Ahmed Ahmouda
PhD, Alumnus
Dr. Ahmed Ahmouda
ahmouda12@ufl.edu
Education
- PhD, Geomatics Concentration, University of Florida, 2018
- Dissertation Title: Analyzing the Effect of Political and Natural Crises on Contribution Patterns to Crowed-Sourced Data Platforms and Social Media Activities
- M.S., Geographic Information Systems, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA, USA, 2014
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Engineering Academy Tajoura, Tajoura (Tripoli), Libya, 2004
Recent Certificates
- Graduate Certificate, Geospatial Analysis, University of Florida, 2016
Recent Publications
Papers in peer-reviewed journals:
- Ahmouda, A. & Hochmair, H. H. (2018). “Analyzing the Effect of Earthquakes on OpenStreetMap Contribution Patterns and Tweeting Activities”. Geo-spatial Information Science, 21(3), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2018.1498666
- Ahmouda, A. & Hochmair, H.H. (2017). Using Volunteered Geographic Information to Measure Name Changes of Artificial Geographical Features as a Result of Political Changes: A Libya Case Study. GeoJournal. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-016-9764-5/fulltext.html.
Conference papers:
- Hochmair, H. H., Bardin, E., and Ahmouda, A. (2017). “Estimating Bicycle Trip Volume for Miami-Dade County from Strava Tracking Data”. Paper presented at the Transportation Research Board – 96th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Conference presentations:
- Ahmouda, A. (2014). Libyan Transportation Infrastructure Inventory. 2014 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA. pdf.
Awards
- Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement for 4.0 GPA (Fall 2015)
- 2nd Place, 2014 ESRI International User Conference (UC) Map Gallery, Best Product Utilizing Community Maps (2014). poster pdf link.