chandi witharana

chandi witharana

University of Connecticut

H-index: 16

North America-United States

About chandi witharana

chandi witharana, With an exceptional h-index of 16 and a recent h-index of 15 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Connecticut, specializes in the field of Big image analytics, AI, image segmentation, GEOBIA, Arctic permafrost monitoring.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Segment Anything Model Can Not Segment Anything: Assessing AI Foundation Model’s Generalizability in Permafrost Mapping

A labeling intercomparison of retrogressive thaw slumps by a diverse group of domain experts

Hyperparameter Optimization for Large-Scale Remote Sensing Image Analysis Tasks: A Case Study Based on Permafrost Landform Detection Using Deep Learning

ARTS: a scalable data set for Arctic Retrogressive Thaw Slumps

Can Plot-Level Photographs Accurately Estimate Tundra Vegetation Cover in Northern Alaska?

Ice-wedge polygon detection in satellite imagery from pan-Arctic regions, Permafrost Discovery Gateway, 2001-2021

A multi-objective comparison of CNN architectures in Arctic human-built infrastructure mapping from sub-meter resolution satellite imagery

Reply to: Detecting long-term Arctic surface water changes

chandi witharana Information

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Citations(all)

952

Citations(since 2020)

759

Cited By

401

hIndex(all)

16

hIndex(since 2020)

15

i10Index(all)

20

i10Index(since 2020)

18

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chandi witharana Skills & Research Interests

Big image analytics

AI

image segmentation

GEOBIA

Arctic permafrost monitoring

Top articles of chandi witharana

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Segment Anything Model Can Not Segment Anything: Assessing AI Foundation Model’s Generalizability in Permafrost Mapping

Remote Sensing

Wenwen Li

Chia-Yu Hsu

Sizhe Wang

Yezhou Yang

Hyunho Lee

...

2024/1

A labeling intercomparison of retrogressive thaw slumps by a diverse group of domain experts

Ingmar Nitze

Jurjen van der Sluijs

Sophia Barth

Philipp Bernhard

Lingcao Huang

...

2024/4/5

Hyperparameter Optimization for Large-Scale Remote Sensing Image Analysis Tasks: A Case Study Based on Permafrost Landform Detection Using Deep Learning

IEEE Access

Amal S Perera

Chandi Witharana

Elias Manos

Anna K Liljedahl

2024/3/18

ARTS: a scalable data set for Arctic Retrogressive Thaw Slumps

Yili Yang

Heidi Rodenhizer

Brendan M Rogers

Jacqueline Dean

Ridhima Singh

...

2024/3/7

Can Plot-Level Photographs Accurately Estimate Tundra Vegetation Cover in Northern Alaska?

Remote Sensing

Hana L Sellers

Sergio A Vargas Zesati

Sarah C Elmendorf

Alexandra Locher

Steven F Oberbauer

...

2023/4/8

Ice-wedge polygon detection in satellite imagery from pan-Arctic regions, Permafrost Discovery Gateway, 2001-2021

Chandi Witharana

Mahendra R Udawalpola

Amal S Perera

Amit Hasan

Elias Manos

...

2023/1

A multi-objective comparison of CNN architectures in Arctic human-built infrastructure mapping from sub-meter resolution satellite imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Elias Manos

Chandi Witharana

Amal S Perera

Anna K Liljedahl

2023/12/17

Reply to: Detecting long-term Arctic surface water changes

Nature Climate Change

Elizabeth E Webb

Anna K Liljedahl

Michael M Loranty

Chandi Witharana

Jeremy W Lichstein

2023/11

Modeling the impact of local environmental variables on tree-related power outages along distribution powerlines

Electric Power Systems Research

Harshana Wedagedara

Chandi Witharana

Robert Fahey

Diego Cerrai

Durga Joshi

...

2023/8/1

Real-time GeoAI for High-resolution Mapping and Segmentation of Arctic Permafrost Features

arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.05341

Wenwen Li

Chia-Yu Hsu

Sizhe Wang

Chandi Witharana

Anna Liljedahl

2023/6/8

Detection of Clouds in Medium-Resolution Satellite Imagery Using Deep Convolutional Neural Nets

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

Amit Hasan

Chandi Witharana

Mahendra R Udawalpola

Anna K Liljedahl

2022/7/25

Rapid transformation of tundra ecosystems from ice-wedge degradation

Global and Planetary Change

MT Jorgenson

MZ Kanevskiy

JC Jorgenson

A Liljedahl

Y Shur

...

2022/9/1

Understanding Permafrost Landscape Evolution: Ice-Wedge Trough Network Change Detection from Historical Aerial Imagery using Convolutional Neural Networks and Graph Analysis

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

Elias Manos

Chandi Witharana

Benjamin M Jones

Melissa Ward Jones

Anna K Liljedahl

2022/12

An Optimal GeoAI Workflow for Pan-Arctic Permafrost Feature Detection from High-Resolution Satellite Imagery

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing

Mahendra R Udawalpola

Amit Hasan

Anna Liljedahl

Aiman Soliman

Jeffrey Terstriep

...

2022/3/1

Convolutional neural networks for automated built infrastructure detection in the arctic using sub-meter spatial resolution satellite imagery

Remote Sensing

Elias Manos

Chandi Witharana

Mahendra Rajitha Udawalpola

Amit Hasan

Anna K Liljedahl

2022/6/6

Automated detection of retrogressive thaw slumps in the high Arctic using high-resolution satellite imagery

Remote Sensing

Chandi Witharana

Mahendra R Udawalpola

Anna K Liljedahl

Melissa K Ward Jones

Benjamin M Jones

...

2022/8/23

Big Imagery in Action: The First Pan-Arctic Ice-wedge Polygon Map

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

Chandi Witharana

Rajitha Udawalpola

Amit Hasan

Anna K Liljedahl

Kenton McHenry

...

2022/12

Circumpolar observations of thermokarst pool expansion in high-resolution satellite imagery

Charles Joseph Abolt

Adam Lee Atchley

Dylan Robert Harp

Anna Liljedahl

MT Jorgenson

...

2022/1/28

Classifying and georeferencing indoor point clouds with ArcGIS

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing

Jason R Parent

Chandi Witharana

Michael Bradley

2022/6/1

Geospatial modeling of roadside vegetation risk on distribution power lines in Connecticut

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

H Wedegedara

C Witharana

D Joshi

D Cerrai

R Fahey

2022/7/25

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