Dr. Shabnam Jabari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), where she also leads the Advanced Spatial Information Lab (ASIL). She holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Geomatics Engineering at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Jabari earned her PhD from UNB in 2015, where her research on 3D information-supported urban change detection using multi-angle and multi-sensor imagery led to a patented technology. She also holds an MSc and BSc in Civil-Surveying Engineering, awarded in 2009 and 2005, respectively.

Her research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Urban Digital Twins, and multi-modal geospatial mapping, with a strong focus on urban change detection. She is particularly passionate about leveraging AI and geospatial data to support climate change adaptation, including urban infrastructure damage assessment and flood mapping.

Dr. Jabari has supervised over 30 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers and has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing and is Vice President and former Chair of Working Group 3 of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS-SCT). She chaired the Technical Program Committee for the 2024 Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Halifax and is currently serving in the same role for the upcoming ISPRS Congress joint event in Toronto (2026).

A Professional Engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB), Dr. Jabari is also a Senior Member of IEEE and a Counselor for the International Society for Digital Earth.