Dr. Sean Salazar (M) is a researcher and engineer at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). He specializes in Earth Observation, remote sensing and geospatial analysis techniques for geohazards, and civil engineering infrastructure. Sean earned his PhD and MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas as a U.S. National Science Foundation graduate research fellow. Sean has also completed research fellowships at NGI, the University of California Davis, and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Sean has a keen interest in communication of science and technology, as well as entrepreneurship. Sean has participated in several EU research and innovation projects and currently coordinates a Horizon Europe project in the Digital, Industry and Space programme.