Dr. Simic Milas received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in remote sensing from the University of Toronto. She was a Session/Senior Lecturer at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, the University of Victoria, BC and at the University of Wuhan in China. Dr. Simic Milas worked in the field of environmental engineering for some time and as a scientist at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing for several years. She is the founder of SPatial LITeracy - SPLIT Remote Sensing, the international educational program for early career professionals.