Yaseen Taha Mustafa

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

2012

Master of Science

2005

Bachelor of Science

2000

Professional Experience

The professional experience focuses on advancing applied remote sensing and GIS, with a particular emphasis on integrating artificial intelligence, including machine and deep learning, into environmental applications. Expertise spans multi-temporal remote sensing, spatial statistics, and contextual image analysis, complemented by the use of advanced mathematical and statistical methodologies, such as Bayesian networks. The work is characterized by the innovative application of AI-driven tools to address complex environmental and geospatial challenges, highlighting a commitment to pushing the boundaries of the field.

Membership

2019

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

2019-01-01,current

Member

2018

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

2018-01-02,2019-01-01

Member

2014

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

2014-03-25,2013-03-20

Member

2011

International Society for Environmental Information Sciences

2011-01-20,current

Member

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

2011-01-05,2013-01-01

Member

Academic Title

2019

Professor

2019-06-06

2013

Assist. Professor

2013-02-13

2005

Assist. Lecturer

2005-02-20

2000

Assist. researcher

2000-09-15

Awards

2015

Thanks appreciation Letter

2015-02

2014

Thanks appreciation

2014-09

Thanks appreciation

2014-03

2011

Best Paper Award

2011-03

Evaluation

2020

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of University of Zakho

2017-02-01

Editorial board member of the Universal Journal of Geoscience

2015-10-14

Co-Chair International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2018

2018-10-09

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Applied Science and Technological Trends (JASTT)

2020-02-20

2018

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of University of Zakho

2017-02-01

Editorial board member of the Universal Journal of Geoscience

2015-10-14

Co-Chair International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2018

2018-10-09

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Applied Science and Technological Trends (JASTT)

2020-02-20

2017

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of University of Zakho

2017-02-01

Editorial board member of the Universal Journal of Geoscience

2015-10-14

Co-Chair International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2018

2018-10-09

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Applied Science and Technological Trends (JASTT)

2020-02-20

2015

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of University of Zakho

2017-02-01

Editorial board member of the Universal Journal of Geoscience

2015-10-14

Co-Chair International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering 2018

2018-10-09

Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Applied Science and Technological Trends (JASTT)

2020-02-20

Training Course

2015

Data Acquisition, Preprocessing and Modelling using the PCRaster Python Framework

2015-09-14,2015-09-25

2014

Outlook for Administration Tasks

2014-07-01,2014-07-06

2013

Leadership Development Program

2013-07-03,2013-07-17

e-Learning system design: Teacher-student websites

2013-05-07,2013-05-09

2012

Modern Teaching and Scientific Research Technique

2012-01-03,2012-01-11

2011

LaTeX Training Course

2011-01-05,2011-01-11

2009

Principles of Spatial Data Quality

2009-05-03,2009-05-22

Bayesian Networks

2009-02-24,2009-02-26

2005

Teaching Method Course

2005-04-03,2005-05-03

Thesis

2018

Ph.D. Dissertation: Improving Forest Growth Estimation: Bayesian networks for integrating satellite images and process-based forest growth models

2018-03-28

2005

M.Sc. Thesis: On Limit Cycles of Lopsided Octagonal Systems

2005-01-22

Published Journal Articles

2025

Assessing the influence of climate and land use/land cover changes on groundwater levels in arid and semi-arid regions: a geoinformatics-based machine learning approach in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

2025-05

Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Forest Cover Change in Duhok, Iraq: Past and Future

2025-02

Analyzing the Impact of Geoenvironmental Factors on the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Forest Cover via Random Forest

2025-01

2024

Groundwater potential mapping in arid and semi-arid regions of Kurdistan region of Iraq: A geoinformatics-based machine learning approach

2024-09

Identification of Flood-Prone Areas Using Geo-informatics: A Case Study of Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2024-09

Deep learning approaches for estimating forest vegetation cover and exploring influential ecosystem factors

2024-06

Leveraging Bayesian deep learning and ensemble methods for uncertainty quantification in image classification: A ranking-based approach

2024-01

2023

Assessing Spatial Patterns of Surface Soil Moisture and Vegetation Cover in Batifa, Kurdistan Region-Iraq: Machine Learning Approach

2023-11

Quantitative assessment of Land use/land cover changes in a developing region using machine learning algorithms: A case study in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2023-10

Digital Mapping of Soil Organic Matter in Northern Iraq: Machine Learning Approach

2023-09

Geospatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation Using AHP–GIS to Delineate Groundwater Potential Zones in Zakho Basin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2023-08

Digital mapping of soil-texture classes in Batifa, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, using machine-learning models

2023-04

Uncertainty Quantification for MLP-Mixer Using Bayesian Deep Learning

2023-04

Geoinformatics-based frequency ratio, analytic hierarchy process and hybrid models for landslide susceptibility zonation in Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq

2023-02

2022

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Changes in Duhok District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2022-09

Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using an Analytic Hierarchy Process Model Based on Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches in Akre District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2022-09

Vigorous 3D Angular Resection Model Using Levenberg – Marquardt Method

2022-04

A Review on Bayesian Deep Learning in Healthcare: Applications and Challenges

2022-03

2021

A GIS-based AHP Method for Groundwater Potential Zone Assessment: A Review

2021-12

Land Degradation assessment using AHP and GIS-based modeling in Duhok District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2021-10

Land Suitability Analysis for Identifying Industrial Zones in Duhok District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2021-08

Mapping Ecosystem Service: Challenges and Solutions

2021-06

2020

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Cover and Its Response to Terrain and Climate Factors in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2020-03

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Cover in Kurdistan Region-Iraq using MODIS Image Data

2020-03

Estimating Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration for Natural Stands of Quercus Aegilops in Duhok Province

2020-02

Risk perception and behavioral change during epidemics: Comparing models of individual and collective learning

2020-01

2019

Bayesian networks for spatial learning: a workflow on using limited survey data for intelligentlearning in spatial agent-based models

2019-04

2018

Intelligent judgements over health risks in a spatial agent-based model

2018-03

2016

Estimating of Diameter at Breast Height for Scattered Pinus brutia ten. Trees using Remote Sensing Techniques, in Zawita Sub-District, Duhok, Kurdistan Region - Iraq

2016-06

Landsat LDCM Imagery for Estimat- ing and Mapping Burned Forest Areas Caused By Jet Attacks in Duhok Gover- norate, Kurdistan Region - Iraq

2016-06

2014

High Spatial Resolution WorldView-2 Imagery for Mapping and Classification of Tree Species in Zawita Sub-district, Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

2014-06

Future Prospects for Macro Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) Technique in North East Iraq

2014-04

Spatial estimation of rainfall distribution and its classification in Duhok Governorate using GIS

2014-02

2013

Estimation of annual harvested runoff at Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq

2013-12

Macro Rain Water Harvesting Network to Estimate Annual Runoff at Koysinjaq (Koya) District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2013-12

Improvement of spatio-temporal growth estimates in heterogeneous forests using Gaussian Bayesian networks

2013-11

Satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) to assess changes in the water level in the Duhok dam

2013-06

Rainwater Harvesting at Koysinjaq (Koya), Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2013-04

Satellite Remote Sensing for Spatio-Temporal Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Heterogeneous Forests

2013-04

2012

Monitoring and evaluating land cover change in the Duhok city, Kurdistan region-Iraq, by using remote sensing and GIS

2012-12

Application of the Expectation Maximization Algorithm to Estimate Missing Values in Gaussian Bayesian Network Modeling for Forest Growth

2012-05

Improving forest growth estimates using a Bayesian network approach

2012-01

2011

Application of the EM-algorithm for Bayesian Network Modelling to Improve Forest Growth Estimates

2011-10

Bayesian Network Modeling for Improving Forest Growth Estimates

2011-02

Bayesian Network Modeling for Improving Forest Growth Estimates

2011-02

2007

Solving System of a Linear Fractional Differential Equations by Using Laplace Transformation

2007-12

2006

On Limit Cycles of a Certain Quintic System

2006-01

2005

On Lopsided Heptagonal System

2005-09

On limit cycles of a certain Lopsided octagonal System

2005-09

Book Chapter

2024

Predicting Soil Erosion Using RUSLE Model in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2024-05-04

Natural Resources Deterioration in MENA Region: Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, and Desertification. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library (EESL). SpringerLink.Cham

2024-05-04

2022

Assessment of Land Degradation Vulnerability Using GIS-Based Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Zakho District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2022-11-02

Role of Effective Factors on Soil Erosion and Land Degradation: A Review

2022-11-02

2019

Multi-temporal Satellite Data for Land Use/Cover (LULC) Change Detection in Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

2019-08-30

2018

Identification and mapping of tree species in urban areas using WorldView-2 imagery

2018-10-19

Conference

2020

Decolorization of Crystal Violet from Aqueous Solution Using Electrofenton Process

2020-01

Occurrence of Residual Organophosphorus Pesticides in soil of some Asian countries, Australia and Nigeria

2020-01

2019

Land Use Land Cover Change in Zakho District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Past, Current and Future

2019-05

2018

The Impact of Social Versus Individual Learning for Agents' Risk Perception During Epidemics

2018-12

Spatio-Temporal Estimation of Surface Water Area in Dohuk Governorate Using Remote Sensing & GIS

2018-10

Estimating and Mapping Aboveground Biomass of Natural Quercus Aegilops Using WorldView-3 Imagery

2018-10

2017

Integrating Spatial Intelligence for risk perception in an Agent Based Disease Model

2017-09

2016

Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Enhance Actors Decision Strategies in Socio-ecological Agent-Based Models

2016-07

2015

Including risk perception in agents’ cognitive decision – making processes: a case of cholera diffusion

2015-09

2014

Object based technique for delineating and mapping 15 tree species using VHR WorldView-2 imagery

2014-09

High Spatial Resolution WorldView-2 Imagery for Mapping and Classification of Tree Species in Zawita Sub-district, Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

2014-05

2013

Development of Water Resources in Koya City, Iraq

2013-12

2012

Spatio-temporal estimation of LAI in heterogeneous forests using satellite remote sensing

2012-11

Gaussian Bayesian network modeling to improve spatial growth estimates of heterogeneous forests

2012-03

2011

Improving forest growth estimates using a Bayesian network approach

2011-05

Application of the EM-algorithm for Bayesian network modelling to improve forest growth estimates

2011-03