Chiadih Chang

Company: Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Position: Section Head of Evaluation and Reporting, Policy Division
Presentation: A Vision of Enterprise Spatial System for Supporting Environmental Modelling
Dr. Chiadih Chang has been working for Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) since 2004. He is currently the Section Head of Evaluation and Reporting, Policy Division. Chiadih is a Professional Engineer as well as a GIS Professional. Chiadih obtained his Ph.D. degree in Water Resources Engineering (Hydrology) from the University of Calgary in 1992. Over past 25 years, Chiadih always has a passion of developing GIS-based decision support tools by coupling GIS technology with environmental modelling, especially in the area of water resources. Before joining ESRD, Chiadih worked as a regional hydrologist for Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for 10 years, a post-doctoral research fellow for Environment Canada for 2 years, and a water resources engineer for Taiwanese Government in 1986 before he came to Canada for his Ph.D. study.