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Heba Nusair

Ph.D. Student

Heba Nusair is a Ph.D. candidate in Landscape Architecture, set to graduate in spring 2024. Her expertise encompasses land analysis, urban planning, and the application of GIS and machine learning to urban growth modeling. Her doctoral research, titled "Assessing Working Models' Impact on Land Cover Dynamics Through Multi-Agent Based Modeling and Artificial Neural Networks," demonstrates her commitment to innovative solutions for urban challenges, emphasizing sustainability and resilience. Heba's work pioneers the use of advanced techniques, including artificial neural networks (ANN), agent-based modeling (ABM), and cellular automata (CA), to analyze complex urban systems, aiming to provide a conceptual framework for sustainable urban development.

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