Dr. M. M. Yagoub

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Dr. M. M. Yagoub
Associate Professor of Remote Sensing and GIS
Geography Program, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17771, Al-Ain,United Arab Emirates
Tel:00971-3-7612316 (H), Mobile: :00971-50-5438788
E-mail: myagoub@hotmail.com, URL: http://www.angelfire.com/mo/yagoub

Particulars


Name : Mohamed Yagoub Mohamed ....... Date of Birth : 17/07/1965
Sex : Male .......... Marital status : Married with two sons .......... Nationality : Sudanese with the US Permanent Residence (Green Card)

Education

Year Degree Institute Specialization
1999 PhD University Tecknology Malaysia GIS/Remote Sensing
1995 M.E. Tongji University - Shanghai GIS/Remote Sensing
1991 BSc. Eng. (First Class) University of Khartoum Surveying Engineering
1985 Sudanese Certificate (82%)Sennar H.School Mathematics

Academic Profile


  • Associate Professor: May 2007, Strong Indicator of overall performance in teaching, scholarship, community, and University services.
  • Coordinator, Geography Program, UAE University (29/8/2005 to 10/02/2007).
  • Director, Master Program of Remote Sensing and GIS, UAE University (18/03/2002-28/08/2005).
  • Assistant Professor: Geography Program, UAE University (2/9/2000-2007)
  • Assistant Professor: Department of Urban and Regional Planning,International Islamic University Malaysia (1/08/1999-2/08/2000).
  • Research Assistant: Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, University Technology Malaysia (1995-1999).
  • Research Assistant: Department of Surveying Engineering ,Tongji University, Shanghai (1992-1995).
  • Teaching Assistant: Department of Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan (1990-1992).

    Scholarships and Awards

    1. Ph.D. fellowship by University Tecknology Malaysia (1995-98).
    2. Honorary certificate of Tongji University-Shanghai (1994).
    3. Full M.E. scholarship by Tongji University-Shanghai (1992-95).
    4. The best performance student prize (University of Khartoum, 1991).
    5. The best performance student prize (University of Khartoum, 1989).
    6. Full B.Sc scholarship by the University of Khartoum (1985-90).
    7. Honorary certificate of Sennar School (1985)
    8. Full High Secondary School scholarship by Sennar School (1982-1985)

    Short courses, seminars, and forums

    Work Experience


    2000-until now: Assistant Professor at the Geography Program, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University

    Activities in the UAE University can be categorized in 3 main areas: Academic, Community Services, and Research.
    1. Academic:
    Teaching the following courses: Cartography, Computer Cartography, Current Environmental Issues, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS), and Field Practicum.
    Developing online material for the majority of the above courses and this will help in easy deployment of the courses in the BLACKBOARD environment. The material can accessed wherever and whenever at: http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/~myagoub

    2. Community Services:
    Inside the University:
    Member in many committees at the department, college, and university level. Examples of these include:
    - IT Technical coordinator for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (D.V.C. For Academic Affairs,17/2/2001).
    - Member in the Steering Committee of the University for Postgraduate Studies(Chancellor, ref. No. 864, 9/9/2002).
    - Member in the committee for academic programs at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Division of Government, Policy, and Urban Studies) (Dean College of HS, 29/9/2003).
    - Head of the Executive Committee for establishing M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS at the University(Dean of Graduate Studies: 18/3/2002 updated on 29/9/2003).
    - Director, M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS (Vice Chancellor decree 815, 20/9/2004).
    The M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS is considered a new program for the University and it is the first in the region.
    The program passed through various stages such as survey to the market for determination of the needs, survey to universities that have similar programs, specifying of suitable courses that meet the UAE market demand, determination of available and required resources (hardware, software, personnel), writing of the proposal, and sending of the proposal to three external reviewers (Prof. Michael F. Goodchild-USA,Prof. Nigel Waters-Canada,Professor Michael Batty-UK). All the reviwers had strongly recommended the implementation of the program. The program was approved by the University on 9/12/2003 in order to start at 2004/2005 academic year. I considered this program as my biggest contribution to the University and to the community as a whole.

    Outside the University:
    - GIS Training for Police Officers (Ministry of Interior) Using ArcView (3-6/2/2001).
    -GIS Training for Mr Yonous Khamis Saeed A. Alla from Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) (10/3/2001- 9/04/2001).
    -Catalyst in making a link between Zayed Institute for Research and Technology,University of London, and the United Arab Emirates University through organization of meetings between the world water expert, Prof. Tonny Allan, and the UAEU staff (17/9/2001).

    3. Research:
    A complete list of research activities is shown in the Papers’ Section below.
    Obtained a research grant from The Research Affairs at the UAE University under contract number 04-1-11/2.
    Research Title: The Historical Development of Al Ain between 1970 and 2000 Through Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems.
    Research Grant: 24,000 Dhs
    Research Output : a paper (see the Papers’ Section) and a multimedia CD (a snapshot of the CD is available online at: http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/~myagoub/main_Alain.htm

    1999-2000 : Assistant Professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia

    Teaching Surveying Engineering, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Geomorphology. Participating in the planning studio in Urban Design and Conservation, site analysis (inventory, bubble diagram), zoning regulations, preparation of zoning maps (Residential, commercial, Industrial, Public institutions).

    1995-1998: Research Assistant at the Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Engineering, University Tecknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

    Demonstration for students on the principles of GIS (data, hardware, software, and people), and the basic steps to solve day-to-day problems using GIS as a tool that have a high cost/benefit ratio.
    Training on using FoxPro, dBASEIII, ARC/INFO (PC/Workstation), and ArcView.
    The workflow for ARC/INFO covers data input (digitization, scanning, ADS, DXF, raster image), editing (ARCEDIT), topology building (CLEAN, BUILD, TRANSFORM), adding attribute data using (*.dbf, INFO, ORACLE), linking the attribute to the spatial data (JOINITEM, JOIN, RELATE), create 2.5D view (TIN), dropping background satellite images (REGISTER, RECTIFY, IMAGEGRID), doing spatial analysis (RESELECT, INTERSECT, BUFFER, etc.), view coverages under ArcView (Shape files), customization (AML, AVENUE), and production of final maps using ARCPLOT and LAYOUT.

    Participated in creating a user-interface for water quality at Klang Valley in Malaysia using AVENUE (ArcView) and for groundwater monitoring. Participated also in preparation of a user-interface for dumping site selection using Visual Basic and AVENUE.

    1992-1995: Research Assistant at the Department of Surveying, Faculty of Engineering ,Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Participated in the production of old-style and squatter houses maps in Shanghai through integration of remote sensing and GIS. This included identification/classification of squatter settlements on color infrared photos, transfer of the classified results to topographic map, digitization of the maps, and conversion to ARC/INFO format.
    The study also investigated the possibility of automatic classification using IDRISI software.

    During 1993: worked as part-time English instructor at the Informatics College in Shanghai(Head Quarters in Singapore)
    Taught English to the Informatics College students, including listening, oral, and presentation skills.

    1990-1991: Teaching Assistant at the Department of Surveying, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Khartoum

    Demonstration for undergraduate students on using level, theodolite, and preparation of plans using surveying methods. The position includes instruction for other subjects, such as remote sensing, photogrammetry, and GPS.
    Participated in the preparation of contour maps for the French Geological Dep. (BRGM) in Eastern Sudan for gold exploration, as a joint research between the University and BRGM.

    Courses
    During my academic career I have taught the following courses:
    Surveying Engineering, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geomorphology, Cartography, Computer Cartography, Current Environmental Issues, Geographic Information System (GIS), and Field Practicum in GIS.

    Field of Interest

    Education in field of Surveying Engineering, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS), Environment, and usage of the Internet in education.

    Professional Membership

    Online lists Membership


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