Walid Al-Shaar

Professor and Researcher in the fields of Autonomous Vehicles, Urban Planning, Transportation, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Civil Engineering.

Transforming Cities Through Research, Data and Spatial Intelligence

Offering specialized consulting services in autonomous vehicles policy, urban planning, transportation engineering, GIS and remote sensing to researchers, institutions and organizations worldwide. Book a session or explore project collaboration opportunities.

Autonomous Vehicles & Smart Mobility

Supporting cities and transport authorities in deploying autonomous and connected mobility systems from policy and regulatory frameworks to AV integration planning and IoT-based traffic optimization.

Urban Planning & Development

Advising on evidence-based urban growth and land use strategies from spatial dynamics analysis and land suitability assessment to smart city framework design and urban morphology modeling.

Autonomous Mobility Infrastructure

Advising on physical and digital infrastructure for autonomous transport deployment from EV charging networks and sensor-equipped roadways to connected intersections and AV-ready urban design standards.

Transportation Engineering

Providing integrated transport planning expertise from BRT system design and multimodal network integration to traffic safety assessment and transport impact evaluations.

GIS & Remote Sensing

Delivering spatial intelligence through satellite image analysis, land cover change detection, climate impact assessment, and GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis.

Flood Susceptibility Mapping

Identifying flood-prone areas through integrated GIS and remote sensing combining terrain analysis, hydrological modeling, and multi-criteria evaluation to support risk-informed land use planning.

Water & Environmental Engineering

Supporting sustainable water resource management from demand forecasting and groundwater recharge mapping to flood risk zonation, hydraulic modeling, and water distribution system design.

Agricultural Suitability Mapping

Identifying optimal zones for agricultural development through GIS-based multi-criteria analysis integrating soil properties, climate data, topography, and land use patterns.

Research Manuscript Prescreening

A five-level multi-signal integrity audit conducted prior to peer review. Covers text similarity, AI-language detection, authorship network analysis, reference validity verification, and image integrity screening to ensure manuscripts meet the highest scholarly standards before submission.

University Research Process Restructuring

Advisory services to help universities restructure research workflows across departments and laboratories. Covers research integrity frameworks, authorship governance, output quality monitoring, bibliometric auditing, and institutional policies that align academic incentives with genuine scholarly contribution.