OMER KHALIFA
Guri-Si
Summary
Dynamic Hydrologist with over 10 years of postgraduate experience in water resources and hydrology, specializing in infrastructure engineering design, including hydrology, hydropower, and stormwater management networks. Proven expertise in advanced hydrological analyses, urban stormwater and drainage design, GIS mapping, flood forecasting, and climate change impact research. Successfully managed projects from inception to completion, demonstrating strong capabilities in hydraulic design software such as SWMM, CAD, and GIS. A commitment to excellence is reflected in the delivery of comprehensive technical guidance and training to junior team members while ensuring alignment with project schedules and quality standards.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Assistant Manager (Natural Disaster Reduction Engineer)
KEUMIL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
07.2024 - Current
- - Industry: Civil engineering research and development business
- - Details of the project: Basic and implementation design in the civil engineering field, such as roads, water resources, water supply, sewage, dam design & operation and urban planning
- - Job details: Water resource design R&D work
- - (40 hours/week)
Research Scholar GIS Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modelling
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
02.2022 - Current
- Deep learning for flood modeling and disaster risk management, groundwater modelling, watershed analysis and management, deep learning for water-body extraction and mapping, water balance estimation. Hydrological modeling, water cycle and atmospheric interaction, Geospatial analysis and GIS, deep learning for satellite image segmentation. Remote sensing and GIS for change detection. GIS for climate change modelling.
Lecturer and Researcher
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, KORDOFAN UNIVERSITY
03.2015 - Current
- Course instructor and researcher, laboratory, and fieldwork provider for undergraduate's students the following courses: Remote Sensing and GIS Hydrology mapping, Environmental Geology, applied geophysics, Plate Tectonic theory, Petroleum Geology, Well Logging methods for oil and gas reserve estimation, Seismic Method for exploration, Geology of Africa and Sudan, Gravity, and Magnetic Methods exploration
Lidar Image Processing Labeling & Data Annotator Remotasks
REMOTASKER
01.2024 - 12.2024
- LiDAR Image Processing Labeling & Data Annotator for AI model training, autonomous car remotasker _freelance
Hydrologist Researcher and Project Coordinator
JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA)
04.2018 - 08.2019
- The project of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) project for the republic of Sudan Project coordinator, data collection, processing, modelling, interpretation, and mapping, presentation and workshops implementation for stakeholders and local governmental office technical members.
Visitor Lecturer
PEACE UNIVERSITY-FACULTY OF PETROLEUM AND WATER ENGINEERING
03.2016 - 07.2019
Consultant Geophysicist
O.A.M MINING COMPANY
01.2015 - 03.2016
- Data collection such as soil sampling for geochemical analysis, mapping, geophysical survey such as electromagnetic, resistivity exploration methods for gold mineralization detection.
Teaching Assistant
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, KORDOFAN UNIVERSITY
03.2012 - 04.2015
- Laboratory assistant, fieldwork assistant and Tutor, data collection and analysis
Education
Ph.D. Scholar and Researcher Graduate School of Water Resources Engineering - Hydrological Modelling and Remote Sensing
11.2025
- Field of study Hydrological modelling GIS and remote sensing | Final grade Excellent | Level in EQF EQF level 1 |
- Thesis Multi remote sensing-based techniques for the enhancement capabilities of hydrological modelling
- GPA: Excellent
Summer School of Climate Change AI - undefined
08.2024
Website WWW.Climate change AI.COM
Autumn Course of Leadership Academy - undefined
05.2024
- Korea’s development experience will cover such critically critical areas like industry, science, and technology, rural development, development of democracy together with Korea’ security situation.
- - occupational techniques (making of standard breads, fancy breads, cakes, and pastries)
- - science applied to food and equipment (microbiology, biochemistry, hygiene)
- - occupational technology (basic principles, hygiene, and safety)
- - knowledge of business and its economic, legal, and social context
- Website www.academy.sunforum.org |
- Field of study “Korea’s successful development experience from an aid recipient to one of the global economic powers”
MSc. in Geology - Exploration Geophysics-Faculty of Petroleum and Minerals
06.2016
- Final grade 85/100 | Level in EQF EQF level 1 |
- Thesis Petrophysical Evaluation and Reservoir Summation of Bentiu Formation–Diffra west Area, Muglad Basin, Sudan
- GPA: 85/100
B.Sc. (Hons) First Class in Geology - Earth Science
10.2011
- Field of study Earth Science | Final grade 3.19/4 Firest class | Level in EQF EQF level 1 |
- Thesis Using resistivity exploration techniques for groundwater quality mapping and depth detection Northeast Elobied city, Sudan
- GPA: 3.19/4
Skills
Expertise in stormwater management
undefinedCertification
18/06/2022 – CURRENT Introduction to Python for Programming Coursera
Interests
Travelling and reading
HONOURS AND AWARDS
17/08/2019 Fully Funded Global Korean Goverment Scholarship Program for International scholars (covered Korean language training and 4 years PhD degree, South Korea) – National Institute for International Education Development, 01/02/2014 National Talent Program Scholarship ministry of higher education for MSc degree at Alneelain University, Sudan – ministry of higher education, 04/04/2010 Nominatd for the students Arab Exchange Program as an outstanding student for 2 months Syria, Lattika, Teshreen University – Students Arab Exchange council
Affiliations
- 19/07/2024 – CURRENT Membership of Korea Construction Engineers Association (KCEA)
- 01/10/2022 – CURRENT Membership of National Research Foundation of Korea (NRI)
- HydroShare group membership 'CUAHSI Cloud Computing'
- Member of Sudanese Geological Union
- 12/10/2017 – CURRENT Head of the scientific society of Sudanese Geological Union North Kordofan
- Member of Sudanese Association of Petroleum Geoscientists
PUBLICATIONS
- A deep learning model approach coupled with satellite images for real-time flood warning: a case study of small watershed in south korea. (2023 Ongoing).
- An optimized deep learning model coupled with medium resolution satellite images for extracting spatiotemporal change in water-body of Blue Nile, Sudan(2023 Ongoing).
- Improving groundwater detection by integrating satellite observations, GLDAS, and the GIS analytical hierarchy process (AHP) in Bara Groundwater Basin, Sudan (submitted)
- Acomplished groundwater and surface water evaluation through MODFLO simulation model for the project of IWRM by JICA in Sudan. 2018-2019
- Published article in international journal of research publication (IJRP) volume1 -Issue1, The paper online link: ijrp.org/volume.php ,Reference ID: Petrophysical Evaluation and Reservoir Summation of Bentiu Formation–Diffra west Area, Muglad Basin, Sudan.
- Published scientific paper in Sudanese Association for petroleum geoscientists 2017 (SAPEG) proceeding paper under the title of (Petrophysical Evaluation and Reservoir Summation of Bentiu Formation–Diffra west Area, Muglad Basin, Sudan)
- 09/11/2022 African Korean Youth Forum
- Seoul South Korea Startup and potential opportunitis
- Sudan SAPEG 7th Conference of petroleum
- Presented a scientific paper at SAPEG 7th Conference (Petrophysical Evaluation and Reservoir Summation of Bentiu Formation–Diffra west Area, Muglad Basin, Sudan)
- 5thPetroleum conference2012 SAPEG
- 6thPetroleum conference2014 SAPEG
- Drilling Fluids Worksho in Sudapet (2015)
Training
- 04/03/2024 – 07/03/2024 Basic Image Classification with TensorFlow
- 25/12/2023 – 02/01/2024 Aerial Image Segmentation with PyTorch
Software
Storm water management SWMM AutoCAD, ArcGIS HEC-HMS, HEC-ResSim and HEC-RAS
Accomplishments
Handling projects independently and successfully from start to completion. Experience in building infrastructure drainage network models using SWMM, CAD, GIS, and similar hydraulic design software · Hydrology Report 5 existing dams in South Korea for flood risk analysis and enhancement.Hydraulic analysis and evaluation of annual power generation for 1200 small hydro power plants for the entire South Korea.Prepared hydrology reports for several proposed dams, dam design,Reservoir operation using HEC-ResSim and risk analysis. Prepared and managed 2D flood hazards, risk and mitigation models, and maps through SWMM·
Timeline
Assistant Manager (Natural Disaster Reduction Engineer) - KEUMIL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
07.2024 - Current
Lidar Image Processing Labeling & Data Annotator Remotasks - REMOTASKER
01.2024 - 12.2024
Research Scholar GIS Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modelling - SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
02.2022 - Current
Hydrologist Researcher and Project Coordinator - JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA)
04.2018 - 08.2019
Visitor Lecturer - PEACE UNIVERSITY-FACULTY OF PETROLEUM AND WATER ENGINEERING
03.2016 - 07.2019
Lecturer and Researcher - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, KORDOFAN UNIVERSITY
03.2015 - Current
Consultant Geophysicist - O.A.M MINING COMPANY
01.2015 - 03.2016
Teaching Assistant - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, KORDOFAN UNIVERSITY
03.2012 - 04.2015
CCAI Virtual Summer School 2024 - Summer School of Climate Change AI,
Sunnong Culture Forum,in collaboration with National Institute for International Education, Korea - Autumn Course of Leadership Academy,
Alneelain University - MSc. in Geology, Exploration Geophysics-Faculty of Petroleum and Minerals
University of Kordofan - B.Sc. (Hons) First Class in Geology, Earth Science
Sungkyankwan University - Ph.D. Scholar and Researcher Graduate School of Water Resources Engineering, Hydrological Modelling and Remote Sensing