Associate Professor; Senior Regional GIS, Remote Sensing and Hazards Assessment Expert;
he is working at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT),
Cairo \u2013 Egypt as a director of the \u201cRemote Sensing & Spatial Studies Unit\u201d \u2013 College of
Engineering and Technology, Heliopolis, AASTMT-Cairo Campus.
He had graduated from the University of El-Mansoura, Faculty of Science, Geology Department,
Egypt where he also obtained the MSc. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Geology and Natural
Hazards Assessment using the Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.
He had worked for many distinctive institutions like, The World Bank, The United Nations Office for
Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) – Regional Office for Arab States; Center of Environment and
Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE); National Authority for Remote Sensing and
Spaces Sciences (NARSS); Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency (EEAA).
He has conducted many of GIS & RS and hazards\/disaster assessment and DRR training programs in
different applications at many conferences, workshops, and symposiums for national and regional agents,
in addition to academic courses for under- and post-graduates with MSc degrees\u2019 supervision. He also
published many scientific research articles in the specialized fields using the up-to-date remote sensing and
GIS techniques in different hazards fields.
The overall remote sensing, GIS experience extended over the last 28 years in both business and academic
and scientific fields.
Cell phones: 0122 8700124; 01280258888
aliamasha@gmail.com; ali.amasha@aast.edu<\/p>\n\r\n