visiting Research Fellow
Duties: Development of a Web based course materials for Mine Surveying and Mine Safety and Regulations for Western Australian School of Mines Distance Education Program.
- 09/97-06/99: Malopolska Grupa Geodezyjno - Projektowa, MGGP SA, Gorlice, Poland.
Position: Surveyor
Duties: Responsible for the production of cadastral, topographical and infrastructure maps in the Microstation environment. Accountable for transforming surveying data between different datums and map projections. Maintaining project specifications, progress reports and related records.
- 06/95-06/97: Surveying Services - M. Padol, Gorlice, Poland.
Position: Associate Surveyor
Duties: Responsible for data capture, data verification, map production, contour generation and plotting. Updating and correcting existing maps and charts. Field surveys using modern measuring equipment.
Awards and Prizes
- New Researcher of the Year 2005 Award, Division of Resources and Environment, Curtin University of Technology (Apr, 2006).
- Awarded Prestigious International Postgraduate Research Scholarship ($52,000) and WASM Scholarship ($30,000), Australia (2000-2003).
- Several conference travel grants.
Publications & Conference Presentations
- Baran, I., Kuhn, M., Claessens, S.J., Featherstone, W.E., Holmes, S.A. and Vanícek, P. (2006) A Synthetic Earth Gravity Model Designed Specifically for Testing Regional Gravimetric Geoid Determination Algorithms, Journal of Geodesy.
- Baran, I., Stewart, M.P. (2005) A New Approach of Determining Radar Interferometry Limits and its Implication in Surface Deformation Detection Studies, poster presented to IAG Assembly, Cairns, Australia, 22-26 August.
- Baran, I., Stewart, M.P., and Claessens, S.J., (2005) A New Functional Model for Determining Minimum and Maximum Detectable Deformation Gradient Resolved by Satellite Radar Interferometry, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGARS), Vol. 43, No. 4, pp.675-682.
- Baran, I., Claessens, S.J., Featherstone, W.E., Holmes, S.A., Kuhn, M. and Vanícek, P. (2004) Australian Synthetic Earth Gravity Field Model (AUSSEGM) - A Regional Earth Gravity Field Model, Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G31C-0816, San Francisco, December, USA.
- Kuhn, M., Baran, I., Claessens, S.J., Featherstone, W.E., Holmes, S.A. and Vanícek, P. (2004) First results of Australian Synthetic Earth Gravity Model (AUSSEGM), oral paper presented to the Gravity, Geoid and Satellite Missions (GGSM04) International Symposium, Porto, 1-3 September, Portugal.
- Baran, I. (2004) Advanced Satellite Radar Interferometry for Small-Scale Surface Deformation Detection, PhD thesis, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, 178 pp.
- Baran, I., Stewart, M.P., Kampes, B. M., Perski, Z. and Lilly, P. (2003) A Modification to Goldstein Radar Interferogram Filter, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGARS), Vol. 41, No. 9, pp.2114-2118.
- Baran, I. and Stewart, M.P. (2003) Small Scale Surface Deformation Monitoring in Mining Regions Using Differential Radar Interferometry, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Deformation Measurements (FIG), Santorini Island, Greece, pp.157-164.
- Baran, I., Stewart, M.P., Lilly, P., Perski, Z. and Kampes, B. (2002) A Modification to Goldstein's Radar Interferogram Filter, Eos Trans. AGU, 83 (47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G61B-0992, San Francisco, 6-10 December, USA.
- Baran, I. (2001) Monitoring of Ground Deformation Using Satellite Technology, oral paper presented to Mine Surveying Seminar, Kalgoorlie, Australia, November.
- Jarosz, A. and Baran, I. (1999) Accuracy of Check Surveys - Revisited, 5th Kalgoorlie Mine Surveying Seminar, Kalgoorlie, Australia, pp.53-64.
- Maciaszek, J. and Baran, I. (1997) Studies of a Specific Landslide Regions in Wieliczka Using Modern Surveying Techniques, International Congress of Science and Technology, Rytro, Poland, pp.113-122.
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