Dr. Kanayim Teshebaeva is an Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences with over 15 years of expertise in geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and climate change research in high-mountain and Arctic regions. She holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Potsdam and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), and an M.Tech in Remote Sensing and GIS from the UN-affiliated Center for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific.

Her research centers on satellite-based monitoring of permafrost, landslides, earthquakes, and geomorphic processes, utilizing advanced methods such as Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) time-series analysis and cloud-based geospatial platforms. Dr. Teshebaeva has contributed to numerous international research initiatives, including postdoctoral roles at GFZ and the Free University of Amsterdam, and consultancy work with IFAD, FAO, and UNDP.

She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, presented at international conferences, and actively mentors students and early-career researchers. Committed to capacity building, she regularly leads workshops and summer schools on climate risk assessment and geospatial technologies.