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Dr. Tahir Ali Akbar

  /  Dr. Tahir Ali Akbar
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Specialization: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing
Email: drtahir@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: (+92)992-383591-5

Academics/ Degrees:

PhD in Civil Engineering (2013, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

MS in Natural Resources (2001, University of Wisconsin, USA)

ME in Environmental Engineering (1998, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)

BS in Civil Engineering (1995, University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan)

 
Research Interests

Environmental Modelling, Water Resources, Hazard Modelling & Assessment, Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing

 
Research Projects
  • Sep 2018 - to date (Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus)   
  • May 2017 - Aug 2018 (Risk Assessment Consultant, PDMA, Asian Development Bank, Lahore)
  • June 2018 - to date (Honorary Research Scientist, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • March 2015 - Dec 2017 (Senior GIS Specialist, The Urban Unit, Lahore)
  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015 (Manager-Trainings & Programs, Highway Research & Training Center)
  • July 2013 - Sep 2013 (Deputy Director, NHA)
  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2013 (PhD Scholar, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011 (Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011 (Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Jan 2010 - March 2011 (GIS Faculty, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada)
  • July 2008-Aug 2009 (Assistant Professor, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad)
  • Sep 2001-June 2008 (President, Advanced & Latest Informatics (ALI) Inc., USA-Canada-Pakistan)
  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2001 (Graduate Assistant, University of Wisconsin, USA.)
  • July 1999 - Aug 1999 (General Program Manager, Institutional Transformation Cell)
  • May 1999 - July 1999 (GIS Specialist, DHV Consultants)
  • March 1999 - May 1999 (GIS/Remote Sensing Consultant, Forestry Sector Project)
  • March 1999 - May 1999 (Local consultant, Institutional Transformation Cell Project)
  • June 1996 - Dec 1996 (Assistant Director, NHA)
  • Dec 1995 - June 1996 (GPS Survey Engineer, GTZ)
  • Dec 1995 - June 1996 (Trainee Engineer, NESPAK)
  • Sep 1994 - Oct 1994 (GPS Trainee Engineer, Agrar-Und Hydrotechnik)