Socio and Eco Environmental Risk Management, Department of Urban Management, Kyoto University

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Shiwomeh Desmond

                 

Biography

Desmond is a Geo-Environmental Engineer and currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Kyoto University, Japan, Graduate School of Engineering, and Department of Urban Engineering. He belong to the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)-Kyoto University, and his research is focused on floods, sediment, plastic debris, urban development, urban hydrology, dam operations, sediment management in dams, and climate change. He equally consider macro and microplastic production, transport, accumulation, and contamination of water resources. His research spans across Sub-Saharan Africa, tackling urban environmental challenges using Tailored field survey techniques, GIS, remote sensing, Machine Learning, and data science. Desmond is particularly passionate about transformational leadership as a way of unlocking the much-awaited change in our society.

Education

  • 2012年07月31日 Graduated from Cameroon College of Arts, Science, and Technology (CCAST-Bambili), Cameroon (High School)
  • 2015年07月19日 Graduated from the University of Buea, Cameroon. (Bachelor's Degree).
  • 2019年04月05日 Graduated from the Master of Engineering Specialized in Water, Wastes, and Sanitation Course, National Advanced School of Public Works, Yaounde, Cameroon, in partnership with the University of Padova (Italy).
  • 2023年04月01日 Enrolled in the Division of Urban Management, Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
  • 2026年03月23日 Expected to receive Research Guidance Approval from the above program

Research Interests

  • Research in Hydrology and Hydraulics,
  • Sediment Plastic Debris (SPDs),
  • Flood Risks and Vulnerability in Urban Slums,
  • Machine Learning and Environmental Sustainability,
  • Emmergency Response in Humanitarian Context.

Skills

GIS, Machine Learning, ArcGIS, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, RRI

Awards

Awarded the MEXT (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship, Japan – Ph.D. Program (2022–2026).

Awarded the DPRI Oversea Research Grant (2024OY-01) 10.13140/RG.2.2.19952.93440

Publications

1. Shiwomeh, D. N., Kantoush, S. A., Saber, M., Sumi, T., Fantong, W. Y., Nguyen, B. Q., ... & Mabrouk, E. (2025). Machine learning-supported quantification and characterization of sediment plastic debris in an Anthropized Mfoundi River in Cameroon: Implications for the incidence of flood events. Science of the Total Environment, 980, 179529.‏

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