I am a Research Assistant and PhD Candidate in City and Regional Planning at Dokuz Eylül University, working across computational spatial science, GIScience, remote sensing, and operational urban resilience.
My work focuses on bridging spatial data science with operational urban planning: how can algorithms, spatial optimization, and planning automation make cities more resilient, equitable, and actionable?
I develop geospatial workflows, PyQGIS plugins, and analytical models for disaster evacuation accessibility, earthquake road-network vulnerability, urban heat island mitigation, green equity, flood mapping, computer vision for walkability (SAM 3), and parametric urban design.
Research Posture: From spatial analytics to reproducible planning automation tools.
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GIS-based evacuation accessibility, road-network vulnerability modeling, post-disaster emergency routing, and multi-hazard spatial decision support systems. |
Multiscale urban heat vulnerability, Local Climate Zone (LCZ) modeling, forest cover dynamics, and remote-sensing-based climate adaptation diagnostics. |
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Park service-area modeling, green-space accessibility justice, microclimate cooling regulation, and distributional equity assessment in urban planning. |
PyQGIS plugin ecosystems, CAD-grade planning tools, parametric settlement generation, automated zoning plan production, and spatial database design. |
- 🧬 PhD Dissertation: Multi-Objective Optimization of Urban Solid Waste Infrastructure using evolutionary algorithms (NSGA-II) and network-routing models to balance cost efficiency, environmental sustainability, spatial equity, and system resilience.
- 🌐 Resilient İzmir: Urban Vulnerability & Multi-Hazard Systems Assessment:
World Bank STC Consultancy · Financed by EU (TAFF), Implemented by World Bank & AFAD · Urban Resilience & Spatial Data Specialist
Tiered metropolitan multi-hazard risk assessment ($Risk = \frac{Hazard \times Exposure \times Vulnerability}{Capacity}$ ), network graph accessibility under seismic shock, Fuzzy Best-Worst Method (F-BWM) spatial prioritization, and Triple-Dividend Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) feeding the Strategic Disaster Resilience Roadmap. - 🏬 İzmir Earthquake Master Plan — Working Group 6 (Urban-Regional Planning & Zoning Applications):
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality / Academic Consortium · Lead GeoAI Data Scientist & Spatial Analyst
Data engineering, GeoAI land-use suitability modeling (XGBoost, SHAP explainable AI), functional vulnerability & road-network accessibility simulation (NetworkX, OSMnx), and emergency assembly area optimization (PuLP, PostGIS) across 11 central metropolitan districts of İzmir. - 🏛️ Türkiye Urban & Rural Settlement Systems Study (YER-SİS Phase 2):
Ministry of Industry & Technology, Directorate General of Development Agencies · Data Science & GIS Specialist
Multi-dimensional settlement hierarchy classification, Machine Learning typology clustering (PCA, K-means), and spatial decision-support mapping across 6 pilot districts (Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, Kilis) based on a 6-dimension indicator framework (Production, Service Delivery, Intermediation, Accessibility, Social Capacity, Environmental Vulnerability). - 📌 TÜBİTAK 1001 Project (2025–2027):
Determining Road-Network Vulnerability and Accessibility of Critical Urban Areas during Earthquakes through a GIS-Based Method.
Complete catalogue of open-science research companions, manuscript repositories, and computational spatial models.
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Phantom Capacity in Urban Pedestrian Networks: An AI-Assisted Approach to Functional Walkability Using Street View Imagery and SAM 3. Zero-shot panoptic obstacle segmentation using Meta's SAM 3 model to measure Effective Clear Width (ECW).
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Dual Friction Mapping of Urban Pedestrian Spaces. Sidewalk-level pedestrian friction modeling using street-view visual analytics, geospatial indicators, and Geographically Neural Network Weighted Regression (GNNWR).
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Climate-Morphology-Forest Architecture Analytics. Cloud-native monitoring of forest canopy dynamics, landscape structure, risk mapping, and explainable climate drivers.
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Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Susceptibility Modelling. Geospatial vulnerability, land-cover dynamics, and multi-hazard exposure assessment for Aegean and Mediterranean coastal basins.
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Decadal Evolution of GIS in Disaster Management and Risk Assessment. Systematic bibliometric mapping, disaster response synthesis, and emergency risk screening.
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Open research companion: mapping daytime urban heat exposure across Local Climate Zones (LCZ) with cloud-local data cubes, multi-scale MGWR, and heat-justice planning in İzmir. (Under Review at Cities)
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Open-source QGIS urban analytics for climate-resilience screening: A two-stage explainable and robust prioritization of urban fabrics using XGBoost, SHAP, and TOPSIS.
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Open RF-FLUS cellular automata and multi-hazard exposure modelling for the North Aegean Basin, Türkiye.
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Rapid flood extent mapping & exposure assessment using Sentinel-1/2 SAR/Optical imagery, GEE, and Machine Learning in Küçük Menderes Basin. (Natural Hazards, 2026)
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Open-source PyQGIS tools, CAD drafting utilities, spatial analytics, and procedural 3D urban engines.
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Comprehensive spatial-planning toolbox for QGIS — data import, spatial statistics, zoning workflows, and urban-design analysis in one ecosystem.
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Drafting-grade CAD for urban planning inside QGIS — 25+ drawing tools, AutoCAD-style command line, and road platform design.
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CAD-grade tangent arc fillet tool for QGIS — live radius preview, automatic trimming, and precise road intersection arc alignment.
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Multi-criteria spatial decision analysis (MCDA) for QGIS — AHP, ANP, TOPSIS, VIKOR, ELECTRE, WLC, fuzzy membership, and sensitivity analysis.
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Spatial statistics lab for QGIS planning workflows — Hotspot Analysis, LISA, Spatial Gini, GWR/MGWR, and spatial model comparison.
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Spatiotemporal data cubes for QGIS — xarray/Dask processing, Emerging Hotspot Analysis, time-series forecasting, and voxel rendering.
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Publication-grade cartography for QGIS — native 2.5D building extrusion, bivariate choropleths, Value-by-Alpha, cartograms, and ridge maps.
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One click from OpenStreetMap to a living 3D city in browser — procedural buildings, roads, traffic, trees, water, and theme styling.
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One-click OpenStreetMap into native QGIS — function-styled vector layers with 3D building massing across 12 cartographic themes.
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Parametric settlement-plan generation pipeline for parcels, building footprints, parking, courtyards, and landscape components.
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Parametric Generative Design & Multi-Objective Urban Physics Engine for QGIS — algorithmic generative massing and microclimate simulation framework.
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Relational database schema, table structures, and PyQGIS survey workflow for consistent land-use / land-cover inventorying across QGIS desktop and QField / Input mobile apps.
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- Phantom Capacity in Urban Pedestrian Networks: An AI-Assisted Approach to Functional Walkability Using Street View Imagery and SAM 3
Under Review, 2026. — Yusuf Eminoğlu, Hilmi Evren Erdin, Nurseli Şanlı. - Dual Friction Mapping of Urban Pedestrian Spaces
Manuscript, 2026. — Yusuf Eminoğlu, Kemal Mert Çubukçu. - Diagnosing Urban Heat Vulnerability through Multiscale Spatial Modelling: Evidence from Istanbul for Climate-Resilient Cities
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2026. — Yusuf Eminoğlu, H. M. Çelik. - Decadal Evolution of GIS in Disaster Management and Risk Assessment
International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences, 10(2), 173-196, 2025. — Yusuf Eminoğlu, Ç. Tarhan. - Mapping Daytime Urban Heat Exposure across Local Climate Zones with Multi-Scale MGWR
Under Review at Cities, 2026. — Yusuf Eminoğlu.
- Cloud-Native Monitoring of Forest Change in Bursa (1990-2020): Risk Mapping and Explainable Drivers
In Urban Resilience: Disasters, Climate, and Spatial Strategies, İksad Yayınevi, 2025. - Evaluating Spatial Equity in Urban Park Accessibility: A GIS-Based Analysis of the İzmir Gulf Region, Türkiye
In Architectural Sciences and Sustainable Approaches: Urban Resilience, İksad Yayınevi, 2025. - Revealing Urban Cooling Dynamics through Landscape Structure and Equity Diagnostics: A Multiscale Analysis of Park-Based Microclimate Regulation in the İzmir Gulf Region
In Landscape Research V, Livre de Lyon, 2025. - Assessing and Mapping Urban Green Spaces: A Novel Methodological Approach Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing
In Smart Buildings and Cities with Remote Sensing and GIS, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2025.
Spatial & Analytical Methods:
Computer Vision (SAM 3, Panoptic Segmentation) · GNNWR · Network Analysis · Accessibility & Service-Area Modeling · Remote Sensing (Sentinel-1/2, Landsat) · Spatial Statistics (MGWR, LISA, OLS, PCA) · Multi-Objective Optimization (NSGA-II) · Explainable AI (SHAP, XGBoost) · Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (AHP, TOPSIS, VIKOR) · Spatiotemporal Data Cubes (xarray/Dask) · PyQGIS Plugin Development · Spatial Database Design · Google Apps Script & Cloud Workflows.
Computational tools for resilient infrastructure, spatial justice, and climate-sensitive urban planning.