Brandon Heung, Dalhousie University

Research

Machine Learning Digital Soil Assessments Digital Soil Mapping Geographical Information Systems Precision Agriculture Soil Science Spatial Analysis Unmanned Aerial System

Latest papers

Major overlap in plant and soil organic carbon hotspots across Africa.
The Science of the total environment · 2024
Enhancing surface drainage mapping in eastern Canada with deep learning applied to LiDAR-derived elevation data.
Scientific reports · 2024
Improved soil carbon stock spatial prediction in a Mediterranean soil erosion site through robust machine learning techniques.
Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2024 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

The Canadian Soil Data Portal - Transforming Canada's Soil Data Infrastructure to Facilitate GHG Reductions and Climate Change Mitigation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Designing a System for Digital Soil Assessments by Integrating Soil Sensor Technologies with Unmanned Aerial Systems
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Designing a System for Digital Soil Assessments by Integrating Soil Sensor Technologies with Unmanned Aerial Systems
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Major overlap in plant and soil organic carbon hotspots across Africa.

Kebonye NM, John K, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Zhou Y, Agyeman PC, Seletlo Z, Heung B, Scholten T

The Science of the total environment2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175476 PMID: 39147042

02

Enhancing surface drainage mapping in eastern Canada with deep learning applied to LiDAR-derived elevation data.

Bilodeau MF, Esau TJ, Zaman QU, Heung B, Farooque AA

Scientific reports2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60525-5 PMID: 38693219

03

Improved soil carbon stock spatial prediction in a Mediterranean soil erosion site through robust machine learning techniques.

Mosaid H, Barakat A, John K, Faouzi E, Bustillo V, El Garnaoui M, Heung B

Environmental monitoring and assessment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12294-x PMID: 38198014

04

Density variability of COVID-19 face mask litter: A cautionary tale for pandemic PPE waste monitoring.

France RL, Heung B

Journal of hazardous materials advances2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100220 PMID: 36818682

The Canadian Soil Data Portal - Transforming Canada's Soil Data Infrastructure to Facilitate GHG Reductions and Climate Change Mitigation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Heung, Brandon BL

Keywords: applied behaviour analysis; chemometrics; cost-benefit analysis; data mining; data sharing & privacy; digital soil data management; machine learning; pedometrics; predictive digital soil mapping; soil spectroscopy

$2,000,000

Designing a System for Digital Soil Assessments by Integrating Soil Sensor Technologies with Unmanned Aerial Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Heung, Brandon

$12,500

Designing a System for Digital Soil Assessments by Integrating Soil Sensor Technologies with Unmanned Aerial Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Heung, Brandon

Keywords: soil science; unmanned aerial system; geographical information systems; digital soil mapping; machine learning; spatial analysis; digital soil assessments; precision agriculture

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Machine Learning Dear Professor Heung, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Major overlap in plant and soil organic carbon hotspots across Africa." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "The Canadian Soil Data Portal - Transforming Canada's Soil Data Infrastructure to Facilitate GHG Reductions and Climate Change Mitigation" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]