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On Tuesday 25 June 2024, Zhicheng Zhan successfully defended his PhD: "Analyzing Crowdsourced Indoor Route Descriptions to Facilitate Indoor Navigation".
Supervisors: Prof Nico Van de Weghe (UGent), Prof Haosheng Huang (UGent).
Members of the examination committee: Chairman: Prof Alain De Wulf (UGent), Prof Georg Gartner (Vienna University of Technology), Prof Philippe De Maeyer (UGent), Dr Pepijn Viaene (HoGent), Dr Laure De Cock (UGent).
An extensive track record
In-depth quality research in a wide range of geographical disciplines.
Bachelor of Science in Geography and Geomatics/Master of Science in Geography and Geomatics.
Research projects at various funding bodies at local, regional, national, European and international levels.
High-quality scientific output: several PhDs every year, a large number of international papers published in highly cited journals, and more.
Contributing at other courses, co-organising specific teacher training in geography and postgraduate training in hydrography.
