Asif Sajjad | Spatial Data Interpretation | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Asif Sajjad | Spatial Data Interpretation | Best Researcher Award

Mrs. Zeina Youssef at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

👨‍🎓 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).

📖 Publications
Flood hazard assessment in Chenab River basin using hydraulic simulation modeling and remote sensing
    • Authors: Sajjad, A., Lu, J., Chen, X., Mazhar, N., Shuja, S.
    • Journal: Natural Hazards
    • Year: 2024
Genetic variation between hybrid (Labeo rohita ♂, Cirrhinus mrigala ♀ and Labeo rohita) by RAPD marker
    • Authors: Butt, M., Perveen, S., Rasool, F., Chaudhary, I., Magsi, A.S.
    • Journal: Brazilian Journal of Biology
    • Year: 2024
Rapid assessment of riverine flood inundation in Chenab floodplain using remote sensing techniques
    • Authors: Sajjad, A., Lu, J., Chen, X., Chisenga, C., Mazhar, N.
    • Journal: Geoenvironmental Disasters
    • Year: 2023
Identification of time-varying wetlands neglected in Pakistan through remote sensing techniques
    • Authors: Aslam, R.W., Shu, H., Yaseen, A., Sajjad, A., Abidin, S.Z.U.
    • Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
    • Year: 2023
Riverine flood mapping and impact assessment using remote sensing technique: a case study of Chenab flood-2014 in Multan district, Punjab, Pakistan
    • Authors: Sajjad, A., Lu, J., Chen, X., Mazhar, N., Nadeem, B.
    • Journal: Natural Hazards
    • Year: 2022
Flash flood susceptibility assessment and zonation using an integrating analytic hierarchy process and frequency ratio model for the Chitral district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    • Authors: Waqas, H., Lu, L., Tariq, A., Xing, J., Sajjad, A.
    • Journal: Water (Switzerland)
    • Year: 2021
Cause and damage analysis of 2010 flood disaster in district Muzaffar Garh, Pakistan
    • Authors: Mahmood, S., Sajjad, A., Rahman, A.-U.
    • Journal: Natural Hazards
    • Year: 2021
Operational monitoring and damage assessment of riverine flood-2014 in the lower Chenab plain, Punjab, Pakistan, using remote sensing and GIS techniques
    • Authors: Sajjad, A., Lu, J., Chen, X., Saleem, N., Hassan, H.
    • Journal: Remote Sensing
    • Year: 2020