Basem Aljoumani

Basem Aljoumani serves as Technical and Data Manager/Principal Investigator at Technical University of Berlin's Faculty VI: Planning, Building, Environment since 2025, continuing a decade-long affiliation that includes Postdoctoral Researcher roles (2014-2022) on DFG-funded urban hydrology projects and Guest Researcher status (2023-2024). His work bridges geospatial technology, environmental planning, and data science within the Department of Geoinformation Processing for Landscape and Environmental Planning.

His educational foundation includes:

• PhD in Soil and Water Management, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona (2008-2013)
• Master's in Agricultural Economics, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (2005-2007)
• Diploma in Agro-Food Marketing, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (2003-2004)
• Bachelor's in Agricultural Engineering, Damascus University (1992-1997)

Dr. Aljoumani's research pioneers soil-water-plant interactions under salinity stress, AI-driven precision agriculture, and sensor-based environmental monitoring, integrating time-series hydrological modeling with geospatial analytics. His methodology emphasizes statistical rigor in urban soil systems, addressing critical challenges in water-scarce environments through computational innovation.

Recent publications reveal a trajectory toward advanced uncertainty quantification in soil properties and dynamic modeling of urban evaporation patterns, demonstrating increasing methodological sophistication in environmental data science with strong interdisciplinary connections to climate resilience.

His recognition includes:

• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for soil water and salinity modeling

As Principal Investigator for DFG-funded Urban Water Interfaces projects, he has directed research on solute transport in urban soils and contaminant dynamics in paved environments, securing competitive grants that support his team's field and computational work. His current leadership role expands this focus to integrated data management frameworks for environmental planning.

He actively contributes to the Urban Water Interfaces research group and Soil Conservation Group at TU Berlin, developing collaborative approaches that merge hydrological modeling with landscape architecture to address urban sustainability challenges through sensor networks and AI-driven analysis.