Hy Dao studied human geography at the University of Geneva and later got a post-graduate diploma from the International Institute for Aerospace Surveys and Earth Sciences (ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands). He holds a PhD in human geography from the University of Geneva. He is currently heading the Metadata and Socio-Economics unit at GRID-Europe where he works at half-time on secondment by the University of Geneva. He serves as liaison person with the university where he is also senior lecturer in geographic information. His fields of activities include sustainable development indicators, population mapping, vulnerability assessment, graphic semiology, e-learning.
Job position:
Head of GRID-Geneva Metadata and Socio-Economics unit