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Michel
KASSER, born in 1953 in Lausanne (Switzerland). Two engineering Master
degrees, from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, 1972-1975) and Ecole Nationale des
Sciences Géographiques (1975-1977). In 1977-1991, with IGN-France (IGN is the
National Mapping Administration of France) as manager, first of the
Levelling Department (in charge of the NGF, French High Precision Levelling
Network), then in 1984 of LOEMI instrumentation laboratory, and then in
1988-1991 of the Commercial Department. In parallel, geophysical geodetic
operations in many active areas of the world. Since 1991, appointed as
University Professor, Director of the Ecole Supérieure des Géomètres et
Topographes (French "Grande Ecole" (Master in engineering) in
Surveying and Geomatics). From 1999 to 2003, head of the Geodetic and
Levelling Service, and director of the LAREG (Laboratoire de Recherches en
Géodésie) at IGN-France. From 2003 to 2011, he is Director of the Ecole
Nationale des Sciences Géographiques, another French "Grande Ecole"
with 14 different cursus in Geomatics and GIS, from undergraduate to Masters
levels. From
2011 to 2018, he is Professor of Geodesy in the HEIG-VD engineering school of
Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland), in charge of the orientation
"Geomatics" in the Master MIT, which provides for French-speaking
Switzerland the requested degree for becoming “Chartered” Surveyor (Brevet Fédéral de Géomètre). And since
2015 he has been deputy dean of the Geomatics department, in charge of the
Bachelor degree. Michel KASSER has been President of the
Association Française de Topographie 2002-2012, whose he is now honorary
president. Since 2015 he is President of the association Ingénieurs Géomètres
de Suisse Occidentale (IGSO). He has been the main author with Yves EGELS of
the book “Digital Photogrammetry” (Taylor & Francis, London 2001) edited
also in French (“Photogrammétrie Numérique”, Hermès Sciences, Paris, 2001).
He has published many scientific and technical papers, for specialists or for
large public. |