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Dr. Wahaj Habib

Research Fellow (Geography)

 whabib@tcd.ie

 


Biography

I am a Postdoctoral researcher at Trinity College Dublin, focusing on satellite-driven modelling to upscale Ireland's CO2 Net Ecosystem Exchange (ICONEEx) project, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland. My research interests lie in leveraging Geospatial Data Science (GDS) to develop solutions for challenges related to climate change. I earned my PhD in Remote Sensing and GIS from Trinity College Dublin in 2024, where I researched the impact of management activities on peatland ecosystems using multi-spatial-temporal remote sensing and machine learning techniques. My MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand included developing machine learning models for flood forecasting in Thailand. My research experience encompasses high-resolution habitat mapping, artificial drainage detection, and land use change assessment using satellite imagery and machine/deep learning methods. I am also involved in teaching GIS and remote sensing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, covering modules including GIS for Smart and Sustainable Cities, Biodiversity and Conservation, and Environmental Sciences.

Research Tags

  Biodiversity and Conservation   BIOGEOGRAPHY   CLIMATE CHANGE   Earth Sciences for Climate Research   Environmental planning and sustainable development   GEOMORPHOLOGY   Sustainable development

Research Projects

 Satellite-driven model to upscale Irish CO2 Net Ecosystem Exchange (ICONEEx)
 Smart Observation of Management Impacts on Peatland Function (SmartBog)

Languages

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
Pashto Medium Medium Fluent
Urdu Fluent Fluent Fluent

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Irish Quaternary Association 2022 Present
Royal Geographical Society 2023 Present
European Geosciences Union 2019 Present
American Geophysical Union 2019 Present
Habib W, Ingle R, Saunders M, Connolly J., Quantifying peatland land use and CO2 emissions in Irish raised bogs: mapping insights using Sentinel-2 data and Google Earth Engine., Scientific reports, 14, (1), 2024, p1171 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Wahaj Habib, Remi Cresson, Kevin McGuinness, John Connolly, Mapping artificial drainage on Peatlands - A national scale assessment of Irish raised bogs using sub-meter aerial imagery and deep learning methods, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Budiman Minasny, Diana Vigah Adetsu, Rebekka R.E. Artz, Matt Aitkenhead, Nikki Baggaley, Alexandra Barthelmes, Amélie Beucher, Jean Caron, Giulia Conchedda, John Connolly, Raphaël Deragon, Chris Evans, Kjetil Fadnes, Dian Fiantis, Zisis Gagkas, Louis Gilet, Alessandro Gimona, Stephan Glatzel, Mogens H. Greve, Wahaj Habib, Kristell Hergoualc"h, Cecilie Hermansen, Darren B. Kidd, Triven Koganti, Dianna Kopansky, David Large, Tuula Larmola, Allan Lilly, Haojie Liu, Matthew Marcus, Maarit Middleton, Keith Morrison, Rasmus Jes Petersen, Tristan Quaife, Line Rochefort, Rudiyanto Rudiyanto, Linda Toca, Francesco N. Tubiello, Peter Lystbæk Weber, Simon Weldon, Wirastuti Widyatmanti, Jenny Williamson, Dominik Zak., Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale, Biogeochemistry, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Ruchita Ingle, Wahaj Habib, John Connolly, Mark McCorry, Stephen Barry & Matthew Saunders, Upscaling methane fluxes from peatlands across a drainage gradient in Ireland using PlanetScope imagery and machine learning tools., Nature Scientific Reports, 13, (11997), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Wahaj Habib, 'A national-scale assessment of land use change in peatlands between 1989 and 2020 using Landsat data and Google Earth Engine"a case study of Ireland', Springer Nature, 2023, -, Map, GIS map, IN_PRESS  TARA - Full Text
  

Habib, W. and Connolly, J., Automated Mapping of Artificial Drainage in Peatlands Using Deep Learning and Very High-Resolution Aerial Imagery, EGU General Assembly,, Vienna, Austria, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Habib, W. and Connolly, J., Satellite-driven model to upscale Irish CO2 Net Ecosystem Exchange (ICONEEx)., EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Ingle, R. Habib, Wahaj; Connolly, John, McCorry, Mark, Barry, Stephen and Saunders, Matthew, A simple approach to upscale methane emissions from peatlands using Planetscope satellite data and machine learning algorithm, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
His Majesty the King Scholarship for Masters Degree (Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand) 2018