Geospatial AI Leader and Decision-Science Executive

KABIR UDDIN

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Permanent Resident (EB 2 NIW). Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Applied science and geospatial leader with 25+ years of experience building and scaling enterprisegrade geospatial, AI, and ML systems that operate across national and regional platforms, supporting missioncritical decisionmaking, realtime operations, and largescale public sector and partner ecosystems. Proven record of owning endtoend science portfolios, leading multidisciplinary teams, and translating advanced AI/ML, remote sensing, and computer vision into production systems with measurable operational impact.

Currently leading a USD $10M international climate adaptation science portfolio, partnering with USAID, NASA, and national governments, and managing distributed teams of scientists, engineers, and domain experts. Deep expertise in Earth observation, geospatial data quality, spatial modeling, and feedbackdriven learning systems, with increasing focus on AIenabled automation, predictive analytics, and scalable decision intelligence. Trusted advisor to senior leaders, ministers, and donors; published researcher (50+ papers, 3,800+ citations).

CORE LEADERSHIP & SCIENCE COMPETENCIES

Applied Science Leadership (Global Scale)

AI / ML for Geospatial Systems

Computer Vision (Satellite, Aerial, SAR, Optical)

LargeScale Spatial Data Quality & Governance

EndtoEnd Model-toProduction Delivery

Decision Support & RealTime Analytics

CrossFunctional Execution (Science, Product, Engineering)

Executive Communication & SVPLevel Briefings

Portfolio Ownership & MultiYear Strategic Planning

Hiring, Developing & Promoting Senior Scientists

TECHNICAL SKILLS

GIS Platforms: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS, ArcView GIS, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, QGIS

Remote Sensing: ERDAS IMAGINE, eCognition, SNAP

Programming: Python, Google Earth Engine (JS/Python)

Methods: OBIA, change detection, spatial analysis, cartographic design, decision support dashboards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal

Position: GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist

Leadership Roles:

GRACE LoCALplus Project Lead (Feb 2024 – Present) – USD $10M Portfolio

Bangladesh Country Focal Point (Oct 2021 – Present)

Group Lead, Land Use, Land Cover & Ecosystem Services (Feb 2022 – Apr 2023)

LULC Thematic Lead, SERVIR-HKH (USAID–NASA) (Sep 2015 – Mar 2025)

Dates: July 2006 – Present

Led Led development of nationalscale land cover and landuse databases, including Nepal’s first annual 30m National Land Cover Database, supporting GHG reporting, REDD+ MRV, and operational planning—analogous to largescale address, place, and infrastructure datasets L9

Designed and deployed AIenabled land monitoring and change detection systems, leveraging machine learning, OBIA, and cloudscale processing to support continuous data refresh and quality improvement L10

Built near realtime flood and hazard mapping pipelines using SAR and optical imagery, enabling faster response, route planning, and risk mitigation for government agencies—direct parallels to realtime logistics workflows L12

Enterprise Systems & Stakeholder Impact

Established enterprise GIS governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, reproducibility, metadata compliance, and executivelevel usability across large, heterogeneous datasets

Regularly brief ministers, donors, and technical executives, translating complex AI/geospatial outputs into actionable insights for policy and operational decisionmaking

Represented ICIMOD at NASA SERVIR, Geo for Good Summit, and Sentinel Asia, contributing to global applied science dialogue and partnership.

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh

Position: GIS Expert

Dates: October 2004 – July 2006

Led design and management of GIS databases supporting national infrastructure planning and spatial decisionmaking

Developed and optimized road network databases using GPS survey data, topology building, and network analysis

Produced district (Upazila)level planning maps and analyses to support decentralized governance and infrastructure investment prioritization

Development Design Consultants Ltd. (DDC), Bangladesh

Position: GIS Analyst

Dates: September 2001 – October 2004

Georeferenced and digitized Revenue Survey (RS) maps for Rajshahi city planning initiatives

Conducted GISbased site suitability and spatial modeling analyses for urban expansion planning

Designed cartographic products and planning maps for town planning, land management, and master planning

EDUCATION

M.Sc., Geography & Environmental Studies – University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh (2001)

B.Sc. (Hons.), Geography & Environmental Studies – University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh (2000)

CERTIFICATIONS

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate – Coursera, Issued June 2025, Credential ID OR9I9MZXVVB0

Project Management and Planning – Coursera, Issued Mar 2025, Credential ID HMWHYU7ELYBT

Google Project Management: Google Project Management Specialization, Coursera, Issued Dec 2023, Credential ID WZ7K8FH3KF7D

High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation, Coursera, Issued Oct 2023, Credential ID ADE3QGTPXQST

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT

NASA SERVIR • Sentinel Asia • Briefings to ministers, donor agencies, and technical working groups

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

(Full list of 50+ peer-reviewed publications available via Google Scholar)

1.Uddin, K., Hossain, S., Bajracharya, B., Ahmed, B., & Islam, M. K. (2025). Rapid flood inundation mapping for effective management: A machine learning and pixel-based classification approach in Feni District, Bangladesh. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 18, e70087. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.70087

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