Mapping forests, land and hazards with satellite data and GeoAI.

About

I am currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, where I founded and lead the GeoScape Analytics Lab (GSAL), a research group working on remote sensing, GIS and GeoAI for open, public-good geospatial science in Pakistan.

Previously, I worked as a Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) Postdoctoral Fellow in Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis, where I was part of the Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory led by Dr. Nathan Jacobs.

I hold a Ph.D. in Geomatics from the University of the Punjab, where I worked with Dr. Sajid Rashid Ahmad and Dr. Hammad Gilani, focusing on forest mapping using geospatial data and techniques.

Research

My research focuses on geospatial science, with a strong emphasis on GIS and satellite remote sensing for addressing environmental and urban challenges. I work on satellite image analysis, land cover change detection, and spatial modeling, using GeoAI and multi-source Earth observation data to study landscape dynamics and support spatial decision-making. Increasingly, I integrate machine learning and cloud-based geospatial analytics to scale these efforts, enabling applications in forestry, climate resilience, sustainable resource management, and data-driven urban planning.