Mohammed Irfan Ullah has a doctoral degree (PhD) in earth sciences and over 15 years of experience in applications of GIS and Remote Sensing technologies in the field of ecology, environment, natural resource, water resources, hydrogeology, geology and mining. He has extensively travelled outside India including USA, Denmark, China, Thailand, Lao-PDR and the Middle East (Kuwait) related to his professional commitments. He has engaged with academic, research, business, government, non-profit and multi-lateral funding institutions and has contributed to multidisciplinary projects in India and abroad. His broad areas of expertise are:
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Application of GIS & Remote Sensing in:
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Natural Resources (Groundwater, Forest, etc),
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Ecological and Environmental Management Planning
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Biodiversity Conservation Planning
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Computational Modeling for:
- Species potential distribution (based on ecological niche modeling)
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Species potential invasion (based on ecological niche modeling)
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Emerging infectious diseases
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Land use / land cover change
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Spatial decision support systems
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Geological and Hydrogeological Mapping and Exploration for:
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Land Surveys using DGPS
Education:
- Ph.D. (Applied Geology), Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee, Roorkee), India, 1996.
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