Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS

Alaa Ahmed Masoud

Alaa Ahmed Masoud
Professor, Geology Department
Tanta University, Egypt

Biography

Associate Professorship in Geoinformatics, March 2009, Tanta University, Faculty of Science, Geology Dept, Tanta, Egypt. Ph.D. in Environmental Geology using remote sensing and GIS, Sept.2003, Osaka City Univ., Japan. Thesis title: An Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Approach for Flash Flood Potential, Mitigation, and Floodwater Resource Management: Development and Application on Safaga Area, Egypt. M.Sc. in Precambrian Geology, July 1997, Tanta University, Fac. of Science, Geology Dept, Tanta, Egypt. Thesis Title: Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Area around Gabal Abu Furad, Northern Eastern Desert, Egypt. B.Sc. in Geology, May 1991, Tanta University, Fac. of Science, Geology Dept, Tanta, Egypt. With rate of “Excellent with Honor degree”.

Research Interest

- Optical and Microwave synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing
- Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Geologic Mapping using Multi-spectral Remote Sensing and Digital Elevation Modeling (Topographic map-based and SAR techniques)
- Hydrological modeling for flash flood risk assessment, mitigation, warning  and floodwater resource management
- Hydrological processes and geomorphological modeling of watersheds
- Auto-delineation and analysis of lineaments from remote sensing imagery and the shaded Digital Elevation Models
- Environmental Risk Assessment and Pollution Potential Assessment and       Control