Mehran Ali

Mehran Ali is Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at San José State University. Researches UAV-based remote sensing applications for environmental monitoring and water resource management.

Key research areas:

• Climate change impacts on water resources
• Socioeconomic drought modeling
• UAV remote sensing methodologies
• Water quality assessment techniques
• Transboundary water governance

Developed computational tools including Multivariate Standardized Reliability and Resilience Index (MSRRI) for drought assessment. Teaches courses in Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science, and UAV operations with applications in urban planning and watershed analysis.