Associate Professor
"2009 University of East London, London, United Kingdom; PhD, GIS. 2004 University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; MSc. Natural Resource Management. 2001 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; BSc.(Hons.), Agronomy."
olanrewaju.lawal@uniport.edu.ng
+2349097347063
Social Sciences
Geography and Environmental Management
I am actively engaged in teaching and research in geospatial science and application of geospatial technologies in addressing social, economic and environmental problems (UG and PG levels). I also teach research methods, statistical techniques and environmental modelling. Other activities include coordinating the spatial data science unit, supervision of students' thesis and dissertations.
Goespatial Science, Remote Sensing, Geocomputation and Modelling
"1. Project Partner: Exploration and Enhancement of Land Management Strategies Using Hyperspectral Imagery and Big Data Analytics. GCRF Research Development Fund – A collaboration between Computer Science department of Edge Hill University (UK), the Department of Geography and Environmental Management of the University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria) and the Big Data Centre of the Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). Commenced: September 2019
2. Principal Researcher: Mapping and Modelling of Urban Air Quality using Bioindicators, Machine Learning and Citizen Science Mobile Application – TETFUND National Research Fund, 2019 Grant
3. Co-PI: TETFUND Institution-Based Research Grant - 2021: Spatial Modelling of Socio-Economic Disparity In Consequences of Covid-19: Combining Big Earth Data, Mobility And Machine Learning. "