Dr. Rifaat Abdalla

BIO

Dr. Rifaat Abdalla is Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University. He is specialized in GeoInformatics with focus on WebGIS Applications and Remote Sensing Modeling. He is a Certified GIS Professional (GISP) and Professional Geoscientist (PGeo) from Ontario, Canada. He was with King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah for five years prior joining Sultan Qaboos University in 2017. He has worked in oil industry in Qatar and in UK and was teaching at York University and Ryerson University in Canada. His research interests include Hydrography and Marine Applications for GIS; Modeling and Simulation; Mobile Handheld GIS Visualization; and Disaster Management and Emergency Response Mapping. He is a recipient of several prestigious international awards, including the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) PE&RS Best Scientific Paper by ESRI.