Dr. Md. Omar Sarif

About

Dr. Md Omar Sarif is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Center for Peaceful and Sustainable Futures (CEPEAS), The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University, Japan, since April 2025. Previously, he gained 2 years, 5 months, and 8 days of experience in research, teaching, and administrative work as an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University, India. His research focuses on GIS and Remote Sensing Engineering, with particular interests in City Climate Modelling, Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Mapping and Simulation, Urban Trajectory Modelling, Urban Development Dynamics, Surface Urban Heat Island Phenomena, Carbon Sequestration, Glacier dynamics, and Environmental Vulnerability.

Dr. Sarif earned his Ph.D. in Engineering (GIS & Remote Sensing) in May 2022 from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. He completed his M.Tech. in Remote Sensing in 2016 from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, and his M.A. in Geography in 2014 from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He obtained his B.A. (Hons.) in Geography in 2012 from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Dr. Sarif is serving as an Associate Editor for Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing in 'Frontiers in Environmental Science' journal (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/environmental-informatics-and-remote-sensing/editors).

Contact Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Employment

• Hiroshima University Assistant Professor
  2025 - Present
• Lovely Professional University Assistant Professor
  2022 - 2024

Education

• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Engineering (GIS & Remote Sensing)
  2016 - 2022
• Birla Institute of Technology M.Tech.
  2014 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (40)

• Editorial: Heat stress and public health issues: impacts, adaptation, and mitigation
  Frontiers in Environmental Science 2026 DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1950495
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• Exploring land use/land cover changes and their effect on land surface temperature and urban heat island: a case study of Lahore, Pakistan
  Frontiers in Environmental Science 2026
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• Remote Sensing-Based Multi-Criteria Astronomical Site Suitability Mapping in the North West Himalayas
  Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s12524-026-02461-7
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• Advanced Geospatial Intelligence and AI for Environmental Resilience and Sustainable Development
  Springer Nature Switzerland 2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03714-5
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• An Appraisal of Groundwater Potentiality in Balason River Basin of Darjeeling District Using Geospatial Technology
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-19709-2_7
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• An analysis of the effectiveness of urban master plans in controlling and regulating urban growth in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  Cities 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106713
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• Glacier response to climate change in the Sind basin of Kashmir Himalaya: an integrated multi-parameter assessment
  International Journal of Remote Sensing 2026 DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2026.2720946
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• Heat Stress and Public Health Issues: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation
  Frontiers Research Topics 2026 DOI: 10.3389/978-2-8325-8532-0
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• CMIP6-Driven Projections of Drought Severity and Their Implications for the Agricultural Sector in Pakistan
  Earth Systems and Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s41748-026-01165-9
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• Vegetation health analysis of hilly areas in Darjeeling District of West Bengal using analytical hierarchy process (1998–2022)
  Next Sustainability 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100238
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