DR. IMRAN AHMED KHAN Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Karachi Karachi – 75270, Pakistan. Phone Office: +92-21-99261300-6 Ext.2292 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
BASIC INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 09-01-1974
QUALIFICATION
Ph.D. (Geography) 2011. M.Sc. Geography, University of Karachi, 1ST class 2nd position.79.4%. 1995. B.Sc. (Hons), Geography, University of Karachi, 1ST Division, 1994. H.Sc. Examination, Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, 1ST Division, 1991 Pre-Medical Group. S.S.C. Examination, Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, 1989 Science Group.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Assistant Professor, at Department of Geography, University of Karachi Pakistan from 11-08-2016 to date
*Lecturer in Geography in Govt Degree Science Commerce College LandhiKorangi Karachi from 7-5-2002 to 10-08-2016. *Secured First position in Sindh Public Service Commission Examination for Lecturer-ship
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COMPUTER SKILLS
ArcGIS 10.1 ArcView GIS 3.2
ERDAS AutoCADmapi
Microsoft Office Adobe Photoshop 7.0, CS5,CS6
SPSS Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Flash HTML/CSS
ASP.net Website Designing
GPS
Magellan GPS Tracker
BOOKCO-AUTHOR
Commercial Geography for XII Commerce Published by The Earth House Karachi March 2013
SPECIAL COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
IBA, ABC-LAN Based PC Training held at IBA City Campus, Karachi from February 1998 To April 1998.
Computer training of selected software at Digital Computer Institutes of Technology Karachi, from July 1998 to July 1999.
Japanese languages course SHOKYU I, at Japanese Consulate Karachi from October 2003 to March 2004.
HEC-Staff Development Course at Dow University of Health Sciences from August 22 September 19, 2005.
GIS Certificate Course, ARC VIEW 3.2 at Department of Geography University of Karachi from December 10, 2005 to January 10, 2006.
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Multi-Disciplinary International Conference On, Qualitative Research in Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges at University of Karachi from November 3-4, 2006.
International Seminar / Workshop on Dendrochronology and its Scope in South Asia at Federal Urdu University, Karachi from 14 – 18 May 2007.
SPSS Training, Under Standing Statistics Using SPSS for Data Management and Analysis at AKU-IED Karachi from July 2 - 6, 2007.
Scientific Writing: Under virtual Education Project (VEPP) organized by LEJ University of Karachi held on 23 January 2013.
Training for Presiding Officers: by Election commission of Pakistan 2013.
Panning, execution and Successful Accomplishment of Research Degrees: Held on April, 24-26 2014 by KIBGE University of Karachi.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: one day seminar jointly organized by Institute of Space Technology and Department of Geography held on June 2015.
Training for Presiding Officers: For local Government Elections by Election commission of Pakistan 2015.
Water Day Seminar 2016 held by Department of Geography University of Karachi.
Two-Day Workshop on MaxEnt Species Mapping (21-22 Jan 2017) held by Department of Geography University of Karachi.
Water Day Seminar 2017 held by Department of Geography University of Karachi.
Seminar on Road Safety Awareness held by Department of Geography University of Karachi on 25-10-2017.
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TEACHING COURSES
S. No Courses Class 01 Human Geography Paper I BSc 02 Human Geography Paper II BSc 03 Geomorphology BSc 04 Field Technique MSc 05 Geography of Health Care MSc 06 Bio-Geography MSc 07 Field Study MSc
RESEARCH STUDENTS DETAIL (M.PHIL. / PH.D.)
*Co-Supervisor
*Name Sr. Name of Year of of Thesis/Project Title No. Qualification Supervision Student
Spatio-Temporal Modelling of the in progress Khalid Effects of Climate Change on the 1 M.Phil./Ph.D. from Mazhar Patterns of Infectious Diseases in Pakistan. 2014
Development of Vector Borne Endemic Infectious Disease Risk in progress Zafer 2 Ph.D. Assessment Model for Karachi- from Hussain Pakistan Using Geo-computational 2014 Intelligence.
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CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan and Afsar Sheeba. Analysis of asthma risk zones in Selected Areas of Karachi: A Perspective from Landhi and Korangi Towns. In Proceedings: Thirteen National All Pakistan Geographical Conference on Geography and Human Development, at Karachi (2008).
2. Mehdi Mohammed Raza, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Khan Imran Ahmed, Kazmi Syed Jamil Hasan. Geospatial Mapping of Asthma and Its Ecology in Karachi, Pakistan. In proceeding of: ASPRS Annual Conference, at California, USA. (2012).https://www.asprs.org/a/publications/proceedings/Sacramento2012/fil es/Mehdi.pdf
3. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan. Geo-informatics for the exploration of Asthma in Karachi.In proceeding of: 2nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPACE SCIENCE (NCSS), at Karachi (2013).
4. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan Asthma and air pollution in Karachi: A GIS approach to define association. 2nd International Conference on Environmental Horizon at Karachi (2014).
5. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan Using MODIS-NDVI and Climatic Variables for Drought Assessment and Monitoring in Pakistan and Adjoining South Asian Countries (2015)The 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing “Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia” 19 - 23 October 2015, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines www.acrs2015.org, At Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. http://www.a-a-r-s.org/acrs/index.php/acrs/acrs- overview/proceedings-1?view=publication&task=show&id=1844.
6. Khan Imran Ahmed and Arsalan Mudassar Hassan Assessment of concentration of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) in human blood by absorption of traffic induced carbon monoxide (CO) and their association with asthma: A GIS perspective. First South Asian SURE Conference 18-22, January 2017 Karachi, Pakistan.
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RESEARCH PAPERS
1. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem, Samreen Zeeshan, and Syed Shahid Shaukat (2010). Spatial Association of Asthma and Vegetation In Karachi: A GIS Perspective. Pak. J Bot, 42, 3547-3554.
2. Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem , M. Ahmed, N. Khan, and Khan Imran Ahmed (2010). A quantitative description of moist temperate conifer forests of Himalayan region of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology (Pakistan). 7 (3)175-185.
3. Shareef, A., M. Azam, and Khan Imran Ahmed (2011). Investigation of carbon monoxide at heavy traffic intersections of Karachi (Pakistan) using GIS to evaluate potential risk areas for respiratory and heart disease. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 54(2) 84-89.
4. Khan Imran Ahmed,Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem, DurdanaRais Hashmi, Samreen Zeeshan, and Burhan Ahmed Siddiqui (2011). Association of Asthma With Carbon Monoxide Concentrations on The Roads of Karachi and Potential Blood Level of Carboxy Haemoglobin. FUUAST Journal of Biology, 1(1) 111-118.
5. Siddiqui, Muhammad Faheem, Syed ShahidShaukat, Moinuddin Ahmed, Nasrullah Khan, and Khan Imran Ahmed (2013). Vegetation-Environment Relationship of Conifer Dominating Forests of Moist Temperate Belt of Himalayan and Hindukush Regions of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot, 45(2), 577-592.
6. Siddiqui, Muhammad Faheem, Syed Shahid Shaukat, Moinuddin Ahmed, Nasrullah Khan, and Khan Imran Ahmed. (2013). Age and Growth Rates of Dominant Conifers From Moist Temperate Areas of Himalayan and Hindukush Region of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot 45, No. 4 (2013): 1135-1147. 7. Perveen, Sajida,Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Muhammad Faheem Siddiqui, Khan Imran Ahmed, Anjum Shahzad, and Abid Muhammad. (2013). GIS-Based Multi- Criteria Model for Cotton Crop Land Suitability: A Perspective from Sindh Province of Pakistan." Fuuast J. Biol. 3 (1), 31-37.
8. Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem, Ahmed, M., Shaukat, S. S., Khan Imran Ahmed. (2013). Present Status and Size Class Structure of Some Conifer Dominating Forests From Moist Temperate Area of Western Himalayan and Hindukush Region of Pakistan. FUUAST J. Biol. 3 (2), 141-155
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9. Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem, Syed Shahid Shaukat, Moinuddin Ahmed, Khan Imran Ahmed, and Khan Nasrullah. (2014). Foliar and Soil Nutrient Distribution in Conifer Forests of Moist Temperate Areas of Himalayan and Hindukush Region of Pakistan: A Multivariate Approach. Pak. J. Bot 46 (5) 1811-1827.
10. Khan Imran Ahmed, Ghazal Lubna, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem and Kazmi Syed Jamil Hasan(2015). Assessing The Spatial Variability of Phytoplankton Concentration Through Chlorophyll-A Satellite Data: A Case Study of Northern Arabian Sea. Pak. J. Bot., 47(2): 797-805, 2015.
11. Malik, Rohma.,Bokhari, T. Z., Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem , Younis, U., Hussain, M. I., & Khan Imran Ahmed (2015). Antimicrobial activity of Nerium oleander L. and Nicotianatabacum L.: A comparative study. Pak. J. Bot, 47(4), 1587-1592. 12. Ajaib, M., Wahla, S. Q., Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem , & Khan Imran Ahmed. (2016) Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Andrachne Cordifolia (Wall. Ex Decne.) Muell. FUUAST J. BIOL., 6(1):127-134.
13. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Muhammad Faheem Siddiqui, Kiran Nazia, Ajaib Muhammad (2016). Short-Term Drought Assessment in Pakistan and Adjoining Areas By Remote Sensing MODIS-NDVI Data: A Potential Consequence of Climate Change.Pak. J. Bot., 48(5): 1887-1892.
14. Zia Ibrahim, Kazmi Syed Jamil Hasan, Zafar Hina and Khan Imran Ahmed (2017). Desalination Plant site suitability along Karachi Coast and Protection of Mangroves by Spatial Decisions Support System (SDSS). International journal of biology and biotechnology 14 (1) 41-47.
15. Khan Imran Ahmed, Hussain Mehwish & Arsalan Mudassar Hassan (2017). Assessing the Relationship among Household Environment, Drinking Water and Prevailing Asthma in Karachi. FUUAST J.BIOL, 7(2): 163-169.
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UPCOMING PAPERS
1. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Mehdi Mohammed Raza, Qureshi Salman, Kazmi Syed Jamil Hasan, Subramanian S. V., Levine Robert S. Developing Cumulative Awareness Index of Self-controlling Asthma in Karachi: A Disease Ecology Perspective.
2. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Mehdi Mohammed Raza, Jamil Hassan Kazmi, Jeong Chang Seong and Daikwon Han. Assessment of Asthma- prone Environment in Karachi, Pakistan Using GIS Modelling.
3. Khan Imran Ahmed, Arsalan Mudassar Hassan, Lubna Ghazal, Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem, Mehdi Mohammed Raza, Zia Ibrahim. Assessing Regional Scale Spatio-Temporal Variability of Soil Moisture and its Meteorological Relationship in Pakistan and Adjoining Areas.
4. Khan Imran Ahmed and Arsalan Mudassar Hassan. Spatial Pattern of Traffic Induced Carbon Monoxide and Potential Health Risk in Karachi.
5. Khan Imran Ahmed & Phan Minh Thu. Satellite derived estimation of diatom phytoplankton dynamics in Indian and southern Ocean during 1998 to 2012.
6. Khan Imran Ahmed, Acker James, Ghazal Lubna & Arsalan Mudassar Hassan & Siddiqui Muhammad Faheem. Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Fluorescence in North Arabian Sea.
7. Khan Imran Ahmed, Geo-informatics Assessment of Mangroves forest near Karachi.
ONLINE COURSES
S. Courses Date From (Website) #
ESRI Basic of geographic Apr 11, 1 coordinate system http://www.esri.com/training/main 2014 (for ArcGIS 10)
Asthma Australia Asthma First Aid Oct 11, 2 for School 2014 http://asthmaaustralia.org.au/Online_Tr aining_Courses.aspx
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S. Courses Date From (Website) #
Geographic Approaches to Oct 17, 3 Global health E-learning Center Global Health 2014 http://www.globalhealthlearning.org/
TB for Health Care The Center for Disease Control and Oct 18, 4 Workers (Web prevention (CDC) 2014 Based) http://www.cdc.gov/Learning/
American lung association(Fight for Air) Nov 5 Asthma Basic http://www.lung.org/lung- 01,2014 disease/asthma/learning-more-about- asthma/asthma-basics.html
Empire state public health training center Nov 6 Foundation of GIS 03,2014 http://www.empirestatephtc.org/learnin g/pages/catalog/
Empire state public health training center Nov 7 Field Epidemiology 04,2014 http://www.empirestatephtc.org/learnin g/pages/catalog/
Conducting The North Carolina institute for public Nov 05, 8 Environmental health 2014 Health Assessments http://nciph.sph.unc.edu/tws/training_li st/
The North Carolina Institute for public Epidemiology: A Nov 05, health 9 Basic public health 2014 Science http://nciph.sph.unc.edu/tws/training_li st/
ArcGIS Nov 15, ESRI 10 Interoperability 2014 Basic http://www.esri.com/training/main
Understanding of Nov Pacific Emprints 11 Geographic 21,2014 Coordinate Systems https://www.coursera.org/courses
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S. Courses Date From (Website) #
Mapping for The North Carolina institute for public Surveillance and Nov 22, health 12 outbreak 2014 http://nciph.sph.unc.edu/tws/training_li investigation st/
Infectious Diseases: Nov 28, Pacific Emprints 13 Tuberculosis 2014 https://www.coursera.org/courses
Epidemics-The Dec 29, Coursera 14 Dynamics of 2014 Infectious Diseases https://www.coursera.org/courses
An Introduction to Jan 08, Coursera 15 Global Health 2015 https://www.coursera.org/courses
How to respond to April 07, 16 reviewers' Elsevier Publishing campus 2016 comments
Making sense of April 07, 17 Elsevier Publishing campus science stories 2016
How to get your June 22, 18 Elsevier Publishing campus book published 2017
How to review a June 25, 19 Elsevier Publishing campus manuscript 2017
South Central Center for Public Health Zoonoses, Vectors, July 20 Preparedness Pests, and Weeds 2017 http://lms.southcentralpartnership.org/ Fundamentals of South Central Center for Public Health Health Risk July 21 Preparedness Assessment in 2017 Public Health http://lms.southcentralpartnership.org/
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