Dr. Meziane Iftene is a researcher at the Algerian Space Agency specializing in remote sensing, deep learning, and geospatial data fusion. He has authored and co-authored overpeer-reviewed publications in leading international conferences and journals. His work focuses on hyperspectral unmixing, very high-resolution image classification, and AI-driven environmental monitoring, including forest mapping and precision agriculture. He has led R&D initiatives, supervised nanosatellite projects, and contributed to national space system development such as the Alsat-3 program. Through international collaborations, his research advances GeoAI solutions for sustainable environmental management and intelligent Earth observation systems.