
Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
M.A. (Mathematics) Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
B.A. (Mathematics) Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
I am an Associate Professor in the Biosecurity Program of Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, and in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. I use GIS to support location-based decision-making. I develop advanced GIS technologies that allow us to improve the way we view, understand, design, plan, manage, analyse, interpret, and extract information such as patterns and trends of big data. I apply GIS to real-world problems and help decision-making in a wide spectrum of humanitarian engineering problems, including red-flagging of epidemics and natural disaster management. I am a national delegate of Commission 3, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), a national representative of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) Commission on Sensor-driven Mapping, a professional member of International Association of Geodesy (IAG), and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Lim, S (2022), Assessment of post-fire forested ecosystem by using space-borne lidar over south-eastern Australia, Natural Hazards Research Australia
MacIntyre, R, Heslop, D, Lim, S, Paik, H, Yao, L, Steinhofel, K, Moa, A, Paris, C, Sparks, R, Karimi, S (2021), EpiWatch - artificial intelligence early-warning system for epidemics, Department of Health, Frontier Health and Medical Research
Scotch, M, MacIntyre, R, Steinhofel, K & Lim, S (2018), Enhancing global health security through avian influenza genomic models, PLuS Alliance Collaborative Research
Scotch, M, MacIntyre, R, Lim, S, Hogue, BG, Steinhofel, K & Stelzer-Braid, S (2016), Reducing the Risk of a Human-to-Human Transmissible Form of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus, PLuS Alliance Collaborative Research
Whitty, M, Homaira, N, Lim, S & Jaffe, A (2016), Identification of indoor localisation solutions for tracking patients in hospital environments to minimise cross-infection, CRCSI Project
O'Reilly, D., Shewan, L., Armstrong, R., Lim, S., Chang, N., Domett, K., Halcrow, S., Unraveling the Mystery of the Plain of the Jars, Lao PDR, ARC-DP150101164, 2015-2019.
Whitty, M., Lim, S., Improved yield prediction for the Australian wine industry, NSW Department of Primary Industries/GWRDC R&D Applications Shared Grant, 2014-2017.
Ross, S., Karskens, G., Lim, S., et al., Federated Archaeological information Management System, National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR) Project, 2012-2014.
Lim, S., Trinder, J.C. and Turner, R., Full-Waveform Lidar Remote Sensing for Forest Inventory, ARC, ARC-LP100100847, 2010-2013.
Zhang, K., Teunissen, P., Rizos, C., Lim, S., Marshall, J.L., Kuleshov, Y., Liou, Y., Platform Technologies for Space, Atmosphere and Climate, Australian Space Research Program (ASRP), 2010-2013.
Lim, S., Message Passing Method for N-screen Services, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, S. Korea, 2011-2012.
Rizos, C., Lim, S., and Roberts, C., The Feasibility and Design of an Operational Real-Time GNSS CORS Analysis Capability for the Australian Region, CRC-SI, Project 1.15, 2009.
Zhang, K., Wu, F., Rizos, C., Lim, S., Le Marshall, J., Rea, A., Kuleshov, Y., Satellite-Based Radio Occultation for Atmospheric Sounding, Weather Forecasting and Climate Monitoring in the Australian Region, ARC, ARC-Linkage, 2008-2011
Collier, P. and Lim, S., Quality Control Issues for Real-Time Positioning, CRC-SI, Project 1.12, 2008-2010.
Higgins, M., Feng, Y., Rizos, C. and Lim, S., Lorimer, R., Integrating Electricity, Telecommunications and Government Infrastructure to Deliver Precise Positioning Services in Regional Areas, CRC-SI, Project 1.04, 2007-2010.
Lim, S., Metadata Research on Spatial Data, Omnilink Ltd. Pty, 2005-2008.
Excellent Researcher Awards, Korean Ministry of Science and Technology (2017)
Outstanding Best Paper Awards, IEEE WA Section (2010)
NSW Awards for Excellence in Surveying & Spatial Information (2008)
Excellent Paper Awards, Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry & Cartography (2001)
My main research interests are geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS):
Geographic Information System (GIS) GIS is now more than ever an enabling technology for utilities and communications, transportation, public safety, natural resources, health and human services, etc. My main research is to apply GIS to real-world problems and help decision-making in the fields of asset/utility management, natural resources exploration, intelligent transportation, natural disaster and emergency management, and public health research. My publications include spatial and temporal fire occurrence patterns using landscape attributes such as climate, terrain, land use, etc. to develop a better understanding of wildfire occurrence across Australia, identifying the most significant attributes linked to fire occurrence, effective flood emergency plans and response measures, integration of spatial analysis and an agent-based model for shelter assignment and routing in flood scenarios, and risk analysis methods to flag epidemics for urgent intervention.
Remote Sensing (RS) Traditional photogrammetry and hi-resolution optical and infrared imaging systems continue to be important geospatial data acquisition technologies. Digital image capture systems are mounted on different platforms, such as hi-resolution satellites, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, road vehicles, etc. Research areas include sensor calibration, direct georeferencing of sensors and automated feature extraction, as well as those related to a variety of mapping/imaging applications. My publications include deep learning from multispectral/hyperspectral images and data fusion of lidar point clouds and multispectral/hyperspectral images which are essential for the enhanced feature extraction from multi-layered datasets.
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
National Delegate, Commission 3, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
National Representative, Commission on Sensor-driven Mapping, International Cartographic Association (ICA)
Working Group Member, WG I/6 Lidar for Airborne and Spaceborne Sensing, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Working Group Member, WG 4.3.3. Numerical Weather Prediction for Positioning, International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
Professional Member, Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI), Australia
Professional Member, American Geophysics Union (AGU), USA
Professional Member, Institute of Navigation (ION), USA
Editorial Board, International Journal on Civil Engineering and Urban Planning
Editorial Board, International Journal of Geoinformatics
Editorial Board, Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
My Research Supervision