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Professor Yaseen Taha Mustafa is an established authority in Applied Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). His academic journey began with a Bachelor degree in Mathematics from the University of Mosul in 1996. He advanced his research career at the University of Duhok, earning a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics in 2005 and serving as a lecturer until 2008.
In 2012, he completed his Ph.D. at the Faculty of Geo Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente in The Netherlands. During this time, he authored several published academic papers and won the Best Student Paper Award at the 2011 ASPRS conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA..
Professor Mustafa then transitioned into key leadership roles at the University of Zakho in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He directed the ICT Center from 2013 to 2016 and served as Vice President for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs until 2023. He now heads the Applied Remote Sensing and GIS Center at the university. Prof. Mustafa's research interests are diverse and influential, spanning remote sensing, GIS, spatial statistics, and contextual image analysis. He is particularly adept at integrating mathematical and statistical tools, including machine learning and Bayesian networks, into his research. This approach exemplifies his commitment to advancing the boundaries of his field. For more infomration about Prof. Mustafa, please visit his website.
| Experience name |
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| Applied Remote Sensing and GIS: Advancing the field with a direct focus on environmental applications. |
| Artificial Intelligence Integration: Incorporating machine and deep learning into geospatial analysis. |
| Technical Expertise: Applying multitemporal remote sensing, spatial statistics, and contextual image analysis |
| Mathematical and Statistical Modeling: Using advanced methodologies, including Bayesian networks, to evaluate complex datasets. |
| Advanced Solutions: Developing tools driven by artificial intelligence to solve complex environmental challenges and expand the boundaries of the discipline. |
| Article title | Actions |
|---|---|
| Estimating Biomass and Carbon Sequestration of Stem and Branches of Pinus brutia Ten. Trees in Duhok Governorate, Iraq | |
| Machine Learning and SHAP-Based Analysis of Deforestation and Forest Degradation Dynamics Along the Iraq–Turkey Border | |
| 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 | |
| Forecasting LULC Dynamics of Soran under Future Climate Scenarios Using Machine Learning | |
| Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Forest Cover Change in Duhok, Iraq: Past and Future | |
| Analyzing the Impact of Geoenvironmental Factors on the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Forest Cover via Random Forest | |
| Groundwater potential mapping in arid and semi-arid regions of Kurdistan region of Iraq: A geoinformatics-based machine learning approach | |
| Identification of Flood-Prone Areas Using Geo-informatics: A Case Study of Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Deep learning approaches for estimating forest vegetation cover and exploring influential ecosystem factors | |
| Leveraging Bayesian deep learning and ensemble methods for uncertainty quantification in image classification: A ranking-based approach | |
| Assessing Spatial Patterns of Surface Soil Moisture and Vegetation Cover in Batifa, Kurdistan Region-Iraq: Machine Learning Approach | |
| Quantitative assessment of Land use/land cover changes in a developing region using machine learning algorithms: A case study in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Digital Mapping of Soil Organic Matter in Northern Iraq: Machine Learning Approach | |
| Geospatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation Using AHP–GIS to Delineate Groundwater Potential Zones in Zakho Basin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Digital mapping of soil-texture classes in Batifa, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, using machine-learning models | |
| Uncertainty Quantification for MLP-Mixer Using Bayesian Deep Learning | |
| Geoinformatics-based frequency ratio, analytic hierarchy process and hybrid models for landslide susceptibility zonation in Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq | |
| Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Changes in Duhok District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using an Analytic Hierarchy Process Model Based on Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches in Akre District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Mapping Ecosystem Service: Challenges and Solutions | |
| Vigorous 3D Angular Resection Model Using Levenberg – Marquardt Method | |
| A Review on Bayesian Deep Learning in Healthcare: Applications and Challenges | |
| A GIS-based AHP Method for Groundwater Potential Zone Assessment: A Review | |
| Land Degradation assessment using AHP and GIS-based modeling in Duhok District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Land Suitability Analysis for Identifying Industrial Zones in Duhok District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq | |
| Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Cover and Its Response to Terrain and Climate Factors in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Cover in Kurdistan Region-Iraq using MODIS Image Data | |
| Estimating Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration for Natural Stands of Quercus Aegilops in Duhok Province | |
| Risk perception and behavioral change during epidemics: Comparing models of individual and collective learning | |
| Bayesian networks for spatial learning: a workflow on using limited survey data for intelligentlearning in spatial agent-based models | |
| Intelligent judgements over health risks in a spatial agent-based model | |
| Estimating of Diameter at Breast Height for Scattered Pinus brutia ten. Trees using Remote Sensing Techniques, in Zawita Sub-District, Duhok, Kurdistan Region - Iraq | |
| Landsat LDCM Imagery for Estimat- ing and Mapping Burned Forest Areas Caused By Jet Attacks in Duhok Gover- norate, Kurdistan Region - Iraq | |
| High Spatial Resolution WorldView-2 Imagery for Mapping and Classification of Tree Species in Zawita Sub-district, Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq | |
| Future Prospects for Macro Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) Technique in North East Iraq | |
| Spatial estimation of rainfall distribution and its classification in Duhok Governorate using GIS | |
| Estimation of annual harvested runoff at Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq | |
| Macro Rain Water Harvesting Network to Estimate Annual Runoff at Koysinjaq (Koya) District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq | |
| Improvement of spatio-temporal growth estimates in heterogeneous forests using Gaussian Bayesian networks | |
| Satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) to assess changes in the water level in the Duhok dam | |
| Rainwater Harvesting at Koysinjaq (Koya), Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |
| Satellite Remote Sensing for Spatio-Temporal Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Heterogeneous Forests | |
| Monitoring and evaluating land cover change in the Duhok city, Kurdistan region-Iraq, by using remote sensing and GIS | |
| Application of the Expectation Maximization Algorithm to Estimate Missing Values in Gaussian Bayesian Network Modeling for Forest Growth | |
| Improving forest growth estimates using a Bayesian network approach | |
| Application of the EM-algorithm for Bayesian Network Modelling to Improve Forest Growth Estimates | |
| Bayesian Network Modeling for Improving Forest Growth Estimates | |
| Solving System of a Linear Fractional Differential Equations by Using Laplace Transformation | |
| On Limit Cycles of a Certain Quintic System | |
| On Lopsided Heptagonal System | |
| On limit cycles of a certain Lopsided octagonal System |
| Book name | Actions |
|---|---|
| Predicting Soil Erosion Using RUSLE Model in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq | |
| Natural Resources Deterioration in MENA Region: Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, and Desertification. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library (EESL). SpringerLink.Cham | |
| Assessment of Land Degradation Vulnerability Using GIS-Based Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Zakho District, Kurdistan Region of Iraq | |
| Role of Effective Factors on Soil Erosion and Land Degradation: A Review | |
| Environmental Degradation in Asia: Land Degradation, Environmental Contamination, and Human Activities, Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. SpringerLink.Cham. | |
| Multi-temporal Satellite Data for Land Use/Cover (LULC) Change Detection in Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq | |
| Recent Researches in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Cham. | |
| Identification and mapping of tree species in urban areas using WorldView-2 imagery |
| Conference name | Actions |
|---|---|
| GeoKurdistan VII Conference | |
| GeoIraq18 Conference | |
| 4th International Conference on Buildings, Construction and Environmental Engineering | |
| 4th International Conference on Buildings, Construction and Environmental Engineering | |
| 2019 International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering (ICOASE) | |
| 2018 IEEE 14th International Conference on e-Science (e-Science) | |
| 2018 International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering (ICOASE) | |
| 2018 International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering (ICOASE) | |
| International Conference on GeoComputation, GeoComputation 2017 | |
| 8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software | |
| Social simulation 2015 | |
| SPIE 9239, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XVI | |
| First Geographic Conference | |
| First International Symposium on Urban Development | |
| 2nd International conference on Climate Change & Social Issues | |
| ASPRS 2012 annual conference: Imaging and geospatial technologies into the future | |
| ASPRS 2011 annual conference: Ride on the geospatial revolution | |
| Spatial Statistics 2011 conference: Mapping Global Change |
My research team focuses on addressing critical environmental challenges in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Key research initiatives include:
Actively contribute to the global academic community through various editorial and peer review roles. The current and past responsibilities include:
Actively mentor MSc and PhD candidates in Applied Remote Sensing, GIS, and Machine Learning, having supervised 10 MSc and 9 PhD students.
| Award name | Date | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Thanks appreciation Letter | 2015-02-01 | Minister of Agriculture & Water Resources |
| Thanks appreciation | 2014-09-01 | Directorate of Forests and Rangeland/Duhok |
| Thanks appreciation | 2014-03-01 | President of the University of Zakho |
| Best Paper Award | 2011-03-01 | The American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) |
Connect with my research and track publications across major academic networks. Please visit the following profiles for a complete list of my published work and citation metrics:
| Workshop title | Actions |
|---|---|
| Scientific Research Center | |
| GIS Mapping Workshop | |
| APPRAIS: governAnce, quality, accountability: a Piloting Reform PRrocess in kurdistAn regIon of Iraq | |
| Google Scholar Profile for UoZ Staff | |
| Scientific Publication & its related issues | |
| International Geomatics Week 2013 (IGW2013) |
| Training course name | Date | Organizing organization |
|---|---|---|
| GIS Mapping Training | 2025-05-04 | Applied Remote Sensing & GIS Center @Uninversity of Zakho |
| Data Acquisition, Preprocessing and Modelling using the PCRaster Python Framework | 2015-09-14 | Held at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands |
| Outlook for Administration Tasks | 2014-07-01 | Held at The University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Leadership Development Program | 2013-07-03 | From Tennessee State Uni- versity, held at The University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| e-Learning system design: Teacher-student websites | 2013-05-07 | The University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Modern Teaching and Scientific Research Technique | 2012-01-03 | Lulea University of Technology, Lulea-Sweden. |
| LaTeX Training Course | 2011-01-05 | Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, Enschede-The Netherlands. |
| Principles of Spatial Data Quality | 2009-05-03 | Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Bayesian Networks | 2009-02-24 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Teaching Method Course | 2005-04-03 | University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Committee name | Actions |
|---|---|
| IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society | |
| IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society | |
| American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | |
| International Society for Environmental Information Sciences | |
| IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society |
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Professional working proficiency |
| Arabic | Professional working proficiency |
| Kurdish | Native |
Academic year: 2026-2027 · Semester: Fall (Autumn)
| Day | 09:00–11:00 | 11:00–13:00 | 13:00–14:00 | 14:00–15:00 | 15:00–16:00 |
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| Sunday |
Center of Applied Remote Sensing and GIS
Presidency Building
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| Monday |
Remote Sensing (Theoretical Session)
Computer Lab (2)
Stage 3
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Remote Sensing (Practical Session)
Computer Lab (2)
Stage 3
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| Tuesday |
Center of Applied Remote Sensing and GIS
Presidency Building
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| Wednesday |
Academic Debate
Stage 1 Environmental Dept. Hall
Stage 1
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Office Hours
Office @ College of Science
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PhD Student Supervision
Office @ College of Science
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| Thursday |
Center of Applied Remote Sensing and GIS
Presidency Building
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