Activities & Experience
Activities & Experience
Training Courses
Training course in “Data Acquisition, Preprocessing, and Modeling using the PCRaster Python Framework” held between September 14th –25th, 2015, at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands.
Training course on “Outlook for Administration Tasks”, held in 2014 at the University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
Training course on “Leadership Development Program” from Tennessee State University, held in 2013 at The University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
Training course on “e-Learning system design: Teacher-student websites”, 2013, at The University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Training course on “Modern Teaching and Scientific Research Technique”, 2013, at Lulea University of Technology, Lulea-Sweden.
“LaTeX course” for 5 days in April 2011, at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
An intensive course in “Principles of Spatial Data Quality” in January 2009 at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Training course in “Bayesian Networks”, held between February 24th –26th , 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
“Teaching method course”, held between April 3rd –27th, 2005, at University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Workshops & Presentations
Dr. Mustafa presented several topics, and he has attended and organized several workshops as well. The most interesting topics are listed here:
GIS Mapping Workshop, April 2025, The University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
APPRAIS: governAnce, quality, accountability: a Piloting Reform PRrocess in kurdistAn regIon of Iraq, 2021- 2024.
Create a Google Scholar Profile for UoZ Staff, 2017, The University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
Scientific Publication & its related issues, 2016, Faculty Science, Faculty Science, University of Zakho
Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Set-up Outlook with the University of Zakho email account (uoz.edu.krd), 2015, The Faculty of Science, University of Zakho, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Plagiarism, 22 - 23 June, 2014, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan region-Iraq, participated as an audience.
International Geomatics Week 2013 (IGW2013), September 30–October 4, 2013, Bogota, Colombia, participated as a lecturer.
E-Learning System Design: Teacher-Student Websites, 16–17 September 2013, University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan region-Iraq, participated as an audience.
Bayesian Networks for improving spatio-temporal growth estimates of heterogeneous forests. In the International Geomatics Week 2013 (IGW2013), September 30 – October 4, 2013, Bogota, Colombia.
Monitoring and evaluating urban cover change in the Duhok city, Kurdistan region-Iraq, by using remote sensing and GIS, Presented at: 3rd Joint Planning Conference, September 30–October 3, 2012, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan region-Iraq.
Evaluation Activities
2023 - present: Member of Editorial board of BMC Environmental Science
2020 – present: Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Applied Science and Technology Trends (JASTT)
2017–2019: Editor-in-Chief of the Science Journal of University of Zakho.
2016 - 2020: Editorial board member of the Universal Journal of Geoscience
2010–Present: Served as a reviewer for various national and international journals (ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data; Advances in Mechanical Engineering; International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; Water; ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information; Forest; Agronomy; Remote Sensing; Earth; Applied Sciences; Heliyon; Ecology and Evolution; Earth Systems and Environment; Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering; Environmental and Sustainability Indicators; Hydrological Sciences Journal; Journal of Cleaner Production; PLOS ONE; Revue Internationale de G´eomatique ; IEEE Access; Cogent Food and Agriculture; Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes; Geo-Spatial Information Science; GeoCarto; Journal of Sustainable Forestry; Earth Science Informatics; Journal of Arid Land; Advances in Mechanical Engineering; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Engineering and Technology Journal; Journal of Spatial Science; Next Research; Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment; Earth Sciences Research Journal; Marine Pollution Bulletin; Global Challenges; Water Science; Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences; Sustainable Environment; World Development Sustainability; Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems; ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; · · ·).
Professional Experience
Teaching undergraduate courses in Differential equations, Finite Mathematics and Computer Applications.
Worked as a director of undergraduate students in Mathematics Dept..
Supervising undergraduate student projects.
Supervising M.Sc. students.
Supervising P.hD. students.
Teaching M.Sc. and Ph.D. courses in several topics as: advance image analysis topic, advance Geo-statistics topic, remote sensing & GIS, scientific research skills,LaTeX for mathematics, computer skills.
Researcher in remote sensing and geospatial information. Expert skills on using Mathematics and statistics tools specially Bayesian networks in remote sensing and in image analysis for the monitoring of Earth resources.
Expert in carrying out data analyses and great skill in carrying out and supervise
field work.
Academic title attained
2023 - Present: Head of Applied Remote Sensing and GIS Center, at The University of Zakho, Region-Iraq.
2016 – 2023: Vice President for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs at The University of Zakho, Region-Iraq.
2014 – 2016: Director of Applied Remote Sensing & GIS (ARSGIS) Center at The University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
2013 – 2016: Representative of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Science at The University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
2013 – 2016: Director of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Center at The University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
2012 – 2015: Member in the scientific committee of Mathematics Dept., Faculty of Science, The University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
2010 – 2011: Participated as a lecturer in the Advance module “Advanced Geostatistics” in Geo-information Science, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente, Enschede-The Netherlands.
2008 – 2010: Participated as a lecturer in the Advance module “Advanced Image Analysis” in Geo-information Science, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente, Enschede-The Netherlands.
2005 – 2008: Assist. Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematics, College of Education, The University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
2000 – 2003: Assist. researcher, Dept. of Mathematics, College of Science, The University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
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