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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of December 08, 2025.
- SARIF Md Omar
- Assistant Professor (Special Appointment)
| Affiliation | The IDEC Institute |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Geography |
| Academic Degrees |
Birla Institute of Technology M.Tech. in Remote Sensing Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Ph.D. in Engineering (GIS and Remote Sensing) |
| Research Fields |
Engineering; Civil engineering; Civil and environmental engineering Engineering; Architecture and building engineering; Town planning / Architectural planning Environmental science; Environmental analyses and evaluation; Environmental dynamic analysis Environmental science; Environmental analyses and evaluation; Environmental impact assessment |
| Research Keywords | City Climate Modelling, Land Use Planning, Urban Trajectories Modelling, Urban Morphological Dynamics, Surface Urban Heat Island phenomena, Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Vulnerability, Glaciers Melting, Machine Learning Application, Climate Change |
| Comments | I am an Assistant Professor in Center for Peaceful and Sustainable Futures (CEPEAS) at International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) in Hiroshima University, Japan. I have been doing research on GIS and Remote Sensing Engineering domain. My area of research is City Climate Modelling, Land Use Planning, Urban Trajectories Modelling, Urban Morphological Dynamics, Surface Urban Heat Island phenomena, Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Vulnerability, Glaciers Melting, Machine Learning Application, Time Series Dynamic and Climate Change. |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
City Planning Disaster Prevention/Mitigation Earth Science History of Science and Technology Issues on Cities |
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| Educational Programs |
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : International Economic Development Program [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : International Economic Development Program |
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