He specializes in geological and geomatics engineering. He is currently Director of the Center for Advanced Imaging Ladar and conducts research in lidar/ladar systems and phenomenology, GPS/INS navigation systems, terrain surface topology and steep slope processes such as rock fall and landslides. His expertise includes remote sensing, photogrammetry, geographic information systems, optoelectronics, lidar sensor systems engineering, navigation systems engineering, geotechnical engineering, highway engineering, engineering geology, survey engineering, and computer-aided design. Faculty and students working on research projects, for which he is principal investigator, spans four departments in the College of Engineering.