Personal profile
Research
Petter is Senior Researcher at the CMES and also the director of Lund University GIS Centre (since 1995).
He is a geographer and a spatial modeller. Since 1986 he has been working with research and education in Europe and developing countries (mainly Africa, Asia and Middle East). Petter’s research is focusing on GIS in environment, health studies, implementation of GIS and pedagogic research e.g. in social sciences (regional development and economy), as well as on technical issues (modelling and algorithm development). Areas of special interest are hydrological modelling, topographical modelling/interpolation, coastal planning, morphometry, remote sensing and positioning (including GPS). He has long experience in organising and conducting GIS courses and workshops in Sweden as well as in developing countries.
Petter got “Best Teacher Award”, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, 1998, and “Lund University Pedagogic Price” 2009. He is also the head of LUMA-GIS (Lund University Masters Program in Geographical Information Systems), Swedish coordinator of Erasmus Mundus International Master’s program “Geo-information and Earth Observation for Environmental modelling and Management”, Swedish coordinator of Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window lot 8, Iran, Iraq and Yemen, and lot 2, Egypt. He has a Ph D in Physical Geography/soil erosion/GIS from 1992 and became associate professor 2000.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Multidisciplinary Geosciences
- Earth Observation
Free keywords
- GIS
- spatial models
- topographical modelling
- hydrological modelling
- coastal planning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations the last five years
Research output
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Multilevel small-area childhood stunting risk estimation: Insights from spatial ensemble learning, agro-ecological and environmentally remotely sensed indicators
Nduwayezu, G., Zhao, P., Pilesjö, P., Bizimana, J. P. & Mansourian, A., 2025 Sept, In: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 27, 100822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating machine learning with process-based glacio-hydrological model for improving the performance of runoff simulation in cold regions
Mohammadi, B., Gao, H., Pilesjö, P., Tuo, Y., Guo, R. & Duan, Z., 2025 Feb 24, In: Journal of Hydrology. 656, 132963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hybridizing spatial machine learning to explore the fine-scale heterogeneity between stunting prevalence and its associated risk determinants in Rwanda
Nduwayezu, G., Mansourian, A., Bizimana, J. P. & Pilesjö, P., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geo-Spatial Information Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intensity analysis applied to land use and land cover change and transitions in a fragile tropical mountain environment: a case of sironko catchment on Mt. Elgon, Eastern Uganda
Kilama Luwa, J., Majaliwa, J. G. M., Bamutaze, Y., Wasswa, D., Pilesjö, P. & Espoir, B., 2025, In: African Geographical Review. 44, 1, p. 87-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SWAT simulation of streamflow in Sironko catchment on Mt. Elgon, Eastern Uganda
Kilama Luwa, J., Mwanjalolo Majaliwa, J. G., Bamutaze, Y., Pilesjö, P. & Bagula Mukengere, E., 2025, In: Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research. 13, 3, p. 236-250 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiscale spatial modelling to support targeting of childhood stunting in Rwanda: From kernel-weighted local models to neural network-learned locality
Kagoyire, C. (Research student), Mansourian, A. (Supervisor) & Pilesjö, P. (Supervisor)
2021/09/15 → 2026/04/10
Project: Dissertation
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MECW 2.0: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) 2.0
Aggestam, K. (PI), Berndtsson, R. (PI), Abdelhady, D. (Researcher), Abdelmoez, J. (Research student), Abdi, H. (Researcher), Barhoum, R. (Research assistant), Brogaard, S. (Researcher), Dinc, P. (Researcher), Eitrem Holmgren, L. (Researcher), Eklund, L. (Researcher), El-Husseini Dean, R. (Researcher), Fogelin, H. (Administrator), Gren, N. (Researcher), Hamza, M. (Researcher), Hashemi, H. (Researcher), Janson, T. (Researcher), Khodaei, B. (Research student), Kärrholm, M. (Researcher), Luczak, M. (Administrator), Lundgren, S. (Researcher), Mansourian, A. (Researcher), Mehrabov, I. (Researcher), Naghibi, A. (Researcher), Nardi, M. A. (Researcher), Pericoli, A. (Researcher), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher), Rennick, S. A. (Researcher), Scharbrodt, O. (Researcher), Shanneik, Y. (Researcher), Småberg, M. (Researcher), Storie, L. (Researcher), Strömbom, L. (Researcher), Svenungsson, J. (Researcher), Taha, H. (Researcher), Thompson, D. (Research student), Törnquist-Plewa, B. (Researcher), Verre, F. (Researcher), Zalfou, R. (Research student), Zhao, P. (Researcher), Ajjoub, O. (Research assistant), Almahfali, M. (Researcher), Avery, H. (Researcher), Cristiano, F. (Research student), Foroughanfar, L. (Research student), Hosseini, H. (Research student), Jamali, S. (Researcher), Malmström, M. (Researcher) & Sofos, S. (Project coordinator)
2021/01/01 → …
Project: Research
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Water security in the Middle-East, Setup a pilot HYPE model for the Tigris and Euphrates river basin
Hasan, A. (Researcher), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher), Persson, A. (Researcher) & Duan, Z. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Hydrosolidarity, ethics, and conflict resolution in International Water Governance?
Berndtsson, R. (PI), Andersson, D.-E. (Project coordinator), Aggestam, K. (Researcher), Abdelhady, D. (Researcher), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher), Beckman, O. (Researcher), Broberg, K. (Researcher), Jiborn, M. (Researcher), Persson, K. M. (Researcher) & Madani, K. (Researcher)
2021/09/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Network
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Applications of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI)
Mansourian, A. (PI), Pilesjö, P. (Researcher) & Poussart, J.-N. (Administrator)
2021/09/01 → 2022/10/31
Project: Network
Activities
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LUM: Scientists’ new flood analysis product goes against the flow
Pilesjö, P. (Interviewee) & Joelsson, J. (Lyricist)
2024 Sept 12Activity: Other › Media participation
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Vegetation Fire Dynamics in the Middle East
Eklund, L. (Role not specified), Dinc, P. (Joint second supervisor), Abdi, H. (Joint second supervisor) & Pilesjö, P. (Joint second supervisor)
2024 → 2028Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
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Geoforum Sverige styrelse
Pilesjö, P. (Member)
2022 → 2025 Apr 29Activity: Consultancy, expert advice and memberships › Member of board/committee/council etc
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"Big data" skapar smarta kartor
Pilesjö, P. (Interviewee)
2018 Jun 15Activity: Other › Media participation
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The 21st AGILE international Conference on Geographic Information Systems
Mansourian, A. (Chair), Pilesjö, P. (Chair), Harrie, L. (Chair) & van Lammeren, R. (Chair)
2018 Jun 12 → 2018 Jun 15Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
Prizes and Distinction
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Ideon Stipendiet 2025: Pluvioflow
Persson, A. (Recipient), Hasan, A. (Recipient), Pilesjö, P. (Recipient) & Sarwat, S. (Recipient), 2025 May 6
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)