Dr. Shahumyan has over 14 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.

In 2014 Dr. Shahumyan has been awarded a Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowship by Research Executive Agency of European Commission. As a result he has moved to University of Maryland to carry on his research project GeoSInPo. In the USA his work was focused on integration of different models at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education.  After successful completion the outgoing phase of his project, Harut has returned to University College Dublin in August 2016 and currently working on model integration for Greater Dublin Region.

Dr Shahumyan has presented his research results at 19 international conferences, in more than 25 research papers and in 2 book chapters. 

 

Associations

Association: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Function/Role: Member

Association: The International Environmental Modelling & Software Society, Function/Role: Member

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.

 

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

 

Book Chapters

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). Planning Support Tools: Policy Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation. Milano: FrancoAngeli. , pp.193-205 [Details]

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. , pp.14-30 [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

Brennan M., O¿Neill E., Brereton F., Dreoni I., Shahumyan H. (2016) 'Exploring the spatial dimension of community-level flood risk perception: a cognitive mapping approach'. Environmental Hazards, . [DOI] [Details]

Shahumyan H., Moeckel R. (2016) 'Integration of land use, land cover, transportation, and environmental impact models: Expanding scenario analysis with multiple modules'. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, . [DOI] [Details]

Nedovic-Budic Z., Knaap G., Shahumyan H., Williams B., Slaev A. (2016) 'Measuring urban form at community scale: Case study of Dublin, Ireland'. Cities, . [DOI] [Details]

O'Neill E, Brereton F, Shahumyan H, Clinch JP. (2016) 'The impact of perceived flood exposure on flood-risk perception: the role of distance'. Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, . [DOI] [Details]

Van de Voorde T., van der Kwast J., Poelmans L., Canters F., Binard M., Cornet Y., Engelen G., Uljee I., Shahumyan H., Williams B., Convery S., Lavalle C. (2016) 'Projecting alternative urban growth patterns: The development and application of a remote sensing assisted calibration framework for the Greater Dublin Area'. Ecological Indicators, 60 :1056-1069. [Details]

O'Neill E, Brennan M, Brereton F, Shahumyan H. (2015) 'Exploring a spatial statistical approach to quantify flood risk perception using cognitive maps'. Natural Hazards, . [DOI] [Details]

Shahumyan H., Williams B. Foley W. (2015) 'Spatial Cluster Analysis Informing Policy Making in Ireland'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 9157 :511-524. [DOI] [Details]

Willuweit, L. and O'Sullivan, J.J. and Shahumyan, H. (2015) 'Simulating the effects of climate change, economic and urban planning scenarios on urban runoff patterns of a metropolitan region'. Urban Water Journal, . [DOI] [Details]

Shahumyan, H.; Williams, B.; Petrov, L.; Foley, W. (2014) 'Regional Development Scenario Evaluation through Land Use Modelling and Opportunity Mapping'. Land, September (3):1180-1213. [Details]

Petrov, L.A., Shahumyan, H., Williams, B., Convery, S. (2013) 'Applying Spatial Indicators to Support Sustainable Urban Futures, Cambridge University Press,Environmental Practice'. Environmental Practice, 15 (1):19-32. [DOI] [Details]

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. Link to full text [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

Williams B., Foley W., Shahumyan H., Petrov L. (2013) 'Transport Policy, Land-Use Dynamics and Economic Development Patterns: Scenario Modelling for the Dublin-Dundalk-Newry-Belfast Corridor' Borderlands: The Journal of Spatial Planning in Ireland (3) :95-112. [Details]

Williams B., Shahumyan H., Convery S. (2012) 'Evidence based urban modelling as a spatial analytical tool in the Regional Planning and Strategic Environmental Assessment context for the Greater Dublin Region' Journal of the Irish Planning Institute (18) :30-48. [Details]

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., Moeckel R., Claggett P., Ducca F. (2016) Integration of Land Use and Land Cover Models: Coupling Two Existing Models to Improve the Simulation of Location Choice 8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software [Details]

O'Neill E, Brereton F, Shahumyan H, Clinch JP. (2014) The impact of perceived distance on flood risk perception EUROGEO Annual Conference 2014 16-­17 May 2014 Valletta, Malta, [Details]

Brennan M, O'Neill E, Brereton F, Shahumyan H. (2014) Flood risk perception at the community level: concordance and divergence from reality Conference of Irish Geographers 2014 University College Dublin, [Details]

Willuweit, L., O'Sullivan, J.J., Shahumyan, H. (2013) Modeling the effects of Urban Growth Scenarios on Water Demand and Runoff Patterns in Dublin, Ireland . In: Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R.S. and Boland, J eds. MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Adelaide, Australia, , 01-DEC-13 - 06-DEC-13 , pp.3162-3168 [DOI] [Details]

Brereton, F, Shahumyan, H. and Clinch, P. (2013) Environment, Land-use and Well-being ESS International Conference, Dublin, 10th and 11th June, 2013 [Details]

O'Neill E, Brereton F, Brennan M, Dreoni I, Shahumyan H. (2013) Mapping Hazard Perception to assess Flood Preparedness, Awareness and Risk Conference of Irish Geographers 2013 National University of Ireland, Galway, , 16-MAY-13 - 18-MAY-13 [Details]

Brennan M, O'Neill E, Brereton F, Shahumyan H. (2014) Quantifying Flood Risk Perception: A case study using cognitive maps and spatial statistics Conference of Irish Geographers 2014 University College Dublin, [Details]

Williams, B., Shahumyan H., Foley, W. (2014) Regional Economic Development and the future role of Dublin. Analysing the Changing Role of Economic Activity and Property Market Factors in Regional Economic Development 46 th Annual Conference of Irish Geographers, University College Dublin, May 8-10th 2014 [Details]

Shahumyan H. and Moeckel R. (2015) Integrating models for complex planning policy analysis: Challenges and a solution in coupling dissimilar models . In: Ferreira, J. Jr. and Goodspeed R eds. 14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM): Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities MIT, Boston, USA, [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 Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications [DOI] [Details]

Williams, B., Foley, W., Shahumyan, H., Petrov, L., (2012) Transport Improvements and Impacts on Land Use Dynamics and Economic Development: Evidence for the Dublin-Belfast Corridor Proceedings of the Irish Transport Research Network Conference, University of Ulster, August 2012 http://www.itrn.ie/index.php?page=conference-archive, [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 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Published Reports

Harutyun Shahumyan, Brendan Williams, Walter Foley (2013) Spatial Analytic Approaches Assessing Socio-Economic Development Of The Dublin Region Compared With Other Regions In Ireland. Dublin Regional Authority, Dublin, Ireland. [Details]

Brendan Williams, Walter Foley, Jamie Cudden, Harutyun Shahumyan (2012) Synthesis Report: Dublin Ireland's Flagship. Dublin Regional Authority, Dublin, Ireland. [Details]

Foley W., Williams B., Cudden J., Shahumyan H. (2012) Opinion and Evidence. Dublin Regional Authority, Dublin Regional Authority. [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]

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]

                                             

Research Interests

Dr. Shahumyan's main research is focused on model integration, 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, model integration, 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: Model Integration Land Use and Transport Modelling (MOLAND) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Web-based GIS applications Geospatial, spatio-temporal Analysis Cellular Automata Software Development Database Development Data Management and Visualisation Applied Statistics and Data Analysis

Research Projects

Sponsor : EC Framework (FP7) Title : EcoArm2ERA - EU Cooperation Capacity Building of Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: Towards Armenia¿s integration into the ERA Start Date / End Date : 01-DEC-11 / 30-NOV-14

   

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is based on the view of applying practical examples and problem solving tasks to make the learning process easy and interesting for students. Connection of the topic with real life situations increases the potential of applying the acquired knowledge and skills in future.

     

Developing as a Teacher

Dr. Shahumyan's teaching experience goes back to 1995, when he conducted computer skills courses for general public in Armenia. Later he designed and run several courses on computer skills, data management, data analysis and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for government officials and decision makers. After joining to UCD in 2008 Dr. Shahumyan has developed and run different short term GIS courses for students, researchers and staff. He was the coordinator and the lecturer of the Geographical Information Systems for Policy and Planning (PEP40100) module for post-graduate students at UCD School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy in 2014. As a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Maryland Harut taught postgraduate students the course named Recent Developments in Urban Studies: Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (URSP688M).

 

Internal Collaborators

UCD Earth Institute UCD School of Geography Centre for Support and Training in Analysis and Research (CSTAR) UCD-RTI Applied Research Centre (ARC)

External Collaborators

National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at University of Maryland Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities Dublin City Council Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of the National Academy of Science of Armenia National Academy of Science of Armenia