Dr Harutyun Shahumyan PhD
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Biography:
| Dr. Shahumyan has over 12 years¿ experience specialising
in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geo-spatial analysis and modelling, data
analysis and data management with a focus on land use, urban modelling, spatial
planning, healthcare, environment, and spatial decision supporting systems. He has
a Master degree in Applied Mathematics and a PhD in Engineering. From 2001 to
2004 Dr Shahumyan did his first post-doctoral research on statistical modelling
at the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of National Academy of
Sciences of Armenia. Meanwhile, he expanded his career as a Visiting Researcher
at the University of Cambridge visiting the Centre of Applied Medical
Statistics three times between 2002 and 2005. Aiming to get more practical experience in policy analysis
and working with stakeholders in 2004 Dr Shahumyan moved to consultancy work in
international projects supporting government institutions in Armenia. Here he made
acknowledged contributions to the development of emerging GIS technologies in
Armenia, particularly in state organisations such as the Hydro-Meteorological
Service, Environmental Impact Monitoring Centre and Ministry of Health of Armenia.
In 2008 Dr Shahumyan joined University College Dublin
(UCD) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Urban Environment Project His
research at UCD involves land use modelling, scenario generation and analysis
for future regional development, spatial and statistical analyses informing
decision makers. A successful example of generating innovative modelling
solutions to real world problems was achieved in a recent application of the
MOLAND model, which formed an important part of the latest review of the Regional Planning Guidelines published by Dublin & Mid East Regional Authorities in 2010. In 2010, Dr Shahumyan further expanded his experience as a
participant of the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
research programme ¿Land Use Modelling and Analysis Network¿ (LUMAN). Within
the scope of this program, he visited New Zealand Landcare Research, where he became
familiar with the New Zealand experience on integrated land use modelling and ways
of effectively collaborating with stakeholders. Since March of 2012, Dr Shahumyan has been appointed as a
Senior Technical Officer at UCD School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy. Here he has organised GeoSAL GIS Seminar Series and GIS Consulting Support and Free Clinic for UCD researchers. Though his new tasks, Dr Shahumyan still continues his
research in a multi-disciplinary team of researchers on application of
geo-spatial modelling to support decision makers and urban planners in Ireland. Dr Shahumyan has presented his research results at 15 international conferences, in more than 20 research papers and in 2 book chapters. Since May 2010, he is a reviewer for the European Science Foundation. |
Research Interests
| Dr. Shahumyan's main research is focused on scenario generation and analysis for future regional development, dynamic spatial simulation of land cover changes and urban growth, land use and transport modelling, geo-spatial and statistical analyses informing decision makers, etc. A successful example of generating innovative modelling solution to real world problem was recent application of the MOLAND model in forming an important part of the latest review of the Regional Planning Guidelines published by Dublin & Mid East Regional Authorities in 2010. His research interest include:
Dr Shahumyan also manages and administers the URBIS spatial data warehouse of the University, Geo-Spatial Analysis Lab (GeoSAL) of the School and provides GIS consultancy for UCD researchers.
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Book Chapters
Roger White, Harutyun Shahumyan and Inge Uljee; (2011) 'Activity Based Variable Grid Cellular Automata for Urban and Regional Modelling' In: Danielle J. Marceau and Itzhak Benenson (eds). Advanced Geo-Simulation Models. Bentham e-books: Bentham Science Publishers.  [Details] |
| Shahumyan H.; (2000) 'Statistical Software Packages' In: Haroutunian E., Kazanchyan N., Asatryan D., Haroutynian M., Sahakyan M (eds). Probability and Applied Statistics. Yerevan, Armenia: Gitutiun Publishing House. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Williams B., Shahumyan H., Convery S., Petrov L., Ustaoglu E. (2011) 'Evidence of Contemporary Challenges for Rural and Agricultural Areas Experiencing Rapid Development Pressures in the Dublin Region'. Les Cahiers De La Fondation, 11 :141-149. [Details] |
| Williams, B., Shahumyan, H., Boyle, I., Convery, S., White, R. (2012) 'Utilizing an Urban-Regional Model (MOLAND) for Testing the Planning and Provision of Wastewater Treatment Capacity in the Dublin Region 2006 - 2026'. Planning Practice and Research, 27 (2):227-248. [Details] |
| Shahumyan H., White R., Petrov L., Williams B., Convery S., Brennan M. ; (2011) 'Urban Development Scenarios and Probability Mapping for Greater Dublin Region: The MOLAND Model Applications'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6782 (1):119-134. [Details] |
| Brennan, M., Shahumyan, H. and Hochstrasser, T.; (2010) 'Simulated future development of the Greater Dublin Area: consequences for protected areas and coastal flooding risk'. Journal of Irish Urban Studies, 9 :31-51. [Details] |
| Palmer C. R., Shahumyan H. A; (2007) 'Implementing a decision-theoretic design in clinical trials: Why and how?'. Statistics in Medicine, 26 (27):4938-4957. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Haroutunian E. A, Shahumyan H. A.; (2002) 'The Investigation of Population Alteration in Armenia' Transactions of the Institute of Economical Researches :196-201. [Details] |
| Shahumyan H. A., Baghdasaryan N. G., Haroutunian E. A.; (2001) 'On the Most Informative Indices Selection Method' Transactions of the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of NAS RA and YSU, Mathematical Problems of Computer Science (12) :64-69. [Details] |
| Shahumyan H.; (2001) 'Package "SIFAnalysis" on Testing Sequences Homogeneity and Computing Information Distances' Transactions of the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of NAS RA and YSU: Mathematical Problems of Computer Science (12) :80-85. [Details] |
| Haroutunian E. A, Shahumyan H. A.; (2000) 'Demographic Structure Estimation by Mortality Rate Alteration' Transactions of the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of NAS RA and YSU: Mathematical Problems of Computer Science (11) :91-96. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| SHAHUMYAN, H., WHITE, R., PETROV, L., WILLIAMS, B., CONVERY, S., BRENNAN, M. ; (2011) Urban Development Scenarios and Probability Mapping for Greater Dublin Region: The MOLAND Model Applications Sixth International Workshop on Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics GEOG-AN-MOD-11 Santander, Spain.2011 [Details] |
| González, A., Fry, J., Hochstrasser, T. and Shahumyan, H. ; (2011) Developing IBIA: Data limitations on GIS-support 31st Annual Meeting of International Association for Impact Assessment Puebla, Mexico, , 29-MAY-11 - 04-JUN-11 [Details] |
| Brereton, F, Shahumyan, H and Clinch, P (2011) Environment, Land-use and Well-being New Directions in Welfare Conference, OECD, Paris, France, 6th ¿ 8th July 2011 [Details] |
| Fry, John; Tamara Hochstrasser, Ainhoa González, Paul Scott, Peter Carvill, and Harutyun Shahumyan; (2011) Developing IBIA: Process and content? IAIA11, Impact Assessment for responsible development from infrastructure and industry: the 31st Annual meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Puebla, Mexico 29 May - 4 June 2011 [Details] |
| González, Ainhoa; John Fry, Tamara Hochstrasser, and Harutyun Shahumyan; (2011) Developing IBIA: Review of GIS-compatible methods IAIA11, Impact Assessment for responsible development from infrastructure and industry: the 31st Annual meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Puebla, Mexico 29 May - 4 June 2011 [Details] |
| Fry, J., Hochstrasser, T., González, A., Scott, P., Carvill, P. and Shahumyan, H. ; (2011) Developing IBIA: Process and content? 31st Annual Meeting of International Association for Impact Assessment Puebla, Mexico, , 29-MAY-11 - 04-JUN-11 [Details] |
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| Petrov, L., Williams, B., Shahumyan, H., Convery, S. (2012) National borders and transport corridors in Europe: evidence of linkages in the Dublin-Belfast corridor . In: Campagna, M., De Montis, A., Isola, F., Lai, S., Pira, C., Zoppi, C eds. Seventh International Conference on Informatics and Urban and Regional Planning INPUT2012 [Details] | |||||||||
| Petrov L., Shahumyan H., Williams B., Convery S. ; (2011) Scenarios and Indicators Supporting Urban Regional Planning . In: Yasushi Asami eds. Spatial Thinking and Geographic Information Sciences Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 21, , pp.243-252 [Details] |
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| Van de Voorde T., Canters F., McInerny D., Convery S., Shahumyan H. ; (2011) Deriving urban land use with metric-based signatures: comparing Landsat ETM+ and SPOT 5 imagery . In: Stilla U, Gamba P, Juergens C, Maktav D eds. Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE) Munich, Germany, , 11-APR-11 - 13-APR-11 , pp.393-396 [Details] |
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| Shahumyan H., Jankowski P. ; (2010) Integration of the MOLAND Model with GeoChoicePerspectives Spatial Decision Support Software for Scenario Evaluation The 13th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science [Details] | |||||||||
| Shahumyan H., Convery S., Casey E. ; (2010) Exploring Land Use-Transport Interactions in the Greater Dublin Region Using the MOLAND Model 1st Annual Conference of the Irish Transport Research Network [Details] | |||||||||
| Shahumyan, H. and Convery S.; (2009) Assessment of the Greater Dublin Region¿s Development Using the MOLAND Model ESRI User Conference San Diego, USA, [Details] |
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| Convery, S. and Shahumyan, H.; (2009) Decision-support systems for spatial planning: an application of the MOLAND model in the Greater Dublin Region 8th International Symposium (UPE 8) of the International Urban Planning and Environment Association Kaiserslautern, Germany, [Details] | |||||||||
| Shahumyan H. A., Haroutunian E. A.; (2003) Armenian Statistical Web Lab ISI 54rd Session Berlin, Germany, [Details] |
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| Sagoyan I., Stambolcyan E., Markaryan N., Egiazaryan L., Haroutunian E., Shahumyan H.; (2001) The Dynamic of Morbidity And Mortality of Tuberculosis in Armenia (1980-2000) Military-Medical Conference Yerevan, Armenia, [Details] | |||||||||
| Shahumyan H. A., Baghdasaryan N. G., Haroutunian E. A. ; (2001) On Reduction of Variables Space Dimensionality by Selection of the Most Informative Indices International Conference of Computer Science and Information Technologies Yerevan, Armenia, , pp.237-240 [Details] | |||||||||
| Haroutunian E. A, Shahumyan H. A.; (2000) A Statistical Indirect Method for Demographic Structure Estimation International Conference Statistics, Development and Human rights Montreux, Switzerland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Haroutunian E. A, Shahumyan H. A ; (1999) A Statistical Approach to Determination of Republic of Armenia Population Migration International Conference of Computer Science and Information Technologies Yerevan, Armenia, , pp.466-469 [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
| Brendan Williams, Walter Foley, Jamie Cudden, Harutyun Shahumyan (2012) Synthesis Report: Dublin Ireland's Flagship. Dublin Regional Authority, Dublin, Ireland. [Details] |
| Harutyun Shahumyan, Brendan Williams, Walter Foley (2011) Collating And Assessing The Availability And Applicability Of Socio-Economic Data And Information Relating To Development Of The Dublin Region. Dublin Regional Authority, Dublin, Ireland. [Details] |
| Harutyun Shahumyan, Brendan Williams, Walter Foley (2012) Spatial Analytic Approaches Assessing Socio-Economic Development Of The Dublin Region Compared With Other Regions In Ireland. Dublin Regional Authority, Dublin, Ireland. [Details] |
| Shahumyan H. A.; (2006) Application of GIS in Armenia: Opportunities for Expanded Use in the Health Sphere. NOVA, Yerevan, Armenia. [Details] |
| Shahumyan H. A; (2005) Inventory of GIS Resources in Armenia for the State Water Cadastre. PA Consulting, Yerevan, Armenia. [Details] |
Working Paper
| Brennan M., Shahumyan H., Walsh C., Carty J., Williams B., Convery S. ; (2009) Regional Planning Guideline review: using MOLAND as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Process. UCD Urban Institute Ireland Working Paper Series: Working Paper [Details] |
| Williams B., Shahumyan H., Boyle I., Convery S., White R.; (2009) Adapting an Urban-Regional Model (MOLAND) for Supporting the Planning and Provision of Strategic Regional Infrastructure: Providing Wastewater Treatment Capacity in the Dublin Region 2006 - 2026. UCD Urban Institute Ireland Working Paper Series: Working Paper [Details] |
| Shahumyan H., Twumasi B., Convery S., Foley R., Vaughan E., Casey E., Carty J., Walsh C., Brennan M. ; (2009) Data Preparation for the MOLAND Model Application for the Greater Dublin Region. UCD Urban Institute Ireland Working Paper Series: Working Paper [Details] |
| Shahumyan H., White R., Twumasi B., Convery S., Williams B., Critchley M., Carty J., Walsh C., Brennan M.; (2009) The MOLAND Model Calibration and Validation for the Greater. UCD Urban Institute Ireland Working Paper Series: Working Paper [Details] |
Associations
| Association: European Science Foundation (ESF) Pool of Reviewers , Function/Role: Reviewer |
| Association: The Irish Organisation for Geographic Information (IRLOGI) , Function/Role: Member |
Conference Contributions
| Brennan, M., Shahumyan, H., Hochstrasser, T. ; (2009) Simulated future development of the Greater Dublin Area: consequences for protected areas and coastal flooding risk. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Dublin 2026 The Future Urban Environment, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland , 13-NOV-09 - 13-NOV-09. |
| Convery, S and Shahumyan, H; (2009) Decision support systems for spatial planning: an application of the MOLAND model in the Greater Dublin Region. [Oral Presentation], IUPEA 8th International Symposium Parallel Patterns of Growth and Decline, Kaiserslautern, Germany , 23-MAR-09 - 26-MAR-09. |
| Shahumyan H, Convery S., Casey E. ; (2010) Exploring Land Use-Transport Interactions in the Greater Dublin Region Using the MOLAND Model. [Oral Presentation], Irish Transport Research Network Conference, Dublin, Ireland , 31-AUG-10 - 01-SEP-11. |
| Hochstrasser, T., Gonzalez, A., Fry, J., Scott, P., Carvill, P., Grist, B., Shahumyan, H. ; (2011) Developing Integrated Biodiversity Impact Assessment for the Republic of Ireland. [Poster Presentation], 21st Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium (ENVIRON), Cork City, Cork , 06-APR-11 - 08-APR-11. |
Committees
| Committee : Communication Committee of the School |
Employment
| Employer: Emerging Markets Group Position: MIS Officer |
| Employer: PA Consulting Group Position: GIS and Data Management Specialist |
| Employer: Development Alternatives Inc. Position: Data Management Specialist |
| Employer: Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems Position: Researcher |
| Employer: Institute of Economics Position: Software Engineer |
Education
| Year 2001 Institution: Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Qualification: PhD Subject: Applied Statistics |
| Year 1998 Institution: Yerevan State University Qualification: MS Subject: Mathematics |
Languages
| English: |
| Armenian: |
| Russian: |
Consultancy
| Client: Landcare Research, New Zealand |
| Client: Armenia Health System Modernization Project, Word Bank HPIU |
| Client: Centre for Applied Medical Statistics, University of Cambridge |
| Client: Armenian Drug and Medical Technology Agency |
| Client: Development Programs Ltd / Enterprise Incubator Foundation |
Outreach Activities
| GeoSAL GIS Seminar Series |
Other Activities
| GIS Consultancy for UCD researchers. |
| Management of the Geo-Spatial Analysis Lab (GeoSAL) and GIS Clinic at the school. |
| Administration of URBIS Spatial Data Warehouse |
Internal Collaborators
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External Collaborators
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Teaching Philosophy
| Introductory and advanced training courses on GIS and modelling (ArcGIS, Spatial Analyst, Model Builder, MOLAND, etc.). |