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👨🎓 Profiles
📚 Academic Background
Dr. Asif Sajjad holds a Ph.D. in GIS and Remote Sensing from Wuhan University, China (2021), where his dissertation focused on riverine flood risk assessment in Punjab, Pakistan. He also earned an MS in Geography from Government College University, Lahore (2015), with a thesis on flood risk management in Muzaffargarh. His undergraduate studies were completed at the same institution, where he researched the impacts of the 2010 flood in Kot Addu.
💼 Professional Experience
Currently, Dr. Sajjad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad (since Sep 2022). His prior roles include Visiting Lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (2016-2017), CTI Lecturer at Government Post Graduate College, Sahiwal (2015-2016), and Visiting Lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University’s Sahiwal Sub-Campus (2013-2015).
🔬 Research Interests
Dr. Sajjad’s research interests encompass climate change and water resource management, focusing on the impacts of climate change and developing sustainable management strategies. He specializes in flood monitoring and management, employing GIS, remote sensing, and hydrodynamic modeling. His work also includes environmental hazards assessment and land use planning.
🛠️ Technical Skills
He has expertise in GIS and remote sensing for monitoring flood disasters and assessing environmental hazards. Dr. Sajjad is skilled in 1-D and 2-D hydrodynamic flood modeling using HEC-RAS and excels in spatial and temporal analysis related to flood hazards, land use changes, and climate impacts.
🏆 Awards and Scholarships
Dr. Sajjad has received several accolades, including the Best Student Award from Wuhan University (2020-2021) and the CSC Doctoral Scholarship (2017). He also earned the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 2018 International 2nd Graduate Workshop on Geo-Informatics.
🌐 Professional Training
He has participated in international training workshops on resource and environmental scientific data sharing in Beijing (2023) and natural disaster monitoring and mitigation in Islamabad (2023).