Nima Ekhtari

Nima Ekhtari is a Research Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering. His office is located in UH NCALM at 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Rm 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059.

• Current Research Focus
• Hydrodynamic flood modeling with deep learning
• LiDAR terrain uncertainty analysis
• Earthquake rupture dynamics
• Environmental remote sensing

His work leverages advanced geospatial technologies for disaster management applications, integrating multispectral LiDAR data and satellite imagery for environmental monitoring. Recent publications demonstrate expertise in near-real-time flood forecasting and terrain analysis through deep learning surrogates.

Contact: nekhtari@uh.edu