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Peer-reviewed publications in geospatial data science, remote sensing, machine learning, and environmental analytics.

21 papers
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Preprint 2026

BAM: An Automated, Self-Supervised Machine Learning Framework for Near-Real-Time Wildfire Burned Area Mapping using Multi-Source Earth Observation

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Bilal

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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Journal Article 2025

High-resolution flood susceptibility mapping and exposure assessment in Pakistan: An integrated artificial intelligence, machine learning and geospatial framework

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Urban Ecosystems
Journal Article 2026

Increased urban thermal discomfort in major Cities of the Arabian Peninsula

Naushin Yasmin, Mirza Waleed, Safi Ullah, Sami G. Al-Ghamdi

Urban Ecosystems

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Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer Nature)
Journal Article 2025

Land use dynamics and their impact on hydrology and water quality of a river catchment: a comprehensive analysis and future scenario

Shiferaw Natnael, Habte Lulit, Mirza Waleed

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer Nature)

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Elsevier (Data-Driven Earth Observation for Disaster Management)
Book Chapter 2025

An overview of Google Earth Engine for disaster risk management

Mirza Waleed, Maham Tariq

Elsevier (Data-Driven Earth Observation for Disaster Management)

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Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
Journal Article 2024

Advancing Flood Susceptibility Prediction: A Comprehensive Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms for Disaster Risk Management

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)

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Natural Hazards
Journal Article 2023

Has Pakistan learned from disasters over the decades? Dynamic resilience insights based on catastrophe progression and geo-information models

Muhammad Sajjad, Zulfiqar Ali, Mirza Waleed

Natural Hazards

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Applied Geography
Journal Article 2023

Leveraging machine learning and remote sensing to monitor long-term spatial-temporal wetland changes: Towards a national RAMSAR inventory in Pakistan

Ansa Shafi, Shengbo Chen, Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad

Applied Geography

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Review Paper 2023

On the emergence of geospatial cloud-based platforms for disaster risk management: A global scientometric review of google earth engine application

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Ecological Informatics
Journal Article 2023

Machine learning-based spatial-temporal assessment and change transition analysis of wetlands: An application of Google Earth Engine in Sylhet, Bangladesh (1985–2022)

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Shareef Shazil, Maham Tariq, Md. Tauhidul Alam

Ecological Informatics

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Journal Article 2023

Urbanization-led land cover change impacts terrestrial carbon storage capacity: A high-resolution remote sensing-based nation-wide assessment in Pakistan (1990–2020)

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Shareef Shazil

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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Sustainability
Journal Article 2023

Towards Sustainable and Livable Cities: Leveraging Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Geo-Information Modelling to Explore and Predict Thermal Field Variance in Response to Urban Growth

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad, Anthony Owusu Acheampong, Md Tauhidul Alam

Sustainability

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Springer Link (Climate Change and Cooling Cities)
Book Chapter 2023

Warming Cities in Pakistan: Evaluating Spatial–Temporal Dynamics of Urban Thermal Field Variance Index Under Rapid Urbanization

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad

Springer Link (Climate Change and Cooling Cities)

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Remote Sensing
Journal Article 2023

Quantitative Evaluation of Soil Water and Wind Erosion Rates in Pakistan

Xuyan Yang, Qinke Yang, Haonan Zhu, Lei Wang, Chunmei Wang, Guowei Pang, Chaozheng Du, Muhammad Mubeen, Mirza Waleed, Sajjad Hussain

Remote Sensing

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Frontiers in Agronomy
Review Paper 2022

Phytohormones as Growth Regulators During Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

Ayman EL Sabagh, Mohammad Sohidul Islam, Akbar Hossain, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Muhammad Mubeen, Mirza Waleed, Mariana Reginato, Martin Battaglia, Sharif Ahmed, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Arif, Habib-Ur-Rehman Athar, Disna Ratnasekera, Subhan Danish, Muhammad Ali Raza, Karthika Rajendran, Muntazir Mushtaq, Milan Skalicky, Marian Brestic, Walid Soufan, Shah Fahad, Saurabh Pandey, Muhammad Kamran, Rahul Datta, Magdi T. Abdelhamid

Frontiers in Agronomy

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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Journal Article 2022

Hybrid Machine Learning Approach for Gully Erosion Mapping Susceptibility at a Watershed Scale

Sliman Hitouri, Antonietta Varasano, Meriame Mohajane, Safae Ijlil, Narjisse Essahlaoui, Sk Ajim Ali, Ali Essahlaoui, Quoc Bao Pham, Mirza Waleed, Sasi Kiran Palateerdham, Ana Cláudia Teodoro

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

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Scientific Reports
Journal Article 2022

Evaluating the efficiency of coarser to finer resolution multispectral satellites in mapping paddy rice fields using GEE implementation

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Mubeen, Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman, Asad Amin, Hafiz Umar Farid, Sajjad Hussain, Mazhar Ali, Saeed Ahmad Qaisrani, Wajid Nasim, Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed, Nasir Masood, Tariq Aziz, Fatma Mansour, Ayman EL Sabagh

Scientific Reports

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Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment
Journal Article 2022

Leveraging cloud-based computing and spatial modeling approaches for land surface temperature disparities in response to land cover change: Evidence from Pakistan

Mirza Waleed, Muhammad Sajjad

Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment

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Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture
Book Chapter 2021

Morphological, Physiological, and Biochemical Modulations in Crops under Salt Stress

Rashad Mukhtar Balal, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Naeem Khan, Ali Sarkhosh, Muhammad Zubair, Atta Rasool, Neil Mattson, Celina Gomez, Muhammad Adnan Bukhari, Mirza Waleed, Wajid Nasim

Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture

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Engineering Tolerance in Crop Plants Against Abiotic Stress
Book Chapter 2021

Salinity Stress in Cotton: Adverse Effects, Survival Mechanisms and Management Strategies

Ayman EL Sabagh, Mohammad Sohidul Islam, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Akbar Hossain, Muhammad Mubeen, Tasmiya Jabeen, Mirza Waleed, Allah Wasaya, Muhammad Habib Ur Rahman, Disna Ratnasekera, Muhammad Arif, Ali Raza, Subhan Danish, Arpna Kumari, Murat Erman, Cetin Karademir, Emine Karademir, Hüseyin Arslan, Muhammad Ali Raza, Shah Fahad

Engineering Tolerance in Crop Plants Against Abiotic Stress

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Open Geosciences
Journal Article 2021

Satellite-based evaluation of temporal change in cultivated land in Southern Punjab (Multan region) through dynamics of vegetation and land surface temperature

Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Mubeen, Ashfaq Ahmad, Nasir Masood, Hafiz Mohkum Hammad, Muhammad Amjad, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Usman, Hafiz Umar Farid, Shah Fahad, Wajid Nasim, Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed, Mazhar Ali, Saeed Ahmad Qaisrani, Amjad Farooq, Muhammad Shafique Khalid, Mirza Waleed

Open Geosciences

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