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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Teaching areas

Geomatics/Surveying, GIS/LIS, Remote Sensing, Geodetic/Geospatial Science, Land Development, Highway Engineering, and Hydrology.

Research areas

GIScience, LiDAR Mapping, Mobile and Internet-based GIS, Coastal Mapping &GIS, Applications of GIS/Remote Sensing in Environmental & Transportation Engineering, Wide-Area GPS Networks, and Infrastructure Monitoring/Surveillance.

Education

PhD, Ohio State University, USA, 2003
BS (Honors), University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1993
MS, Ohio State University, USA, 1999

Professional experience

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2006-2009
Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 2003-2006.
Summer Research Fellow, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Labs, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, June-Sept 2000

Memberships

Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS), American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA)

Contact

atarig@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2985

Dr. Tarig Ali

Associate Professor
PhD in Geodetic and Geospatial Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA

Tarig Ali has taught at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and the University of Central Florida. Dr. Ali is the recipient of the Esri Award for Best Scientific Paper in Geographic Information Systems, the ETSU Faculty Excellence Award, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association's Murrough O'Brien Education Award, and The Ohio State University's Duane C. Brown Jr. Award. Dr. Ali's research interests include coastal mapping, terrain modeling, wide-area GPS networks, and applications of geographic information systems and remote sensing in environmental and transportation engineering.

Publications

Hou, X., X. Chen, W. Liu, L. Feng, and T. Ali 2018. Changes in the wetland vegetation growth patterns in large lakes on the Yangtze Plain. International Journal of Remote Sensing. (Accepted).
Elaksher, A., T. Ali, and F.Kamtchang, C. Wegmann, and A Guerrero, Surveying 2018. Performance analysis of multi-GNSS static and RTK techniques in estimating height differences. International Journal of Digital Earth. (Accepted)
Lee, C-M. J. Sun, CY. Kuo, J. Sun, TP. Tseng, KH. Chen, WH. Lan, CK. Shum, T. Ali, KE. Ching, Y. Jia, and Y. Yi 2018.Evaluation and Improvement of Coastal GNSS Reflectometry Sea Level Variations from Existing GNSS Stations in Taiwan. Advances in Space Research. (Accepted).
Ali, T., A. Alaksher, and M. Sarker 2018. “Evaluation of Low-Cost Depth Sensing Cameras for Topographic Mapping, Surveying and Land Information Science. (Accepted).
Ali, T., A. Abdelfatah, A. Doshi, and M. Sarker 2018. GIS-Based Approach for Assessing the Vulnerability of Major Roads to Flooding Using Publically Available Data. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 24 (1), pp. 91-99
Mortula, M., K. Fattah, T. Ali, and A. Idris 2017. Spatiotemporal Assessment of Water Quality in the Distribution Network of City of Sharjah, UAE. International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences. (Accepted).
Hussein, H., S. Atabay, M. Mortula, and T. Ali 2017. Investigation of Water Quality Parameters for Coastal Lagoon. Pollution Research, 37(1), pp. 25-31.
Ali, T., M. Mortula, and S. Atabay 2015. Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality in Coastal Lake using High Resolution Imagery and GIS, Pollution Research, 36(1), pp. 9-18
Samara, F., T. Ali, J. Haverila, and S. Knuteson 2016. Investigation of Fecal Contamination of Groundwater and Surface Water at Al Wasit Nature Reserve, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, 18(1), pp. 35-45
Ali, T., M. Mortula, S. Atabay, and E. Navadeh 2015. A GIS-based Spatiotemporal Study of the Variability of Water Quality in the Dubai Creek, UAE, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 51(3), pp. 219-232.
Ali, T., S. Atabay, M. Mortula, and R. Ma 2015. Semiautomatic Extraction of the Three-dimensional Shoreline from RapidEye Imagery and a Coastal Terrain Model (CTM), Surveying and Land Information Science, 74(1), pp. 14-20.
Mortula, M., S. Atabay, T. Ali and A. Ghadban 2013. Reduction of Leachability of Sewage Sludge by Alum Treatment, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 9(2), pp. 105-112.
Ali, T. and A. Mehrabian 2008, A Novel Computational Paradigm for Creating Triangular IrregularNetwork (TIN) from LiDAR Data, Nonlinear Analysis Series A: Theory, Methods & Applications, 71(12), pp. 624-629.
Mehrabian A., T. Ali, and A. Haldar 2008, Nonlinear Analysis of Steel Frame, Nonlinear Analysis Series A: Theory, Methods & Applications, 71(12), pp. 616-623.
Nave, J. T. Ali, and S. Wallace2005, Developing a GIS Database for the Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee, Based on Modern Surveying, Surveying and Land Information Science, 65(4), pp. 259-264.
Ali, T., J. Nave, and M. Clark 2005, A new Bachelor Degree Curriculum at East Tennessee State University, Surveying and Land Information Science, 65(3), pp. 195-200.
Ramirez, R. and T. Ali 2005, Development of Quality Metrics for Linear Features, Surveying and Land Information Science, 65(2), pp. 105-110.
Niu, X., R. Ma, T. Ali, and R. Li 2005, Integration of Mobile GIS and Wireless Technology for Coastal Management and Decision Making, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 71(4), pp. 453-459.
Ali, T., M. Mortula, and S. Atabay 2016. GIS-based study on the Susceptibility of the Dubai Creek (UAE) to Eutrophication. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 25(6), pp. 2275-2282
Medeiros, S., T. Ali, S. Hagen, and J. Raiford 2011, Development of a Seamless Topographic/Bathymetric Digital Terrain Model for Tampa Bay, Florida, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 77(12), pp. 1249-1256.
Ali, T. 2010, Building of Robust Multi-scale Representations of LiDAR-based Digital Terrain Model Based on Scale-space Theory, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 48(3), pp. 316-319.
Ali, T., M. Mortula, and S. Atabay 2016. GIS-based study on the Susceptibility of the Dubai Creek (UAE) to Eutrophication. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 25(6), pp. 2275-2282
Medeiros, S., T. Ali, S. Hagen, and J. Raiford 2011, Development of a Seamless Topographic/Bathymetric Digital Terrain Model for Tampa Bay, Florida, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 77(12), pp. 1249-1256.
Ali, T. 2010, Building of Robust Multi-scale Representations of LiDAR-based Digital Terrain Model Based on Scale-space Theory, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 48(3), pp. 316-319.
Niu, X., R. Ma, T. Ali, and R. Li 2005, Integration of Mobile GIS and Wireless Technology for Coastal Management and Decision Making, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 71(4), pp. 453-459.

Conference Presentations

Shum, CK, L. Zhang, T. Ali, B. Loo, W. Wong 2018. Satellite-based Environmental & Infrastructure Monitoring System of Smart Cities. International Conference on Smart Mobility and Logistics in Future Cities, 18-20 October, 2018, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
Aslam, H; P. Karunagoda; M. Quadri; M. Slim; A. Hammodat; M. Al Nabulsi; M. Mortula; and T. Ali 2108. Use of Spectrometer for Detection of Leaks in Water Distribution System. First International WDSA / CCWI 2018 Joint Conference, Kingston, Ontario, Canada ? July 23-25, 2018.
Sarker, M., T. Ali, A. Abdelfatah, S. Yehia, and A. Elaksher 2017.A Cost-effective Method for Crack Detection and Measurement on Concreate Surfaces. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Science, XLII-2/W8, pp. 237- 241.
Elaksher, A., A. Alharthy, and T. Ali 2017. Integrating satellite images and lidar data for straight-line mapping, Proc. SPIE 10402, Earth Observing Systems XXII, 104020Z (5 September 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2275437; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2275437
Mortula, M.,K. Fattah, and T. Ali 2016. "Study the Variability of Water Quality in a Large Water Distribution Network." In World Association of Sustainable Development OUTLOOK 2016, WASD 14th International Conference, London, UK, July 20-22, 2016.
Bachir, A., T. Ali, and M. Mortula 2014. "Mapping of Chlorophyll-A in the Dubai Creek Area Using WorldView-2 Imagery and Field Data." In Proceedings, International Conference on Marine and Freshwater Environments, St. John?s, NL, Canada, August 6-8, 2014.
Ali, T., M.Mortula, and S. Atabay 2013. "Study of Water Quality in Dubai Creek using DubaiSat1 Multispectral Imagery." International Symposium on Geo-Informatics in Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystem, Wuhan, China, November 8-10, 2013. In Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 398, 200-210. China: Springer, 2013.
Ali, T. 2006, Development of a New System for Evaluating the Positional Quality of Digital Shoreline Features, In Proceedings, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Conference, Orlando, Florida,U.S.A., April 24-26.
Ali, T. 2004, On the Selection of Appropriate Interpolation Method for Creating Coastal Terrain Models from LiDAR Data, In Proceedings, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Conference, Nashville TN, U.S.A., April 16-21.

Awards and Honors

ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS, 3rd Place, by the American Society for Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing, 2006.
Faculty Excellence Award, by East Tennessee State University, 2005
Murrough P. O’Brien Educational Award, by the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association, 2004
Duane C. Brown Jr. Award, by the Ohio State University, 2003
NOAA Summer Research Fellowship, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, 2000

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