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Dr. Tahir Ali Akbar

Associate Professor/ Chairperson
Area of Interest: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+92)992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees

PhD in Civil Engineering (2013, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

MS in Natural Resources (2001, University of Wisconsin, USA)

ME in Environmental Engineering (1998, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)

BS in Civil Engineering (1995, University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan)
 
Journal Publications
1. T.A.Akbar, Jonas Geldmann,Francis Buner,Zafeer Saqib,Abeer Hashem,Al-Bandari Fahad Al-Arjani,Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi,Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,Muhammad Naeem Awan The Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Conserving Globally Threatened Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus, Animals, 2021
2. T.A.Akbar,Quazi K. Hassan,Q.Mahmood,Gopal Achari Development and Application of Exceedance Model for Surface Water Quality Parameters., Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2020
3. T.A.Akbar,Allauddin Kakar Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Selected Marine Fish Species of Gadani Shipbreaking Area and Pakistan., MDPI,Animals, 2020
4. M.Izhar,Asim Jahangir Khan,Quazi K. Hassan,Asif Khan,T.A.Akbar,Ashraf Dewan Predicting hydrologic responses to climate changes in highly glacierized and mountainous region Upper Indus Basin., Royal Society open science, 2020
5. T.A.Akbar,Qaisar Mahmood,Zulfiqar Ahmad Bhatti,Faridullah,Muhammad Irshad,Muhammad Bilal,Malik Tahir Hayat,Usman Irshad,Muhammad Arslan,Naeem Shahid,Maria Sabeen Allium cepa assay based comparative study of selected vegetables and the chromosomal aberrations due to heavy metal accumulation., Saudi journal of biological sciences , 2019
6. T.A.Akbar Remote Sensing-Based Quantification of the Relationships between Land Use Land Cover Changes and Surface Temperature over the Lower Himalayan Region, Sustainability, 3rd October 2019, 2019
7. T.A.Akbar Simulating Current and Future River-Flows in the Karakoram and Himalayan Regions of Pakistan Using Snowmelt-Runoff Model and RCP Scenarios, Water, April 2019., 2019
8. T.A.Akbar Investigative Spatial Distribution and Modelling of Existing and Future Urban Land Changes and Its Impact on Urbanization and Economy, Remote Sensing, January 2019. , 2019
9. T.A.Akbar,Ahmad Raza,Hira Jabbar GIS Based Decision Making in Education Sector, Pakistan Journal of Urban Affairs, 2018
10. T.A.Akbar Pedestrian Environment and Behavior in Lahore, Pakistan., Journal of Transport & Health, 14 Sep, 2017, 2017
11. T.A.Akbar An Innovative Solution for e-governance and election management., Urban Geographics, September 2017, 2017
12. T.A.Akbar Development of Remote Sensing Based Models for Surface Water Quality, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water, 4 Oct,2013, 2013
13. T.A.Akbar Clusterization of Surface Water Quality and Its Relation to Climate and Land Use/Cover, Journal of Environmental Protection, April,2013., 2013
14. T.A.Akbar Pesticide Health Risk Mapping and Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters in Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water, 14 Jan, 2013, 2013
15. T.A.Akbar Landslide hazard zoning along Himalayan Kaghan Valley of Pakistan—by integration of GPS, GIS, and remote sensing technology, Landslides, December, 2011, 2011
16. T.A.Akbar A Methodology for Clustering Lakes in Alberta on the basis of Water Quality Parameters, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water, 13 October 2011, 2011
17. T.A.Akbar Development and evaluation of GIS-based ArcPRZM-3 system for spatial modeling of groundwater vulnerability to pesticide contamination, Computer & Geosciences, July 2011, 2011
18. T.A.Akbar GIS based ArcPRZM-3 model for bentazon leaching towards groundwater, Journal of Environmental Sciences, December 2010 , 2010
19. T.A.Akbar,G. Achari,Q. K. Hassan A Remote Sensing Based Framework for Predicting Water Quality of Different Source Waters, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (ISPRS Archives), 2010
 
Conference Publications
1. T.A.Akbar Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Selected Marine Fish Species of Gadani Shipbreaking Area and Pakistan., , 2020
2. T.A.Akbar Land Cover Change Analysis Using Remote Sensing, , 2017
3. T.A.Akbar GIS-based Mapping and Accessibility Analysis to Public Health Facilities in Sheikhupura, Pakistan, , 2017
4. T.A.Akbar GIS Application in KPK Welfare Department Assisted in Mapping Disabilities for District Haripur, , 2015
5. T.A.Akbar GIS Applications for Police Department in Punjab & KPK, , 2015
6. T.A.Akbar GIS For Health Sector of KPK & Punjab, , 2015
7. T.A.Akbar GIS Provided Innovative Solution for Election Management in KPK & Punjab, , 2015
8. T.A.Akbar GIS Improved Decision Making in Education Sector For KPK & Punjab, , 2015
9. T.A.Akbar GIS For Disaster & Emergency Management Smarter Planning. Better Response. Faster Recovery, , 2015
10. T.A.Akbar Developing Remote Sensing-Based Models for Quantifying Water Quality, , 2013
11. T.A.Akbar Surface Water Quality Classification and Analysis Using Machine Learning and MODIS, , 2012
12. T.A.Akbar Multivariate Statistical and GIS based Methodology for Source Water Quality Classification, , 2011
13. T.A.Akbar A Remote Sensing Based Framework for Predicting Water Quality of Different Source Waters., , 2010
14. T.A.Akbar GIS-RS Based Decision Support System for Water Quality Management in Alberta, , 2009
15. T.A.Akbar Visual Basic-ArcView Based System for Ground Water Contamination Analysis, , 2009
16. T.A.Akbar Pakistan GIS-Web Based Disaster Management System, , , 2009
17. T.A.Akbar GIS Based Earthquake Hazard Analysis of Kaghan Valley, , 2009
18. T.A.Akbar GIS Based Earthquake Hazard Impact Assessment for Muzaffarabad, AJK, , , 2009
19. T.A.Akbar Application of GIS Based Landslide Hazard Zonation Map for Construction of Roads in Kaghan Valley,, , 2009
20. T.A.Akbar An Integrated ArcPRZM-3 System for Spatial Modelling of Pesticide and Nitrate Leaching, , 2001
21. T.A.Akbar Development, Application and Comparison of ArcPrzm-3 with DRASTIC for Pesticide Contamination Analysis of Ground Water in Woodruff County, Arkansas, , 2001
22. T.A.Akbar Assessing Nonpoint Source Agricultural Chemical Pollution Using a Coupled GIS-Model System in the Arkansas Delta., , 2000
23. T.A.Akbar An Integrated Arcview-PRZM3 System for Spatial Modelling of Pesticide and Nitrate Leaching,, , 2000
24. T.A.Akbar An integrated ArcView-PRZM3 system for non-point source pollution Modelling, , , 2000
 
 
Research Interests

Environmental Modelling, Water Resources, Hazard Modelling & Assessment, Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing
 
Research Projects
  • Sep 2018 - to date (Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus)   
  • May 2017 - Aug 2018 (Risk Assessment Consultant, PDMA, Asian Development Bank, Lahore)
  • June 2018 - to date (Honorary Research Scientist, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • March 2015 - Dec 2017 (Senior GIS Specialist, The Urban Unit, Lahore)
  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015 (Manager-Trainings & Programs, Highway Research & Training Center)
  • July 2013 - Sep 2013 (Deputy Director, NHA)
  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2013 (PhD Scholar, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011 (Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011 (Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Jan 2010 - March 2011 (GIS Faculty, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada)
  • July 2008-Aug 2009 (Assistant Professor, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad)
  • Sep 2001-June 2008 (President, Advanced & Latest Informatics (ALI) Inc., USA-Canada-Pakistan)
  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2001 (Graduate Assistant, University of Wisconsin, USA.)
  • July 1999 - Aug 1999 (General Program Manager, Institutional Transformation Cell)
  • May 1999 - July 1999 (GIS Specialist, DHV Consultants)
  • March 1999 - May 1999 (GIS/Remote Sensing Consultant, Forestry Sector Project)
  • March 1999 - May 1999 (Local consultant, Institutional Transformation Cell Project)
  • June 1996 - Dec 1996 (Assistant Director, NHA)
  • Dec 1995 - June 1996 (GPS Survey Engineer, GTZ)
  • Dec 1995 - June 1996 (Trainee Engineer, NESPAK)
  • Sep 1994 - Oct 1994 (GPS Trainee Engineer, Agrar-Und Hydrotechnik)