CURRICULUM VITAE

(Updated 2024-03-06)

Ali Mansourian, PhD

Full Professor

Director of Lund University GIS Center

Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science,

Lund University, Sweden

 

Contact

Tel: +46 46 222 1733

Email: ali.mansourian@nateko.lu.se

Web site: https://www.nateko.lu.se/ali-mansourian

Invoice Address: Sölvegatan 12, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden

Visiting Address: Sölvegatan 10, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden

 

Employment

 

Education and training

 

Research Interests

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI)

·         Deep Learning / Machine Learning

·         Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI

Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)

·         Design, management, and evaluation

·         Geospatial Web Services

Spatial Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

·         Multi-objective optimization

·         Multi-attribute decision-making

Applications:

·         Epidemiology and health

·         Disaster risk management

·         Land-use planning

·         Climate change

·         Sustainability

 

Highlights

 

Leadership of Research Group

Current members

·         Pengxiang Zhao

·         Rachid Oucheikh

·         Clarisse Kagoyire

·         Gilbert Nduwayezu

·         Tome Eduardo Sicuaio

·         Jean-Nicolas Poussart

·         Nuwanthi Arampola

·         Chansopheaktra Sovann

·         Ali Hakimi

Previous members

·         Mahdi Farnaghi

·         Olive Niyomubyeyi

·         Muzaffar Matchanov

·         Weiming Huang

·         Augustus Aturinde

·         Aron Polner

·         Arvid Pilesjö

·         Sam Sarwat

·         Ehsan Abdolmajidi

·         Mohammad Reza Rajabi Gurandani

·         Olga Dahlberg

 

Scientific Refereed Publications

1.      Naghibi, A., Hashemi, H., Zhao, P., Bragaard, S., Eklund, L., Hamid Hassan, H., Mansourian, A. (2024). Spatiotemporal variability of dust storm source susceptibility during wet and dry periods: The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin15, Atmospheric Pollution Research.

2.      Ndagijimana, A., Nduwayezu, G., Kagoyire, C., Elfving, K., Umubyeyi, A., Mansourian, A., Lind, T. (2024). Childhood stunting is highly clustered in Northern Province of Rwanda: A spatial analysis of a population-based study, Heliyon, e24922.

3.      Nduwayezu, G., Zhao, P., Kagoyire, C., Eklund, L., Bizimana, J.P., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2023). Understanding the spatial non-stationarity in the relationships between malaria incidence and environmental risk factors using Geographically Weighted Random Forest: A case study in Rwanda, Geospatial Health, 18(1), 1184.

4.      Guo, Z., Zhao, P., Senousi, A.M., Liu, X., Mansourian, A. (2023). Exploring the structural characteristics of intra-urban shared freight network and their associations with socioeconomic status, Travel Behaviour and Society, 32, 100576.

5.      Li, A., Zhao, P., Liu X., Mansourian, A., Axhausen, K.W., Qu, X. (2022). Comprehensive comparison of e-scooter sharing mobility: evidence from 30 European cities, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 105.

6.      Niyomubyeyi, O., Veysipanah, M., Sarwat, S. Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2022). An improved non-dominated sorting biogeography-based optimization algorithm for multi-objective land-use allocation: a case study in Kigali-Rwanda, Geo-Spatial Information Science, 2022

7.      Mangold, M., Zhao, P., Haitao, H., Mansourian, A. (2022). Geo-fenced planning for dockless bike-sharing systems: a GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis framework, Urban Informatics, 1 (17).

8.      Zhao, P.,Jimenez, J.R.C, Brovelli, M.A., Mansourian, A. (2022). Towards geospatial blockchain: A review of research on blockchain technology applied to geospatial data, AGILE GIScience Ser., 3, 71.

9.      Jimenez, J.R.C, Zhao, P., Mansourian, A., Brovelli, M.A. (2022). Geospatial Blockchain: review of decentralized geospatial data sharing systems, AGILE GIScience Ser., 3, 29.

10.  Zhao, P., Li, A., Pilesjö, P., Mansourian, A. (2022). A machine learning based approach for predicting usage efficiency of shared e-scooters using vehicle availability data, AGILE GIScience Ser., 3, 20.

11.  Aturinde, A., Mansourian, A. (2022). Space–Time Surveillance of COVID-19 Seasonal Clusters: A Case of Sweden, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11(5), 307.

12.  Welle Donker, F., van Loenen, B.,  Keßler, C., Küppers, N., Panek, M., Mansourian, A., Zhao, P., Vancauwenberghe, G., Tomic, H., Kevic, K. (2022). Showcase of Active Learning and Teaching Practices in Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Education, AGILE GIScience Ser., 3, 18, 2022.

13.  Sicuaio, T., Niyomubyeyi, O., Shyndyapin, A., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2022). Multi-objective optimization using evolutionary Cuckoo Search algorithm for evacuation planning, Geomatics, 2(1), 53-75

14.  Zhao, P., Masoumi, Z., Kalantari, M., Aflaki, M., Mansourian, A. (2022). A GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping and Variable Importance Analysis using Artificial Intelligent Training-Based Methods, Remote Sensing, 14(1), 211.

15.  Li, A., Zhao, P., Haitao, H., Mansourian, A., Axhausen, K.W. (2021). How did micro-mobility change in response to COVID-19 pandemic? A case study based on spatial-temporal-semantic analytics, Computer, Environment and Urban Systems, 90, 101703

16.  Dinc, P., Eklund, L., Shahpurwala, A., Mansourian, A., Aturinde, A., Pilesjö, P. (2021). Fighting Insurgency, Ruining the Environment: the Case of Forest Fires in the Dersim Province of Turkey, Human Ecology, 2021.

17.  Zhao, P., Haitao, H., Li, A., Mansourian, A. (2021). Impact of data processing on deriving micro-mobility patterns from vehicle availability data, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 97, 102913.

18.  Aturinde, A., Farnaghi, M., Pilesjö, P., Sundquist, K., Mansourian, A. (2021). Spatial Analysis of Ambient Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Hospitalization Across Sweden, GeoHealth, 5(5), 1-20, e2020GH000323.

19.  Hansson, E., Mansourian, A., Farnaghi, M., Petzold, M., Jakobsson, K. (2021). An ecological study of chronic kidney disease in five Mesoamerican countries: associations with rop and heat, BMC Public Health, 21(840), 1-10.

20.  Pileforooshha, P., Karim, M., Mansourian, A. (2021). A new model combining building block displacement and building block area reduction for resolving spatial conflicts, Transactions in GIS, online, 1-30.

21.   Ismail, K., Maiga, G., Ssebuggwawo, D., Nabende, P., Mansourian, A. (2021). Spatio-Temporal Trends and Distribution Patterns of Typhoid Disease in Uganda from 2012 to 2017, Geospatial Health, 15(2), 326-336.

22.   Omidipoor, M., Toomanian, A., Neisani Samani, N., Mansourian, A. (2021). Knowledge Discovery Web Service for Spatial Data Infrastructures, International Journal of Geo-Information, 10 (1), 12.

23.   Aturinde, A., Mansourian, A., Farnaghi, M., Pilesjö, P., Sundquist, K., Maiga, G. (2020). Analysis of spatial co-occurrence between cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality and its spatial variation among the Swedish elderly (2010–2015), Applied Geography, 125, 1-10.

24.   Farnaghi, M., Ghaemi, Z., Mansourian, A. (2020). Dynamic Spatio-Temporal Tweet Mining for Event Detection: A Case Study of Hurricane Florence, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 11, 378393.

25.   Lubida, A.P., Rajabi, M., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2020). Investigating an Agent Based Modelling approach for SDI planning: A case study of Tanzania NSDI development, South African Journal of Geomatics, 9 (2), 198-218.

26.   Huang, W., Kazemzadeh, K., Mansourian, A., Harrie, L. (2020). Towards Knowledge-Based Geospatial Data Integration and Visualization: A Case of Visualizing Urban Bicycling Suitability, IEEE Access, 8, 85473-85489.

27.   Sekulic, M., Siljeg, A., Mansourian, A., Watson, L., Cavric, B.I. (2020). Multi-Criteria Spatial-Basde Modelling for Optimal Alignment of Road By-passes in the Tlokweng Planning Area, Botswana, Journal of Spatial Science.

28.   Farnaghi, M., Mansourian, A. (2020). Blockchain: an enabling technology for transparent and accountable decentralized public participatory GIS, Cities, 105, 102850, 1-12.

29.   Niyomubyeyi, O., Eduardo Sicuaio, T., Diaz González, J.I., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2020). A Comparative Study of Four Metaheuristic Algorithms, AMOSA, MOABC, MSPSO, and NSGA-II for Evacuation Planning, Algorithms, 13(1), 16, 1-21.

30.   Jeihouni, M., Toomanian, A., Mansourian, A. (2020). Decision Tree-Based Data Mining and Rule Induction for Identifying High Quality Groundwater Zones to Water Supply Management: a Novel Hybrid Use of Data Mining and GIS, Water Resource Management, 34, 139-154.

31.   Ongaya, K., Aturinde, A., Farnaghi, M., Mansourian, A., Maiga, G., Oyo, B., Bagarukayo, E. (2020). Spatiotemporal Analysis of Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda 1990-2014, Health, 12, 180-193.

32.   Aturinde, A., Nakasi, R., Farnaghi, M., Maiga, G., Pilesjö, P., Mansourian, A. (2019). Establishing Spatially-enabled Health Registry Systems using Implicit Spatial Data Pools: Case Study - Uganda, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 19:215.

33.   Aturinde, A., Farnaghi, M., Pilesjö, P., Mansourian, A. (2019). Spatial Analysis of HIV-TB Co-clustering in Uganda, BMC Infectious Diseases, 19:612.

34.   Masoumi, Z., Coello Coello, C.A., Mansourian, A. (2019). Dynamic Urban Land-Use Change Management using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms, Soft Computing,

35.   AhangarCani, M., Farnaghi, M., Shirzadi, M.R., Mansourian, A. (2019). Predictive Risk Mapping of Human Leptospirosis using Support Vector Machine and Multilayer Perceptron, Geospatial Health, 14:711.

36.   Niyomubyeyi, O., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2019). Evacuation Planning Optimization Based on a Multi-Objective Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(3), 110.

37.   Yousefzadeh, M., Farnaghi, M., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2019). Proposing and investigating PCAMARS as a novel model for NO2 interpolation, Environmental monitoring and Assessment, 191:183.

38.   Lubida, A., Veysipanah, M., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2019). Land-use Planning for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa: A Spatial and Multiobjective Optimization Approach, Geodesy and Cartography Journal, 45:1, 1-15.

39.   Farnaghi, M., Mansourian, A. (2018). Multi-agent Planning for Automatic Geospatial Web Service Composition in Geoportals, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 7(10), 404.

40.   Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Pilesjo, P., Åström, D.O., Cederin, K., Sundquist, K. (2018). Exploring spatial patterns of cardiovascular disease in Sweden between 2000 and 2010, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 46(6).

41.   Huang, W., Mansourian, A., Abdolmajidi, E., Xu, H., Harrie, L. (2018). Synchronising Geometric Representations for Map Mashups Using Relative Positioning and Linked Data, International Journal of Geographical Information Science (IJGIS), 32 (6), 1117-1137.

42.   Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Pilesjo, P.m Shirzadi, M.R., Fadaei, R., Ramazanpour, J. (2018). A spatially explicit agent-based simulation model of a reservoir host of cutaneous leishmaniasis, Rhombomys opimus, Ecological Modelling, 370, 33.49.

43.   Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A., Runnstrom, M., Groth, R., et al. (2018). Features of the international MSc educational programme in environmental management and modelling, Geodesy and Cartography Journal, 44(4), 134-139.

44.   Masoumi, Z., Maleki, J., Mesgari, M., Mansourian, A. (2017). Using an Evolutionary Algorithm in Multiobjective Geographic Analysis for Land Use Allocation and Decision Supporting, Geographical Analysis, 49 (1), 58-83. (ISI)

45.   Rajabi, M., pilesjo, P., Bazmani, A., Mansourian, A. (2016). Identification of Visceral Leishmaniasis-Susceptible Areas using Spatial Modelling in Southern Caucasus, Zoonoses and Public Health, 64(7), e5-e22. (ISI)

46.   Rajabi, M.R., Pilesjo, P., Shirzadi, M.R., Fadaei, R., Mansourian, A. (2016). A spatially explicit agent-based modeling approach for the spread of cutaneous leishmaniasis disease in central Iran, Isfahan, Environmental Modelling & Software, 82, 330-346. (ISI)

47.   Abdolmajidi, E., Harrie, L., Mansourian, A. (2016). The stock‑flow model of spatial data infrastructure development refined by fuzzy logic, Springer Plus, 5(267), 1-20. DOI 10.1186/s40064‑016‑1922‑1

48.   Kazi M.U., Mansourian, A. (2016). Evaluation of land suitability for urban land-use planning: case study Dhaka City, Transactions in GIS, 16(1), 20-37 (ISI).

49.   Pezeshki, Z., Tafazzoli-shadpour, M., Nejadgholi, I., Mansourian, A., Rahbar, M. (2016). Model of Cholera Forecasting Using Artificial neural Network in Chabahar City, Iran. International Journal of Enteric Pathogens, 4(1), doi: 10.17795/ijep31445

50.   Abdolmajidi, E., Mansourian, A., Will, J., Harrie, L. (2015). Matching authority and VGI road networks using an extended node-based matching algorithm, Geo-spatial Information Science, 18(2-3), 65-80.

51.   Mansourian, A., Lubida, A., Pilesjo, P., Abdolmajidi, E., Lassi, M. (2015). SDI planning using the system dynamics technique within a community of practice: lessons learnt from Tanzania, Geo-spatial Information Science, 18(2-3), 97-110.

52.   Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Pilesjo, P., Bazmany, A. (2014). Environmental modelling of visceral leishmaniasis by susceptibility-mapping using neural networks: a case study in north-western Iran, Geospatial Health, 9(1), 179-191 (ISI).

53.   Shaygan, M., Alimohammadi, A., Mansourian, A., Govara, Z.S., Kalami, S.M. (2014). Spatial multi-objective optimization approach for land use allocation using NSGA-II, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(3), 906–916.

54.   Farnaghi, M., Mansourian, A. (2013).  Disaster planning using automated composition of semantic OGC web services: A case study in sheltering, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 41, 204-218 (ISI).

55.   Farnaghi, M., Mansourian, A. (2013).  Automatic Composition of WSMO based Geospatial Semantic Web Services using Artificial Intelligence Planning, Journal of Spatial Science, 58(2), 235-250. (ISI).

56.   Toomanian, A., Harrie, L., Mansourian, A., Pilesjo, P. (2013). Automatic integration of spatial data in viewing services, Journal of Spatial Information Science, 6, 43-58.

57.  Aghamohammadi, H., Mesgari, M.S., Mansourian, A., Molaei, D. (2013). Seismic human loss estimation for an earthquake disaster using neural network, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 10(5), 931-939 (ISI).

58.  Pezeshki, Z., Tafazzoli, M., Mansourian. A., Eshrati, B., Omidi, E., Nejadqoli, I. (2012). Model of cholera dissemination using geographic information systems and fuzzy clustering means: Case study, Chabahar and Iran, Public Health, 126(10), 881-887. (ISI).

59.   Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Bazmani, A. (2012). Susceptibility mapping of visceral leishmaniasis based on fuzzy modelling and group decision-making methods, Geospatial Health, 7(1), 37-50. (ISI)

60.   Mansourian, A., Abdolmajidi, E. (2011). Investigating the system dynamics technique for the modeling and simulation of the development of spatial data infrastructures, International Journal of Geographical Information Science (IJGIS), 25(12), 2001-2023. (ISI).

61.   Mansourian, A., Taleai, M., Fasihi, A. (2011). A Web-based spatial decision support system to enhance public participation in urban planning process, Journal of Spatial Science, 56(2), 269-287. (ISI).

62.   Masoomi, Z., Msgari, M.S., Mansourian, A. (2011). Solving industrial estates allocation problem using multi-objective optimization algorithms, Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 17(3), 503-510.

63.   Mansourian, A., Omidi, E., Toomanian, A., Harrie, L. (2011). Expert System to Enhance the Functionality of Clearinghouse Services, Journal of Computer, Environment and Urban Systems, 35(2), 159-172. (ISI).

64.   Tashayo, B., Mansourian, A., Mesgari, M.S. (2011). Design and development of an integrated approach for on-demand production of road network map, International Review on Computers and Software, 6(3), 355-365.

65.   Toomanian, A., Mansourian, A., Harrie, L., Rydén, A. (2011). Using Balanced Scorecard for Evaluation of Spatial Data Infrastructures: a Swedish Case Study in accordance with INSPIRE, International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructure Researches, 6, 311-343.

66.   Haddadi, G., Sahebi, M., Mansourian, A. (2011). Polarimetric SAR Feature Selection Using a Genetic Algorithm, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 37(1), 27-36. (ISI).

67.   Ardakani, A.S., Valadan Zoej, M.J., Mohammadzadeh, A., Mansourian, A. (2011). Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Fires Detected by MODIS Data in Northern Iran From 2001 to 2008, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 4(1), 216-225. (ISI).

68.   Borna, K., Rajabi, M.R., Hamrah, M., Mansourian, A., Ebrahimi, F. (2011). Design and Development of an Event-based Model for Geo-spatial Information Systems in Accordance to the Concept of Dynamic Version, International Review on Computers and Software, 6(1), 140-149.

69.   Iranpanah, N., Mansourian, A., Tashayo, B., Haghighi, F. (2011). Spatial Semi-Parametric Bootstrap Method for Analysis of Kriging Predictor of Random Field, Procedia Environmental Sciences, 3, 81-86.

70.   Taleai, M., Mansourian, A., Sharifi, A. (2009). Surveying general prospects and challenges of GIS implementation in developing countries: a SWOT-AHP approach, Journal of Geographical Systems, 11(3), 291-310. (ISI).

71.   Saadatseresht, M., Mansourian, A. and Taleai, M. (2009). Evacuation Planning Using Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization Approach, European Journal of Operational Researches, 198, 305-314. (ISI).

72.   Dehghani, M., Valadan Zoej, M.J., Entezam, I., Mansorian, A., Saatchi, S. (2009). InSAR Monitoring of Progressive Land Subsidence in Neyshabour, Northeast Iran, Geophysical Journal International, 178, 47-56. (ISI).

73.   Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoje, M.J., Mohammadzadeh, A. and Farnaghi, M. (2008). Design and Implementation of an on-Demand Feature Extraction Web Service to Facilitate Development of Spatial Data Infrastructures, Journal of Computer, Environment and Urban Systems, 32, 377-385. (ISI).

74.   Mansourian, A., Farnaghi, M. and Taleai, M. (2008). Development of New Generations of Mobile GIS Systems Using Web Services Technologies: A Case Study for Emergency Management, Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(15), 2669-2677. (ISI).

75.   Taleai, M. and Mansourian, A. (2008). Using Delphi-AHP Method to Survey Major Factors Causing Urban Plan Implementation Failure, Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(15), 2746-2751. (ISI).

76.   Mansourian, A. and Valadan Zoje, M.J. (2008). Expanding SDI Hierarchy for Countries with Non-Federated System: A Case Study of Iran, World Applied Sciences Journal, 3(4), 597-602. (ISI).

77.   Moghimi, E., Mansourian, A., Zarei Nejad M. and Moghimi, M.S. (2008). Utilization of Distributed Architecture Based on Internet GIS for Geomorphologic Data and Environmental Management: Case Study of Damavand Volcano Conic, Iran, American Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(10), 1300-1307. (ISI).

78.   Valadan Zoje, M.J., Mokhtarzadeh, M., Mansourian, A., Ebadi, H. and Sadeghian, S, (2007). Rational Function Optimization using Genetic Algorithms, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformatics, 9, 403-423. (ISI).

79.   Mansourian, A., Rajabifard, A., Valadan Zoej, M.J. and Williamson, I.P. (2006). Using SDI and Web-Based Systems to Facilitate Disaster Management, Journal of Computers and GeoSciences, 32(6), 303-315. (ISI).

80.   Mansourian, A., Rajabifard, A., Valadan Zoej, M.J. and Williamson, I.P. (2004). Facilitating Disaster Management Using SDI, Journal of Geospatial Engineering, 6(1), June 2004, Hong Kong.

81.   Farnaghi, A., Mansourian, A. (2015). Automatic composition of spatial web services for the production of landslide maps, using artificial intelligence planning techniques, 24(94), 29 – 34.

82.   Khoshamooz, G., Taleai, M., Mansourian, A. (2012). Development of a Spatial Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Intensive Energy Industries Land Use Planning, Journal of Environmental Studies, 38(62), 1-12.

83.   Babazadeh, N., Mansourian, A., Zareinejad, M., Farnaghi, M. (2012). Using spatial enabled e-government to improve the process of issuing industrial and mineral licenses: a case study for cement factory establishment, following environment constrains, Geosciences Scientific Quarterly Journal (ULUM-I ZAMIN), 21(82), 3-10 (ISI).

84.   Masoumi, Z., Mansourian, A., Mesgari, M.S. (2011). Using Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm for Site Selection of Industrial Factories, Journal of RS & GIS, 2(4), 1-22.

85.   Ghavami, S.M., Mansourian, A., Mesgari, M.S. (2011). Design and implementation of a distributed Web-based system for itinerary planning in uncertain urban multimodal network, Journal of RS & GIS, 8(1), 21-34.

86.   Narimany Rad, H., Mansourian, A., Mohammadzadeh, A. (2011). An image-based positioning system for UbiGISs, Journal of RS & GIS, 3(3), 61-76.

87.   Khoshamooz, G., Taleai, M., Mansourian, A. (2011). Genetic Algorithm to Solve Landuse Planning Problems, Quarterly Geographical Journal of Environmental Based Territorial Planning, 3(11), 85-98.

88.   Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Taleai, M. (2011). A Comparison Study between AHP, AHP-OWA and Fuzzy AHP-OWA Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods for Site Selection of Residential Complexes in Tabriz-Iran, Journal of Environmental Studies, 37(57), 77-92.

89.   Forootan, M., Mansourian, A., Zarei Nejad, M., Sahebi, M.R. (2011). Comparing the performance of MLP, RBF, PNN and GRNN neural networks for determining boreholes of porphyry copper in GIS, Geosciences Scientific Quarterly Journal (ULUM-I ZAMIN), 21(81), 15-22. (ISI).

90.   Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Alimohammadi, A., Taleai, M. (2010). Spatial Optimization of Urban Design and Planning, Using Innovative Operators in NSGA-II, Journal of RS & GIS, 2(3), 21-42.

91.   Ardakani, A.S., Valadanzoje, M.J., Mohammadzadeh, A., Mansourian, A. (2010). Evaluation of Spatial and Temporal Accuracy of MODIS Satellite Images for Fire Detection, Journal of RS & GIS, 2(1), 37-50.

92.   Ardakani, A.S., Valadan Zoje, M.J., Mansourian, A. (2010). Spatial analysis of fire potential in Iran using RS and GIS, Journal of Environmental Studies, 35(52), 25-34.

93.   Tashayo, B., Mansourian, A., Mesgari, M.S. (2010). Design and Implementation of a Pattern-aware Service Oriented Architecture to Automate Road Network Generalization, Journal of Geospatial Information Technology (JGIT), 1(1), 73-94.

94.   Shahbazi, M., Mansourian, A. (2010). Using X3D Technology for the Development of 3D Geological Web GIS, Geosciences Scientific Quarterly Journal (ULUM-I ZAMIN), 20(77), 25-30. (ISI).

95.   Mobaraki, A., Mansourian, A., Malek, M.R. (2009). Mobile GIS for Emergency Management in SDI Framework, Journal of RS & GIS, 1(3), 65-80.

96.   Saberian, J., Mansourian, A. (2009). Determination of the Uncertainty Derived from Input Data Path Finding Analysis Output, Journal of RS & GIS, 1(2), 63-76.

97.   Mansourian, A., Zarei Nejad, M., Moghimi, E. and Omidian, S. (2008). Design and Implementation of Damavand Geomorphologic-Environmental Database Using WebGIS, Geosciences Scientific Quarterly Journa (ULUM-I ZAMIN), 18(69), 74-85.

98.   Dehghan, M., Valadan Zoje, M.J. and Mansourian, A. (2007). Study of 2D and 3D Geometric Models Applied on SAR Images (A Case Study in BAM Area), Geosciences Scientific Quarterly Journal (ULUM-I ZAMIN), 17(65), 186-194.

 

International conferences and symposiums

99.   Staikos, N., Zhao, P., Mansourian, A. (2023). Station-level demand prediction for bike-sharing systems planning with graph convolutional neural networks, 18th International Conference on Location Based Services, Ghent, Beligium, November 20-22.

100.    Sicuaio, T., Shindyapin, A., Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A. (2023). Multi-objective Optimization of Sustainable and Resilient Land Use to Climate Change Using Genetic Evolutionary Algorithms–NSGA-III, AGU23, 2023 – AGU.

101.    Ren, Q., Zhao, P., Mansourian, A. (2023). Modelling the choice of shared micro-mobility services using XGBoost machine learning, AGILE 2023 conference, Delft, the Netherlands, 13-17 June 2023.

102.    Zhao, P., Li, A., Pilesjö, P., Mansourian, A. (2022). A machine learning based approach for predicting usage efficiency of shared e-scooters using vehicle availability data, AGILE 2022 Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-17 June 2022.

103.    Li, A., Zhao, P., Haitao, H., Mansourian, A., Axhausen, K. W. (2021). How did micro-mobility change in response to COVID-19 pandemic? A case study based on spatial-temporal-semantic analytics, 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB 2021), online, January 25-29, 2021, IVT, ETH Zurich.

104.    Nakasi, R., Tusubira, J.F., Zawedde, A., Mansourian, A., Mwebaze, E. (2020). A web-based intelligence platform for diagnosis of malaria in thick blood smear images: A case for a developing country, IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW), 14-19 June 2020, Virtual, United States.

105.    Mansourian, A., Pilesjö, P., Runnström, M., Groth, R., Rocha, J.G., et al. (2019). Promoting of the Geospatial Methods: Introduction into International Educational Courses in Environmental Protection and Disaster Risk Management, EUREF Symposium 2019, Tallinn, Estonia, 22-24 May 2019.

106.    Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A., Goncalves, A., Vanleenuwen, L., Parseliunas, E., Suziedelyte-visockiene, J., et al. (2018). Promoting of the Geospatial Experiences: Introduction into international MSc Educational Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling, 10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Mallorca (Spain). 2nd - 4th of July, 2018

107.    Pilesjo, P., Mansourian, A., Shindyapin A., Assane, A.A., Muheca, E.L., Rwanyiziri, G., Mugisha, J., Bamutaze, Y., Nakileza, B., Maiga, G., Kayondo, L.M. (2018). Harmonizing GIS Education. South – North Perspective, Proceedings of the AGILE 2018 conference, 13-15 June, Lund, Sweden.

108.    Huang, W., Mansourian, A. and Harrie, L. (2016). On-demand mapping and integration of thematic data. 19th ICA Workshop on Generalisation and Multiple Representation, Helsinki, 14 June, 2016. Paper available at http://generalisation.icaci.org/.

109.    Abdolmajidi, E., Harrie, L., Mansourian, A. (2015). Building ontology on-the-fly for the VGI and authority road networks to facilitate their integration. Workshop on RICH-VGI:enrichment of volunteered geographic information (VGI): Techniques, practices and current state of knowledge, Lisboa, Portugal, 9 June, 2015.

110.    Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A. (2014). Spatial Epidemiology Modelling of arasitic Disease Using RBFLN, GIS & Health 2014, May 13 – 14, Lund, Sweden.

111.    Abdolmajidi, E., Will, J., Harrie, L., Mansourian, A. (2014). Comparison of matching methods of user generated and authoritative geographic data. ICA workshop on Integration, Filtering and Abstraction of User Generated or Multi-Source Spatial Content, Vienna, Austria, 23 September, 2014.

112.    Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Pilesjo, P., hedefalk, F., Bazmani, A. (2014). Comparing Knowledge-Driven and Data-Driven Modeling Methods for Susceptibility Mapping in Spatial Epidemiology, AGILE 2014, June 3-6, Castellon, Spain.

113.    Mansourian, A., Lubida, A., Abdolmajidi, E., Pilesjo, P., Runnstrom, M. (2014). SDI Strategic Planning Using the System Dynamics Technique: A Case Study in Tanzania, AGILE 2014, June 3-6, Castellon, Spain.

114.    Abdolmajidi, E., Mansourian, A., Harrie, L. (2013). Stock-flow model of SDI development refined by fuzzy logic. Presented Inspire conference, 23-27 June, Florence, Italy.

115.    Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Borna, K. (2011). Utilizing the Analytical Hierarchy Process and GIS to Identify and Transfer Schools and Residential Areas Adjacent to High Voltage Power Transmission Lines in Tabriz-Iran, 18-22 May 2011, Marakkesh, Morocco.

116.    Farnaghi, M., Mansourian, A., Toomanian, A. (2009). Integration of rendering technologies and visualization techniques to improve 3D Mobile GIS applications, ISPRS workshop on quality, scale and analysis aspects of city models, 3-4 December 2009, Lund, Sweden.

117.    Rajabi, M.R,, Mansourian, A., Borna, K. (2009), A Comparison between Intelligent Algorithms for Solving Site-selection Problems in GIS, The 7th FIG Regional Conference, 19-22 October 2009, Hanio, Vietnam.

118.    Borna, K., Rajabi, M.R., Mansourian, A., Hamrah, M. (2009), Developing a Quasi-Temporal GIS for Prediction Stop Time in Flood Hazard Modeling, The 7th FIG Regional Conference, 19-22 October 2009, Hanio, Vietnam.

119.    Toomanian, A. and Mansourian, A. (2009), An Integrated Framework for the Implementation and Continuous Improvement of Spatial Data Infrastructures, GSDI 11 World Conference, 15-19 June 2009, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

120.    Heydari, N., Mansourian, A., Taleai, M., Fallahi, G.R. (2009), Ontology-based GIS Web service for increasing semantic interoperability among organizations involving drilling in city of Tehran, GSDI 11 World Conference, 15-19 June 2009, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

121.    Fasihi, A., Mansourian, A., Farnaghi, M., Taleai, M. (2009), A Web-based Method for Supporting Collaboration in the Urban Spatial Decision Making, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, IT 2009, 23-24 April, Kaunas, Lithuania.

122.    Naghdi, K., Saadatseresht, M., Mansourian, A., Naghdi, M. (2009), Evaluation of a Heuristic Spatial Search Method for Earthquake Temporal Sheltering Optimization, the 3rd National Conference on World Environment Day, Jun 2009, Tehran, Iran.

123.    Mansourian, A. and Valadan Zoej, M.J. (2008), Iran SDI Initiative: Study phase of NSDI, ISPRS 2008, 3-11 July 2008, Beijing, China

124.    Naghdi, K., Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoej, M.J., Saadatseresht, M. (2008), Evacuation Planning in Earthquake Disasters using RS & GIS, ISPRS 2008, 3-11 July 2008, Beijing, China

125.    Mohammadi, E., de Vries, W., Mansourian, A., Mahboobi, A. (2008), Organizational E-Learning to Promote Integration of Multi-source Cadastral data Based on Common Ontologies, FIG Workshop E-Learning 2008, 11-13 Jun 2008, ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands.

126.    Heydari, N., Mansourian, A., Taleai, M. (2008), Investigating current Challenges for developing Urban Spatial Data Infrastructure, GIS 87, Tehran, Iran.

127.    Mohammadi, E., de Vries, W., Mansourian, A. and Mahboobi, A. (2008). Organizational E-Learning to Promote Integration of Multi Source Cadastral Data Based on Common Ontologies, Sharing Good Practices:E-Learning in Surveying, Geo-information and Land Administration, FIG International Workshop 2008, Enschede, The Netherlands, 11-13 June 2008.

128.    Mohammadi, E., Mansourian, A. and de Vries, W. (2008). Integration of multi-source spatial datasets via Web services semi-automatically and ontology based, 4th GIS Conference along with ISPRS Workshop on Geinformation and Decision Support Systems, 6-7 Jan 2008, Tehran, Iran.

129.    Farnaghi, M., Mansourian A. and Taleai, M. (2008). Web Services Technologies: The key Technology Solution for New Generation of Mobile GIS Applications, 4th GIS Conference along with ISPRS Workshop on Geinformation and Decision Support Systems, 6-7 Jan 2008, Tehran, Iran.

130.    Fasihi, A., Mansourian, A. and Taleai, M. (2008). A Review of Participation Models in E-planning and the Role of Web-GIS in its Realization, 4th GIS Conference along with ISPRS Workshop on Geinformation and Decision Support Systems, 6-7 Jan 2008, Tehran, Iran.

131.    Naghdi, K., Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoej, M.J. and Saadatseresht, M. (2008). Evacuation Planning in earthquake disasters, using RS & GIS , 4th GIS Conference along with ISPRS Workshop on Geinformation and Decision Support Systems, 6-7 Jan 2008, Tehran, Iran.

132.    Mansourian, A. and Taleai, M. (2007). SDI: A Framework to Improve DINs, Map Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

133.    Taleai, M. and Mansourian, A. (2007). Weighting Major Obstacles Influencing Success of Urban Detailed Plans: An Application of Delphi-AHP Method, Map Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

134.    Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoej, M.J., Farnaghi, M. and Ebadi, H. (2007). A Comprehensive Study on Organizational SDI (Case study: Iranian Ministry of energy), Map Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

135.    Toomanian, A., de By, R. and Mansourian, A. (2007). Derivation and Test of Spatial Rules for the Prediction of Efficiency of Business Branches, Map Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

136.    Naghdi, K., Valadan Zoej, M.J., Mansourian, A. and Saadatseresht, M. (2007). GIS-Based Temporal Sheltering Optimization, Map Asia 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

137.    Sadrykia, M. and Mansourian, A. (2007). Disaster Information Network: A Comprehensive Study for Proposing Iran DIN, INDM 2007, Tehran, Iran.

138.    Farnaghi, M. and Mansourian, A. (2007). Design and Implementation of an OGC Web Map Service for Iran's National SDI, Map World Forum, Hydarabad, India, 22-25 January 2007.

139.    Amirian, P. and Mansourian, A. (2006). Integration of GML and Web Services Technologies for Implementing Distributed GIServices, GeoWeb 2006, Vancover, British Columbia, Canada.

140.    Ahmadian, S., Mansourian, A. and Saadatseresht, M. (2007). Investigation of Optimization Algorithms for Modeling and Finding Optimum Path in Emergency Evacuation, ACRS 2007, 12-16th 2007, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.

141.    Amirian, P. and Mansourian, A. (2006). Developing a GIS Web-Service Using .Net Technologies, Map India 2006, New Dehli, India.

142.    Mobaraki, A., Mansourian, A. and Malek, M. (2006). Application of Mobile GIS and SDI for Emergency Management, Map Middle East 2006.

143.    Bazgard, A., Mansourian, A. and Omidvar, B. (2006). Developing a Seismic damage Evaluation Model for Tehran's Buildings in a GIS Environment, Map Asia 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.

144.    Mobaraki, A. and Mansourian, A. (2006). The Role of Mobile GIS and SDI as an integrated Framework in Emergency Management, Map Asia 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.

145.    Saadatseresht, M. and Mansourian, A. (2006). Preplanning for Temporal Settelment of Victims in Disasters, Map Asia 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.

146.    Mansourian, A. and Valadan M.J. (2006). Expanding SDI Hierarchy for Countries with Non-Federated System, Asia GIS 2006 International Conference, 9-10 March 2006, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

147.    Amirian, P. and Mansourian A. (2006). Potential of Using Web Services Technologies in Distributed GIS Applications, Map Middle East 2006, 26-29 March 2006, Dubai, UAE.

148.    Mansourian, A., Mobaraki, A., Ebadi, H. and Valadan Zoej, M.J. (2006). Using SDI and Mobile GIS for Improving Urban Emergency Management, UDMS 2006, 15-17 May 2006, Aalborg, Denmark.

149.    Amirian, P. and Mansourian A. (2006). Potential of Web Service Technologies for Implementation of Disaster Information Network, GI4DM 2006

150.    Mansourian, A., Valadan, M.J., Farnaghi, M. and Ebadi, H. (2006). A Comprehensive Study on Organizational SDI (Case Study: Iranian Ministry of Energy), Asia GIS 2006 International Conference, 9-10 March 2006, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

151.    Amirian, P. and Mansourian A. (2006). An Interoperable Messaging Mechanism for GIS Web Services, Asia GIS 2006 International Conference, 9-10 March 2006, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

152.    Mobaraki, A., Mansourian A., Malek M., Mohammadi H. (2006). Application of Mobile GIS and SDI for Emergency Management, Map Middle East 2006, 26-29 March 2006, Dubai, UAE.

153.    Amirian, P. and Mansourian, A. (2006). Developing a GIS Web-Service Using .Net Technology, Map India 2006, 30 January - 1 February 2006, New delhi, India.

154.    Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoej, M. J., Mehdizadeh, S. and Zareinejad M. (2005). Development of a Spatial Data Clearinghouse for Geological Survey of Iran, Map Asia 2005, 22-25 August, Jakarta, Indonesia.

155.    Mansourian, A., Rajabifard, A. and Valadan Zoej, M.J. (2005). Development of an SDI Conceptual Model to Facilitate Disaster Management, Map Middle East 2005 Conference, April 23-25, Dubai, UAE.

156.    Seydi, M., Valadan Zoej M. J. and Mansourian A. (2004). Design and implementation of a Web-Based GIS (In Response Phase) for earthquake Disaster Management in Tehran City, Commission PS WG VII/5, XXth ISPRS Congress, 12-23 July, Istanbul, Turkey.

157.    Mansourian, A., Rajabifard, A., Valadan Zoej, M. J. and Williamson I. P. (2004). SDI for Disaster Management to Support Sustainable Development, MapAsia 2004, Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China.

158.    Rajabifard, A., Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoej, M. J. and Williamson I. P. (2004). Developing Spatial Data Infrastructure to Facilitate Disaster Management, Proceedings of Geomatics 83, National Cartographic Center (NCC), Tehran, Iran.

159.    Mansourian, A., Rajabifard, A., and Valadan Zoej, M. J., (2004). SDI and Network-Based GIS for Disaster Management, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Geoinformatics (GeoInformatics 2004), 7-9 June 2004, University of Gavle, Sweden.

160.    Mansourian, A., Valadan Zoej, M. J., Delavar, M. R. and Karimi, M. (2003). Conceptual Modeling of National Iranian Cupper Industries Company Geographical Information System (CuGIS), Proceedings of International Conference on Civil Engineering, May 5-7, 2003, Isfahan, Iran.

161.    Karimi, M., Valadan Zoej, M. J. and Mansourian, A. (2003). Design and Implementation of a Spatial DataBase Management System for National Iranian Cupper Industries Company, has been accepted for presentation at the ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference and Technology Exhibition, May 5-9, 2003, Egan Convention Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

162.    Valadan Zoej, M. J. and Mansourian, A. (2003). Design and implementation of a Seamless and Multiscale Spatial Information System for Iranian Ministry of Industry and Mine, has been accepted for presentation at the ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference and Technology Exhibition, May 5-9, 2003, Egan Convention Center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

163.    Valadan Zoej, M. J., Mansourian, A., Mojaradi, B. and Sadeghian, S. (2003). Using Genetic Algorithm for 2D Geometric Correction of IKONOS Imagery, Proceedings of International Conference on Civil Engineering, May 5-7, 2003, Isfahan, Iran.

164.    Valadan Zoej, M. J. and Mansourian, A. (2003). Building a Spatial DataBase Management System for Shiraz City, Proceedings of Map India 2003, 28-31 January, 2003, New Delhi, India.

165.    Mansourian, A. and Valadan Zoej, M. J. (2002). Design, Modeling and Data Preparation of Mines and Metals Geographical Information System, Proceedings of the Joint International Symposium on Geo-Spatial Theory and Applications, ISPRS Commission IV, Ottawa, Canada.

More than 50 papers published in national conferences, which are not listed here.

Editor, Books, and Book Chapters

166.    Mansourian, A., Matchanov, M., Farnaghi, M., Pilesjo, P. (2023), iMSEP: A GIT-based digital solution for disaster management, in: Paron, P., Di Baldassarre, G. (eds.) Hyrdo-meteorological hazards, risks and disasters, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, p. 369

167.    van Oosterom, P., Ploeger, H., Mansourian, A., Scheider, S., Lemmens, R., van Loenen B. (Eds.) (2023). Spatial Data for Design, Proceedings of the 26th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, Delft, the Netherlands, 13-16 June 2023.

168.   Parseliunas, E., Mansourian, A., Partsinevelos, P., Suziedelyte-Visockiene, J. (Eds.) (2022). Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Geospatial Technologies, Proceedings of the 25th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-17 June 2022.

169.    Mansourain, A., van Loenen, B., Bodum, L., Farnaghi, M. (Eds.) (2021). SDI and the revolutionary technological trends, Special issue in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.

170.    Kyriakidis, Ph., Hadjimitsis, D., Skarlatos, D., Mansourian, A. (Eds.) (2019). Geospatial Technologies for Local and Regional Development, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, p. 366.

171.    Mansourian A., Pilesjo, P., Harrie, L., van Lammeren, R. (Eds.) (2018). Geospatial Technologies for all, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, p. 382

172.    Khoshahval, S., Farnaghi, M., Taleai, M., Mansourian A. (2018). A personalized location-based and serendipity-oriented point of interest recommender assistant based on behavioral patterns, in A. Mansourian , P. Pilesjo, L. Harrie, R. van Lammeren (eds.), Geospatial Technologies for All, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

173.    Mansourian, A., Taleai, M. and Babazadeh, N. (2009), Using SDI and Service-based Systems to Facilitate Natural Resource Management, in P.K. Joshi, P. Pani, S.N. Mohapatra and T.P. Sing (eds.), Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management, Nova Science Publishers: New York.

174.    Toomanian, A. and Mansourian, A. (2009), An Integrated Framework for the Implementation and Continuous Improvement of Spatial Data Infrastructures, in B. van Loenen, J.W.J Besemer and J.A. Zevenbergen (eds), SDI Convergence: Research, Emerging Trends and Critical Assessment, Netherlandse Commissie voor Geodesie, Netherlands Geodesy Commission, Delf, the Netherlands, pp. 279.

175.    Mansourian, A. (2008), Integration of GPS, GIS, and Wireless Technologies for Earthquake Disaster Response, in Ghosh, S. (eds), Technology Application for Earthquake Disaster Management, India, Icfai Books, The Icfai University Press, pp. 204.

176.    Mansourian A., Rajabifard, A. and Valadan Zoej, M.J. (2008), SDI Conceptual Modeling for Disaster Management, in Ghosh, S. (eds), Technology Application for Earthquake Disaster Management, India, Icfai Books, The Icfai University Press, pp. 204.

177.    Mansourian, A. and Taleai, M. (2008), Disaster Response Using Distributed Geospatial Web Services, in Ghosh, S. (eds), Natural Disaster Management: New Technologies and Opportunities, India, Icfai Books, pp. 260.

178.    Mansourian, A., Rajabifard A. and Valadan Zoej, M.J. (2005). Development of a Web-Based GIS Using SDI for Disaster Management, in Oosterom P., Zlatanova S. and Fendel E. (eds), Geo-information for Disaster Management, The Netherlands, Springer, pp.1434.

Technical reports

179.    Mansourian, A., Zhao, P., Keßler, C., Küppers, N., Vancauwenberghe, G., Lacroix, L., Donker, F.W., van Loenen, B., Tomić, H., Kević, K. (2021). Showcase of Existing Active Teaching Practices. Available on SPIDER portal.

180.    Pitz, N., Althoff, J.S., Donker, F.W., van Loenen, B., Vancauwenberghe, G., Mansourian, A., Zhao, P., Kevic, K., Tomic, H. (2021). Methodology on active teaching and learning on Open SDI. Available on SPIDER portal.

181.    SPIDER (2020). Exploring and defining the Open SDI concept. Available on SPIDER portal.

Popular science, magazines, newspapers

182.    Mansourian, A., Matcanov, M., Abrireymov, S. (2020). iMSEP as a WebGIS System, Republican scientific-practical conference on "Important issues of implementation of science and innovative achievements in the formation of the digital economy". 2-3 June 2020. Samarqand, Uzbekistan. 323-326 pages. (In Uzbek)

183.    Mansourian, A., Matcanov, M., Abrireymov, S.., Bekaeva, M. (2020). iMSEP –Internet based information management system for environmental protection and risk management, International Scientific Journal.  “Global Science and Innovations 2020: Central Asia”.Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, April 2020. I Volume, 120-122 pp. (In Russian)

184.    Mansourian, A., Matcanov, M., Abrireymov, S. (2019). Environmental Protection in Central Asia: Disaster risk management with special methods, GLOBAL SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS 2019: CENTRAL ASIA, V International conference materials. І Volume. Astana, 2019. 96-97 pages. (In Uzbek)

185.    Mansourian, A., Matcanov, M., Avezov, S. (2019). The first half years outputs of Erasmus + EPCA project. Materials of the republican scientific-practical conference on "Factors threatening spirituality in the context of globalization." Tashkent. 2019 y. 245-247 pages. (In Uzbek)

186.    Mansourian, A., Matcanov, M., S.Abdireimov, M., Nizamiev, A., Tilenova, D. (2018). Environmental Protection in Central Asia (EPCA): Disaster Risk Management with Spatial Methods. ERASMUS+ IN UZBEKISTAN, Tashkent-2018. (in English).

187.    Mansourian, A., Maiga, G., Zawedde, A., Pilesjo, P. (2017). Uganda a step ahead in implementing spatially enabled e-services, The Observer (a Ugandan public newspaper), Education section, November 13, 2017.

Supervision of postgraduate students

o   Main supervisor of 10 PhD Theses (5 finished and 5 ongoing)

o   Co-supervisor of 12 PhD Theses (8 finished and 4 ongoing)

o   Main supervision of 4 researchers/postdocs (2 finished and 2 ongoing)

o   Main supervised of more than 50 MSc Theses

 Projects

o   June 2023 – May 2026: Geo-Academy: Innovative digital GEO -Tools for enhancing teachers' green and spatial skills towards an effective STEAM Education for Sustainable Development, Swedish PI, Funded by European Comission.

o   February 2023 – January 2026: INTEGRAL: Intelligent geo-technologies for resilient agriculture adaptation to climate change in Lao PDR, Swedish PI, Funded by European Commission.

o   November 2022 – October 2025: CADEO: Climate change adaptation using digital geospatial twins and earth observation, Swedish PI, Funded by European Commission.

o   September 2021 – August 2024: AI in the service of socio-politically adapted sustainable dust-storm control in the Middle East, Co-Applicant, Funded by Centre of Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University.

o   January 2021 – December 2024: Near real-time monitoring and risk mapping of spruce bark beetle attacks - an integrated framework based on remote sensing, geodata and modelling, Co-Applicant, Funded by Swedish National Space Board.

o   September 2021 – October 2022: Applications of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), PI, Funded bu Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE).

o   September 2020 – September 2023: GOSTEAM: Cross-cutting geospatial and environmental STEAM instruments for the new generation, Principle Coordinator, Funded by UHR, Strategic Partnership.

o   October 2019 – October 2022: CIDMA: Climate Change Induced Disaster Management in Africa, Principle Coordinator, Funded by European Commission.

o   September 2019 – August 2022: SPIDER: open SPatial data Infrastructure eDucation nEtwoRk, Swedish Coordinator, Funded by DAAD, Germany.

o   March- December 2019: visAR: Augmented Reality-based Visual Assistant Tool for Climate Change Communications – visAR, Principle Coordinator, Funded by SMHI, Sweden.

o   October 2018-October 2021: EMME: Environmental Management in the Middle East; Spatial Approaches, Principle Coordinator, Funded by European Commission.

o   October 2017- September 2021: EPCA: Environmental Protection in Central Asia; Disaster Risk Management with Spatial Methods, Principle Coordinator, Funded by European Commission.

o   October 2015 – March 2019: GeoNetC: International MSc Educational Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling, manager, Funded by European Commission.

o   October 2015 – June 2020: BREAD: Building Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods to Climate Change and Disaster Risks, researcher, funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

o   October 2015 – June 2020: Sustainable Spatially enabled e-services delivery in Uganda, Principle Coordinator, funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

o   From 2013 – Dec 2016: ICOS - Carbon Portal Project, researcher, Funded by Swedish research agency. Note: ICOS is an ongoing project as one of the LU infrastructures.

o   January 2012 - 2014: DataGuru Project. Co-PI, funded by BECC/MERG. Note: Note: DataGURU is an ongoing project as one of the INES infrastructures.

o   January 2012 – August 2012: “Information service for historical demographic information and geographic information”, researcher, Subproject to eSSENSE financed by Swedish National Research Foundation VR.

o   August 2011 – July 2012: Member of HaptiMap research group, Lund University, Sweden. HaptiMap is an EU-FP7 project under the Cooperation Programme ICT – Information and Communication Technologies (Challenge 7 – Independent living and inclusion). The HaptiMap project is aimed at making maps and location based services more accessible by using several senses like touch, hearing and vision.

o   August 2010 – July 2011: Advisor of National Cartographic Center (Iranian National Mapping Agency) for Developing Iran’s National SDI.

o   June 2010 – July 2011: Principle Coordinator of a research project entitled: "Design and Implementation of SDI for Iranian Gas Transmission Company", Iran.

o   February 2010 – July 2011: Iran National SDI: Principle Coordinator of a research project on designing the architecture of a distributed system for the SDI of Iranian Electric Industry, Iran.

o   April 2009 - June 2010: Principle Coordinator of a research project on Design and Implementation of Mobile GIS for Mazandaran Regional Electric Company, Iran.

o   April 2009 - June 2010: Principle Coordinator of a project on Design and Implementation of Catalogue Service for Web (CSW) and Web Map Service (WMS) for Iranian Electric Company (TAVANIR), Iran.

o   April 2008 - June 2010: Principle Coordinator of a research project on Design and Development of Iran GeoWeb (phase 1), Iran. The aim of this project was to develop a country-wise web-based system similar to Google Map.

o   April 2008 - April 2009: Principle Coordinator of a research project on Designing Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Iran.

o   Feb 2007 - Feb2010: Member of a research group involving in Designing Remote Sensing Laboratories for Iranian Space Agency, Iran.

o   Oct 2007 - Dec 2008: Member of a research group involving in Design and Implementation of an Applied GIS for Mazandaran Regional Electric Company, Iran.

o   March 2006 - March 2007: Principle Coordinator of a research project entitled: "Study phase of Yazd Provincial SDI", Tehran & Yazd, Iran.

o   Dec 2005 - May 2007: Principle Coordinator of a national research project entitled: "Study phase of Iran's National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)", Tehran, Iran. The aim of this project was to prepare an action plan for the development of SDI in Iran.

o   Nov 2005 - 2007: Member of research group involved in Design and Implementation of Urban GIS for five cities of Iran's Kohgilouye & Boyerahmad Province, Tehran & Yasouj, Iran.

o   Jan - Sep 2005: Consultant of Office of Sustainable Development (Iranian Management and Planning Organization) for Developing National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) in Iran. The consultancy included preparing required documents and laws for the development of SDI in Iran, to be approved by ministerial board.

o   Jan - May 2005: Consultant for a project entitled: "Design and Implementation of a Base Regional GIS for the Yazd Province", Tehran & Yazd, Iran.

o   Oct 2004 - June 2005: Consultant of the Deputy of Civilian Affairs of Interior Ministry on Disaster Management, Tehran, Iran.

o   Feb - June 2005: Director of a research project on SDI Strategic and Action Planning for Geology Survey of Iran.

o   Apr 2005 - March 2006: Member of research group for GIS Master Planning for Ministry of Roads and Transportation of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

o   March - June 2005: Consultant of Geology Survey of Iran for Development and Implementation of a Geological Web GIS.

o   March - Sep 2005: Director of a research project entitled: "Development of SDI Strategic and Action Plan for Ministry of Energy".

 Scientific Committee and Associations

o   Scientific Programme Committee Chair, the 26th AGILE International Conference, Delft, the Netherlands, June 13-16, 2023.

o   Council Member of Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE), two terms: 2015-2019 and 2019-2023.

o   Treasurer of Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE), two terms: 2017-2019 and 2019-2023.

o   Member of UN GGIM Academic Network, since 2021.

o   Scientific Programme Committee Chair, the 25th AGILE International Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania, June 14-17, 2022.

o   Co-organizer of Open SDI Summer school, Zagreb, Croatia, August 22-26, 2022.

o   Co-organizer of international workshop on “Building SDI Education Curricula fit for the future”, January 20, 2022, online.

o   Co-organizer of international workshop on “Open SDI education: active methods and good practices”, June 8, 2021, Online.

o   Co-organizer of workshop on Open Data Ecosystem, EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2020, Linköping, Sweden.

o   Co-organizer of international workshop on “Towards open spatial data infrastructure”, June 17, 2019, Limassol, Cyprus.

o   Scientific Programme Committee Chair, the 22nd AGILE International Conference, Limassol, Cyprus, June 17-20, 2019.

o   Organizer and Scientific Programme Committee Chair, the 21st AGILE International Conference, Lund, Sweden, June 12-15, 2018.

o   Co-organizer of international workshop on “SDI research and strategies towards 2030: Renewing the SDI research agenda”, June 12, 2018, Lund Sweden.

o   Editorial Board, Geomatics (ISSN 2673-7418).

o   Editorial Board, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (ISSN 2220-9964).

o   Editorial Board, AIMS Geoscience (ISSN 2471-2132).

o   Guest Editor, Special Issue "SDI and the Revolutionary Technological Trends", ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.

o   Scientific Committee, AGILE conferences, since 2015.

o   Scientific Committee, GEOPROCESSING conferences, since 2018.

o   Scientific Committee of Geoscience conferences, since 2023.

o   Scientific Committee, Geo Delf Conferences 2018, Delf, the Netherlands.

o   Scientific Reviewer of different EC/EU grant programmes.

o   Member of scientific committee of the second International Conference and Exhibition on Mapping and spatial Information (ICMSI 2012) and 19th National Geomatics Conference, 7-9 May 2012, National Cartographic Center (NCC), Iran.

o   Member of scientific committee of ISPRS-COST workshop, 3-4 December 2009, Sweden

o   Member of scientific committee of annual National Geomatics conferences in Iran. 2006 – 2012.

o   Member of scientific committee of annual National GIS conferences in Iran. 2006-2011.

o   External examiner / member of evaluation committee for PhD theses, relevant to GIS and SDI.

o   External examiner / member of eval evaluation committee for MSc theses, relevant to GIS and SDI.

o   Reviewer of different international journals such as:

-          Digital Earth

-          International Journal of Geographical Information Sciences (IJGIS), Taylor & Francis.

-          International Journal of Earth Observation & Geoinformatics, Elsevier.

-          ISPRS International Journal of Geo-information, ISPRS, MDPI.

-          Computer, Environment and Urban systems, Elsevier.

-          Transactions in GIS.

-          Sensors.

-          Environmental Research and Public Health.

-          Geodesy & Cartography.

-          SpringerPlus, Springer.

-          Annals of Operational Research, Springer.

-          Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, Springer.

-          Disasters Journal, Wiely.

-          Journal of Natural Hazards, Springer.

-          Emerald, the electronic library.

-          South African Computer Journal, South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists.

 Invited speakers, lecture

o   Invited speaker to UN-GGIM Academic Network webinar series, via AI for Good Platform, GeoAI Education, 14 June 2023, online.

o   Invited speaker to CMES, AI in the Service of Socio-Politically Adapted Sustainable Dust-Storm Control in the Middle East, 25 November 2021, CMES, Lund University, Swden.

o   Invited speaker to Gi4DM Panel 3: Education for GeoDM, as part of Gi4DM conference 2020, online.

o   Invited lecture for MSc students, Web Cartography, March 2020, Urgench State University, Uzbekistan.

o   Keynote speaker of the second International Conference and Exhibition on Mapping and spatial Information (ICMSI 2012) and 19th National Geomatics Conference, 7-9 May 2012, National Cartographic Center (NCC), Iran.

o   Keynote speaker of the 7th National GIS Conference, December 2011, National Cartographic Center, Iran.

o   Invited lecture, Recent advances in GIS technologies, November 2010, Dohuk University, Kordistan, Iraq.

o   Invited speaker, Clearinghouse networks and Geoportals, half day lecture for experts of National Cartographic Center (Iranian National Mapping Agency), January 2010, Tehran, Iran.

o   Invited lecture for PhD Students, SDI and 3D Geospatial Web Services, March 2009, Lund University, Sweden.

 Teaching qualifications

o   At the BSc Level: GIS, remote sensing, cadastre, digital mapping

o   At the MSc Level: Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), Internet GIS (Web GIS), Geographical databases, Advanced GIS, Open Source GIS.

o   At the PhD Level: Geomatics and disaster management, Advanced SDI, Distributed geospatial services, Spatial Analysis, GIScience.

 Admin activities

o   Director of Lund University GIS Centre, Since January 2022

o   Coordinator of the Geomatics Mater Program, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Since 2018

o   Board member, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, 2021-2023.

Pedagogical courses

o   Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: A Web-based introduction, Lund University, 2017

o   Open Network Learning (ONL), Lund University, 2016

o   Communication in Science Education, Lund University, 2013-2014.

o   Docent course, 3 weeks, Lund University, 2012.

o   Techniques for teaching and evaluating students, 3 days, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, 2009.

o   Creativity nurturing, 1 day, Technical University of Isfahan, Iran, 2006.

o   TRIZ creativity engineering, 4 hours, Technical University of Isfahan, Iran, 2006.

o   Intellectual property, 4 hours, Technical University of Isfahan, Iran, 2006.

o   Technology transfer: legal and business foundations, 4 hours, Technical University of Isfahan, Iran, 2006.