Name: Rahel Othman Hamad
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Current Address: Scientific Research Center- Soran University
Postal Code: 44008
Email: [email protected]
Telefon nr: 0750-4132550
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=_Cy3JDQAAAAJ
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-2339
Key Attributes
– Speaking Kurdish, Arabic, Swedish, and English
– Active, reliable, and flexible team-worker
– Very good organizer and ability to motivate
– Responsive and determined ability to perform under pressure, fast learner,
enthusiastic to acquire and grow
– Sociable and dedicated to the effective, qualitative, and timely
accomplishment of assigned tasks and duties
Certificates:
– Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS
Modeling, A Leicester and Soran Universities Joint Research Project (2015-
2018).
– M.Sc. in Geo-Informatics, Linköping University, Sweden (2004-2006).
– B.Sc. in Geology - Salaheddin University, Erbil, Iraq (1984-1988).
Research Interests:
– Application of GIS and RS in Natural Resources and Environment.
– Application of remote sensing in geomorphology.
– Application of GIS and RS in Natural Resources and Environment.
– Spatial data processing and analysis methods in GIS.
– Ecosystem, Ecosystem Services, Ecology, and Landscape Structure.
Key Skills:
– GIS Software: IDRISI, SURFER, and Arc GIS.
– Image processing software: ENVI 5.5, ERDAS 16, and Geosegma.
– R programming: Image processing and classification.
Career Summary (Descending)
(Oct 2020 – present) Postgraduate student coordinator at the Scientific
Research Center- Soran University – Ministry of Higher Education-KRG-Iraq
(MHE).
Head of GIS and Remote Sensing Department (Dec 2018 – Jun 2022) at the 
Scientific Research Center- Soran University (MHE).
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Academic Program Period
Lecturer (Dec 2018 - present) at Faculty of Science – Department of
Petroleum Geosciences Soran University (Teaching GIS subject).
Assistant Lecturer (Sep 2012 – Nov 2018) at the Faculty of Science –
Department of Petroleum Geosciences Soran University (Teaching GIS 
subject).
Thesis and dissertation under my supervisor or co-supervisor
Research Title Universities Level of PG Date
Monitoring the drought in semiarid 
regions of the Middle East by using 
Remote Sensing and GIS
Soran University
Scientific Research CenterDepartment of GIS& Remote 
Sensing
PhD
(CoSupervisor)
1/6/2021
To
5/10/2023
Assessing, Modelling, and Simulating 
Land Use Land Cover Dynamics in the 
Selected Districts in the Northeast of Erbil 
Province, Using GIS and Remote Sensing.
Soran University
Faculty of Science -
Department of Petroleum 
Geosciences
PhD
(CoSupervisor)
1/6/2021
Ongoing
Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using 
Fuzzy-Evidential Belief Function (EBF) 
and SWAT Models
Soran University
Scientific Research CenterDepartment of GIS& Remote 
Sensing
MSc
(Supervisor)
1/11/2020
To
14/12/2022
Possibility of preparing an atlas of colors
and spectral reflective properties of some 
soils in Nineveh Governorate
University of MosulCollege of Agriculture and 
Forestry
MSc
(CoSupervisor)
1/5/2019
To
14/6/2021
Private sector periods
May 2011 – Aug 2012: Executive Manager – Designing Water and Sewerage 
Systems in Dubiz and Altun Kopri. 
– Building a Geo-database –(GIS) geographical information system
– Team leader for Field surveying and Field data collection
Feb 2009 – Mar 2011: Project Manager – Feasibility Study and Design of GaliBla small Dam in Erbil Governorate. 
Preparing; GIS maps, Geo-physical, Geological Surveys, Topography Survey Report, 
Hydrological Investigations, and Environmental Impact Assessment.
Nov 2007 – Jan 2009: Logistic Manager -Crescent Petroleum – Erbil, Iraq
– Use of GIS networks to supervise and control the logistical operations
for ongoing construction and installation work in progress on the site;
– Coordinate with relevant KRG and non-governmental authorities to
ensure speedy clearance of shipments at cross-border and crossgovernorate borders;
– Liaise with Airport authorities to ensure expedited pick up of shipments
from the cargo hangars to the site or the final destination;
– Controlling inventory of items at multiple storage locations. This included
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controlling the transportation and HSE-compliant storage of 35,000MT of
the heavy-duty steel pipeline;
– Controlling and ensuring safe transportation and storage of LPG Plant
materials and equipment. This included handling 12,000MT of
equipment;
– Controlling and ensuring safe transportation and storage of drilling
equipment that amounted to 2,000MT worth of equipment.
Master Program Period
Feb 2004 - June 2006: Researcher, Municipality office of Katrineholm City
/ Sweden
– The use of GIS in analyzing pollution risks in connection with road
accidents with chemical discharge; searching for the best
interpolation methodologies through geostatistical analysis. (DThesis)
– Integration of Geographical Information System (GIS), Global 
Positioning System (GPS), and SURFER software in the detection of 
groundwater reserves and best exploitation through digging 
boreholes. (C-Thesis)
Jun 2004 - Aug 2004: Paramedical Companion, Governmental Social
Service Department of the city of Katrineholm /Sweden (Summer Job)
– Taking care of mentally retarded patients.
Nov 2000 - Jun 2001: Assistant Instructor, Skolskeppet nursery
school, Stockholm / Sweden
Taking care of school kids while awaiting their parents to take them home,
(The purpose of the job was to mingle with Swedish- speaking persons
to substantiate m y me an while theoretic al study of th e
Swedish language).
Aug 1993 - Oct 1999: Geologist, Directorate of Geological Survey,
Ministry of Industry, Iraq, Erbil
– Representing the Ministry of Industry in the Governor's Office overseeing
violations of government-sponsored requirements.
– Geological mapping of marble reserves in the region.
– Head of the committee for rock testing for export.
Research Published in Scientific Journals
– Quantitative Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Changes in a Developing 
Region Using Machine Learning Algorithms: A Case Study in the Kurdistan 
Region, Iraq. (Journal: Heliyon)
– Meteorological drought in semi-arid regions: A case study of Iran. (Journal 
of Arid Land)
– Mapping Flood Vulnerability by Applying EBF and AHP Methods. 
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(Scientific Journal of the University of Zakho)
– Erbil Basin Groundwater Recharge Potential Zone Determination Using 
Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in North Iraq. (Tikrit Journal for 
Agricultural Sciences)
– Possibility of preparing an atlas of colors and spectral reflective properties 
of some soils in Nineveh. (Indian Ecological Society)
– Time Series Modelling and Simulating the Lockdown Scenarios of COVID19 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (The Journal of Infection in 
Developing Countries)
– Impact of forest trees on the soil reflectance and their relation of soil oxides 
in Sherawa village, Erbil government- Iraq. (Tikrit Journal for Agricultural 
Sciences)
– An Assessment of Artificial Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, and 
Decision Trees for Land Cover Classification Using Sentinel-2A Data.
(Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences)
– Multiple Morphometric Characterization and Analysis of Malakan Valley 
Drainage Basin Using GIS and Remote Sensing, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
(American Journal of Water Resources)
– A remote sensing and GIS-based analysis of urban sprawl in Soran District, 
Iraqi Kurdistan. (Springer Nature Applied Sciences)
– Assessment of heavy metal release into the soil after mine clearing in
Halgurd-Sakran National Park, Kurdistan, Iraq. (Springer-Environmental
Science and Pollution Research)
– Predicting Land Use/Land Cover Changes Using a CA-Markov Model under
Two Different Scenarios. (MDPI-Sustainability)
– Land Cover Changes Induced by Demining Operations in Halgurd-Sakran
National Park in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (MDPI-Sustainability)
– Post-War Land Cover Changes and Fragmentation in Halgurd-Sakran
National Park (HSNP), Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (MDPI-Land)
– Multi-Criteria Assessment of Land Cover Dynamic Changes in HalgurdSakran National Park (HSNP), Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Using Remote
Sensing and GIS. (MDPI-Land)
– GIS for Risk Analysis of Community Operations at the Planning 
of Groundwater Depots in the Municipality. (Master Thesis)
IT- competence
– ArcGIS including 3D-Analysis, Spatial Analysis, and Geo-statistical Analysis
– ENVI, ERDAS, GLOBAL MAPPER, Surfer, and GNSS (Trimble) applications.
Major Training Attended:
– Jan 1995 - Dec 1995: Six months study tour in the Directorate of
Groundwater, Iraq – Erbil and the Directorate of Construction Materials
Laboratory, Iraq- Erbil