Projecten per jaar
Persoonlijk profiel
Onderzoeksinteresses
My research interests focus on understanding the processes controlling geohazards, and the spatial/temporal distribution of geohazard events, in data scarcity context, with a specific focus on Africa. I more specifically study physical processes governing volcanism, landslides and floods, using different techniques of remote sensing and photogrammetry.
I am particularly interested in studies requiring original approaches, in complex adventurous natural environments, where data are limited or inexistant.
This research is framed by the interests and key preoccupations of my African partners, with whom I actively collaborate through my two institutions, i.e., the VUB and the AfricaMuseum.
The tackled research questions do not only feed local needs, but also contribute to global societal and environmental challenges, in terms of both disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
Expertise
- African volcanism / rift volcanism
- Geohazards in Tropical Africa
- Remote sensing of geohazards
- Multispectral and (In)SAR remote sensing
- SfM-MVS photogrammetry
- UAV image acquisition
- Geospatial analysis
- Data scarcity context
- Fieldwork in complex natural environments
Externe posities
Senior Researcher, Royal Museum for Central Africa
1 okt 2020 → …
Postdoc Researcher, Royal Museum for Central Africa
1 apr 2016 → 30 sep 2020
Postdoc Researcher, European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology
1 jan 2016 → 31 mrt 2016
PhD Researcher, European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology
1 jan 2012 → 31 dec 2015
Junior Researcher, Royal Museum for Central Africa
17 sep 2007 → 31 dec 2011
Vingerafdruk
- 1 Soortgelijke profielen
Samenwerkingen en hoofdonderzoeksgebieden uit de afgelopen vijf jaar
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OZR3992: Dynamiek van natuurgevaren en rampen in tropisch Afrika
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Fundamenteel
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FEDTWIN1: GeohazarDs in AfricaN CitiEs: patronen, tarieven en duurzaamheid in stedelijke contexten
Kervyn De Meerendre, M. & Smets, B.
1/10/20 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamenteel
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OZR3837: OZR opvangmandaat: Ontrafeling van de dynamica van magma en crustal door de studie van lavameer-systemen
1/01/22 → 1/01/22
Project: Fundamenteel
Onderzoeksoutput
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Magmatic differentiation and plumbing system beneath Nyamulagira volcano (Virunga Volcanic Province, East African Rift)
Kamate Kaleghetso, E., Namur, O., Smets, B., Vander Auwera, J., Lubala, F., Van Gerve, T. & Molendijk, S. M., feb 2025, In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 458, 24 blz., 108264.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › peer review
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A semi-automatic natural language tool to minimize systematic biases in geo-hydrological disaster datasets in tropical Africa
Valkenborg, B., Dewitte, O. & Smets, B., 18 apr 2024.Onderzoeksoutput: Poster
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Assessing lava flow susceptibility at neighbouring volcanoes: Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo volcanoes, Virunga Volcanic Province
Kervyn, M., Barette, F., Poppe, S., Smets, B., Syavulisembo Muhindo, A., Kambale Makundi, J., Ngunzi Kahashi, Y., Kambale Ndagana, J., Mossoux, S., Kervyn, F. & Michellier, C., 11 apr 2024, In: Journal of Applied Volcanology. 13, 1, 22 blz., 5.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › peer review
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Landslides, bedrock incision and human-induced environmental changes in an extremely rapidly formed tropical river gorge
Mugaruka Bibentyo, T., Dille, A., Depicker, A., Smets, B., Vanmaercke, M., Nzolang, C., Dewaele, S. & Dewitte, O., 15 mrt 2024, In: Geomorphology. 449, 20 blz., 109046.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › peer review
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Mobilization rates of landslides in a changing tropical environment: 60-year record over a large region of the East African Rift
Depicker, A., Govers, G., Jacobs, L., Vanmaercke, M., Uwihirwe, J., Campforts, B., Kubwimana, D., Mateso, J. C., Mugaruka Bibentyo, T., Nahimana, L., Smets, B. & Dewitte, O., 1 jun 2024, In: Geomorphology. 454, 18 blz., 109156.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › peer review
Activiteiten
- 4 Talk or presentation at a conference
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Geo-hydrological hazard risks in changing tropical African environments: natural or unnatural processes? (Poster)
Olivier Dewitte (Speaker), Axel Antonius Johannes Deijns (Contributor), Antoine Jean Dille (Contributor), Francois Kervyn (Contributor), Mohamed Laghmouchi (Contributor), Caroline Michellier (Contributor) & Benoît Smets (Contributor)
19 feb 2024Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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The challenge of sustainable development facing natural hazard risks in an African mountainous region.
Francois Kervyn (Speaker), Olivier Dewitte (Contributor), Caroline Michellier (Contributor), Benoît Smets (Contributor), Mohamed Laghmouchi (Contributor), Mercy Gloria Ashepet (Contributor), Axel Antonius Johannes Deijns (Contributor), Antoine Jean Dille (Contributor), Julien Barrière (Contributor), Guy Ilombe Mawe (Contributor), Violet Kanyiginya (Contributor), Hugues Katembo (Contributor), Jean-Claude Maki Mateso (Contributor), Toussaint Mugaruka Bibentyo (Contributor), Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi (Contributor), Jean Nsabimana (Contributor), Nicolas d'Oreye (Contributor), Adrien Oth (Contributor), Josue Subira (Contributor), F. Muhashi Habiyaremye (Contributor), Ndayisenga A (Contributor), Charles Nzolang (Contributor) & Ronald Twongyirwe (Contributor)
5 dec 2023 → 7 dec 2023Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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The flash floods of April 2020 in Uvira (DR Congo): story of an event with extreme impacts.
Josué Mugisho Bachinyaga (Contributor), Axel Antonius Johannes Deijns (Contributor), Guy Ilombe Mawe (Contributor), Francois Kervyn (Contributor), Caroline Michellier (Contributor), Bibentyo Toussaint Mugaruka (Contributor), Jaziel Nkere Buliba (Contributor), Charles Nzolang (Contributor), Benoît Smets (Contributor) & Dewitte Olivier (Speaker)
23 mei 2022Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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Remote sensing of geohydrological hazards in Central Africa.
Benoît Smets (Speaker), Julien Barriere (Contributor), Olivier Dewitte (Contributor), Axel Antonius Johannes Deijns (Contributor), Louise Delhaye (Contributor), Arthur Depicker (Contributor), Dominique Derauw (Contributor), Antoine Jean Dille (Contributor), Nicolas d'Oreye (Contributor), Nicolas Theys (Contributor), Thimm Zwiener (Contributor) & Francois Kervyn (Contributor)
15 sep 2021 → 17 sep 2021Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
Scriptie
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Dynamics of volcanic activity in a youthful extensional setting studied by means of remote sensing and ground-based monitoring techniques: Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes (North Kivu, DR Congo)
Auteur: Smets, B., 4 mrt 2016Begeleider: Kervyn De Meerendre, M. (Promotor), D'oreye De Lantremange, N. (Externe persoon) (Promotor), Kervyn, F. (Externe persoon) (Promotor), Canters, F. (Jury), Huybrechts, P. (Jury), Claeys, P. (Jury), Van Wyk De Vries, B. (Externe persoon) (Jury) & Ebinger, C. (Externe persoon) (Jury)
Scriptie/Masterproef: Doctoral Thesis