Dr Omar Althuwaynee
| Biography | 2024 - Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University, UK. 2021 - 2024: Research Fellow National research council (CNR-IRPI), Italy. 2019 - 2021: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sejong University, South Korea. 2018 - 2019: Lecturer, Ankara University, Turkey. 2017 - 2018: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2015 - 2017: Assistant Professor, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey. 2010 - 2014: Ph.D. Geomatics Eng., University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. 2008-2010: MEng. Civil Eng., University Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia), Malaysia. 2002 - 2006 BSc. Civil Eng., University Of Technology, Iraq. |
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| Research Interests | Natural and Anthorpogenic hazards risk modeling (Landslide, Rockfall, Air pollution); Spatial and temporal analysis using AI and ML; Vulnerability of land uses. My current research at Durham University, as PDRA, I am developing streamline automation for rockfall prediction modeling, using LiDAR product of point cloud data. The automation includes, data pre and post-processing, change detection, erosion quantification, prediction of susceptible cliffs of North Yorkshire area, UK. Also, the work includes developing plugin for open-source software. |
| Teaching and Learning | 1- Full courses (Online) : Udemy /E-Learning instructor JULY 2017 - JULY 2018, ONLINE Link: https://www.udemy.com/user/omar-f-althuwaynee/ 2- Short courses (Online) : YouTube channel | spatial analysis and machine learning introductory Link: https://www.youtube.com/@ALTHUWAYNEE |