Arash Akhshik

Dr. Arash Akhshik is an environmental and AI researcher with a strong focus on social-ecological systems, digital technologies, and cultural tourism. He serves as the Principal Investigator for the National Science Centre (NCN) project titled Unlocking Urban Potential: Fostering Multispecies Justice in Informal Green Spaces, where he applies AI-assisted methods to study human interactions with riverscapes and urban green environments.

His research integrates artificial intelligence, machine learning, and social science methodologies to address complex environmental challenges. Key areas of investigation include:

• Human-place attachment and environmental stewardship in cultural tourism
• Sentiment analysis of public behavior toward rivers during and after the pandemic
• Wildlife tourism as a pathway for megafauna conservation
• Community perspectives on ecosystem services in protected areas
• Applications of big data in land use and environmental policy

The recent publications highlight a consistent trend in using innovative digital tools—particularly AI and big data—to understand human-environment dynamics across urban, rural, and protected landscapes. His interdisciplinary approach bridges environmental science with tourism studies and computational social science.

Dr. Akhshik is actively involved in international and multidisciplinary collaborations, working closely with researchers such as Małgorzata Grodzińska-Jurczak, Joanna Tusznio, and Marianna Strzelecka. While no formal academic affiliation is specified in the text, his work is clearly embedded within the Polish academic research ecosystem, particularly in environmental policy and sustainability sciences.

He has not been mentioned as advising students or receiving specific scientific awards in the provided text. There is also no information regarding teaching roles, grants beyond the NCN project, or educational background.