2025.08–Present
Osama Al-Tarawneh
Ph.D. Student · Civil Engineering
Sinkhole, GeoAI, GPR, geophysics.
People
GeoSMART@UCF brings together civil engineers, geologists, geophysicists, remote-sensing scientists, and computing researchers across field observation, modeling, and data science.
Principal investigator
Weiwei Zhan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Director, GeoSMART@UCF
Dr. Zhan develops interdisciplinary approaches that combine remote sensing, geophysical sensing, GeoAI, and geomechanics to study natural hazards and their impacts on infrastructure and environmental systems.
Current team
Graduate Researchers
2025.08–Present
Muhammed Jaseem P A
Ph.D. Student · Civil Engineering
Rainfall–induced landslides, hybrid modeling, complex-systems analysis.
2025.08–Present
Bassam Nasir
Ph.D. Student · Civil Engineering
Coastal resilience, geophysics.
2025.08–Present
Kishan Dhakal
Ph.D. Student · Civil Engineering
Slope stabibility, InSAR, GeoAI.
Undergraduate Researchers
2026.08–Present
Aryeh Fishman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Flume experiments
2026.08–Present
Athena Morales
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Remote Sensing
2026.08–Present
Gavin Stevenson Campana
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Fiber-optic sensing
2026.08–Present
Luisa Cordova
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Remote Sensing
2026.08–Present
Max Hegna
Undergraduate Research Assistant
GPR
2026.09–Present
Brittany Nguyen
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Computer Vision
Former members
Alumni
Postdoctoral Alumni
BH
2025.01–2026.06
Bella Harandi
Postdoctoral Fellow
Remote sensing, GeoAI, Landslide, Wetland Vegetation
Graduate Alumni
2024.08–2026.05
Varun Singh
M.S. · Civil Engineering
Liquefaction-induced lateral spreading, CPT, geotechnics.
2024.08–2026.05
Sanidhya Sharma
M.S. · Civil Engineering
Site response assessment, big data analytics, signal processing.
2025.01–2026.01
Wenlong Yu
Visiting Ph.D. Researcher
Landslide-river interaction, InSAR, engineering geology.
2024.08–2025.12
Matthew Davies
Ph.D. · Co-advised with Dr. Nick Chen
Shoaling dynamics, dredging analytics
Undergraduate Alumni
2025.08–2026.04
Grayson Grady
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sinkhole, CPT.
2024.08–2025.08
Nathalia Carreno
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Landslide mapping, Google Earth Engine.
2025.01–2025.08
Gustavo Flores
Undergraduate Research Assistant · UCF EXCEL
Shoreline erosion, CoastSat
2025.01–2025.08
Julia Manfrediz
Undergraduate Research Assistant · UCF EXCEL
Landslide mapping, Google Earth Engine.
2024.08–2025.05
Olivia Tedeschi
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Coastal erosion, LiDAR.
2024.08–2025.03
Ma Alessandra Domingo
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sinkhole, seismicity.
2024.01–2024.05
Jesllie Lopez Martinez
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sinkhole, CPT.
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