Raja Sengupta
Associate Professor,McGill University
Department of Geography
E-mail: raja.sengupta@mcgill.ca
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ResearchMy research has focused primarily on understanding the complex interactions between human/animals and their environments, and how it mediates spatially-explicit non-linear (complex) phenomenon like resource constraints and disease transmission. I look to both agent-based models and spatial statistics to understand the patterns and processes of such phenomenon.Prizes and honoursDissertation Research Award, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1997-1999) Teaching Award, The McGill Undergraduate Geography Society (2007-2008) QCBS students Jugal PatelMembre employé(e) / Employed member Previous students (since 2009) Dipto SarkarPh.D. Relevant QCBS research themesExamples of species studiedMarkhamia Rhizophora mangle Primates Publications67- Big Data (R)evolution in Geography: Complexity Modelling in the Last Two Decades Journal Article Perez L , Sengupta R , 2024 Geography Compass (Date Added: 2024-11-11) 66- Agent-Based Modeling of COVID-19 Transmission: A Case Study of Housing Densities in Sankalitnagar, Ahmedabad Journal Article French M , Patel A , Qureshi A , Saxena D , Sengupta R , 2024 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Date Added: 2024-07-16) 65- A 3D agent-based model for simulating urban densification in Toronto, Canada Journal Article Burke R , Sengupta R , Ford A , 2024 Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science (Date Added: 2024-06-27) 64- Spatial and temporal variabilities in land surface temperatures and near-surface air temperatures in an arid to semiarid urban region: implications for urban heat island research Journal Article Jaber S M , Sengupta R , 2024 Geo-Spatial Information Science (Date Added: 2024-02-20) 63- Geographic identity and perceptions of walkable space Journal Article Dickinson C , Manaugh K , Pathak P , Sengupta R , 2024 Travel Behaviour and Society (Date Added: 2024-01-01) 62- SynthEco - A multi-layered digital ecosystem for analysing complex human behaviour in context Journal Note Gieschen A , Paquet C , Sengupta R , Aunio A , Belkhiria F , Brown S , Dube L , 2023 International Journal of Population Data Science (Date Added: 2023-11-29) 61- Impacts of COVID-19 on Biodiversity Conservation and Community Networks at Kibale National Park, Uganda Journal Article Sarkar D , Gogarten J F , Liang X , Andris C , Opito E A , Valenta K , Kalbitzer U , Sengupta R , Chapman C A , 2023 Professional Geographer (Date Added: 2023-10-07) 60- Spatial and temporal patterns of indicators of climate change and variability in the Arab world in the past four decades Journal Article Jaber S M , Abu-Allaban M M , Sengupta R , 2023 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2023-09-25) 58- Towards Integration of Spatial Context in Building Energy Demand Assessment Supported by CityGML Energy Extension Book Conference Paper Doodman S , Mostafavi M A , Sengupta R , 2023 Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Date Added: 2023-07-20) 57- A Sensor Placement Strategy for Comprehensive Urban Heat Island Monitoring Journal Article Pathak P , Pandya P , Shukla S , Sane A , Sengupta R , 2023 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Date Added: 2023-07-20) 56- Introduction Book Book Chapter Goodspeed R , Sengupta R , Kyttä M , Pettit C , 2023 Urban Book Series (Date Added: 2023-06-26) 55- GIS-enabled historiography to determine travel routes during the Western Han period via agent-based models and least-cost path analysis Journal Article Sengupta R , Vankeerberghen G , Wen R , Rao J , Chen Y , 2023 Transactions in GIS (Date Added: 2023-05-21) 54- Evacuation Simulation Implemented by ABM-BIM of Unity in Students’ Dormitory Based on Delay Time Journal Article Huang Y , Guo Z , Chu H , Sengupta R , 2023 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Date Added: 2023-05-15) 53- Using Big Data and Machine Learning for Multilayered Surveillance for Healthy Food Environment and Diet Conference Proceeding Conference Paper Belkhiria F , Nie J , Paquet C , Sengupta R , Gieschen A , Talukder B , Brown S , Dube L , 2022 Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2022 (Date Added: 2023-02-27) 52- Satellite and ground estimates of surface and canopy-layer urban heat island: Comparison and caveats Journal Article Budhiraja B , Pathak P , Agarwal G , Sengupta R , 2021 International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (Date Added: 2022-01-19) 51- Mapping research networks supported by the National Geographic Society through spatial social networks Journal Article Sarkar D , Chapman C A , Sengupta R , 2021 International Journal of Geographical Information Science (Date Added: 2021-06-22) 50- Transferring decision boundaries onto a geographic space: Agent rules extracted from movement data using classification trees Journal Article Patel J , Katan J , Perez L , Sengupta R , 2021 Transactions in GIS (Date Added: 2021-06-22) 49- Positive effects of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality of industrial cities (Ankleshwar and Vapi) of Western India Journal Article Nigam R , Pandya K , Luis A J , Sengupta R , Kotha M , 2021 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2021-06-22) 48- Primates Can Be a Rallying Symbol to Promote Tropical Forest Restoration Journal Article Chapman C , Bicca-Marques J , Dunham A , Fan P , Fashing P , Gogarten J , Guo S , Huffman M , Kalbitzer U , Li B , Ma C , Matsuda I , Omeja P , Sarkar D , Sengupta R , Serio-Silva J , Tsuji Y , Stenseth N , 2020 Folia Primatologica (Date Added: 2020-03-31) 47- A Tiered Analysis of Community Benefits and Conservation Engagement from the Makerere University Biological Field Station, Uganda Journal Article Sarkar D , Chapman C A , Valenta K , Angom S C , Kagoro W , Sengupta R , 2019 Professional Geographer (Date Added: 2019-04-03) 46- Metrics for characterizing network structure and node importance in Spatial Social Networks Journal Article Sarkar D , Andris C , Chapman C A , Sengupta R , 2019 International Journal of Geographical Information Science (Date Added: 2019-03-23) 45- Preface Book Editorial Raja V , 2018 Advances in Geographic Information Science (Date Added: 2019-10-23) 44- Spatial configuration becomes more important with increasing habitat loss: a simulation study of environmentally-transmitted parasites Journal Article Bonnell T R , Ghai R R , Goldberg T L , Sengupta R , Chapman C A , 2018 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2018-06-23) 43-Agent-Based Models and Complexity Science in the Age of Geospatial Big Data Book Whole Perez, L, Kim, EK, Sengupta, R, (eds), 2018 Advances in Geographic Information Science Series. ( Date Added: 2018-05-22) 42- Automated extraction of movement rationales for building agent-based models: Example of a red colobus monkey group Book Chapter Sengupta, R 2018 Agent-Based Models and Complexity Science in the Age of Geospatial Big Data, Advances in Geographic Information Science (Date Added: 2018-04-04) 41- Preface Conference Proceeding Editorial Perez, L, Kim, E-K, Sengupta R , 2018 Advances in Geographic Information Science (Date Added: 2018-01-01) 40- Spatial and temporal patterns in primary school enrolment and exam achievement in Rural Uganda Journal Article MacKenzie, CA, Moffatt, SP, Ogwang, J, Ahabyona, P, Sengupta, RR 2017 Children's Geographies (Date Added: 2018-05-23) 39- Primate population dynamics: variation in abundance over space and time Journal Article Chapman C A , Bortolamiol S , Matsuda I , Omeja P A , Paim F P , Reyna-Hurtado R , Sengupta R , Valenta K , 2017 Biodiversity and Conservation (Date Added: 2017-12-23) 38- Animating maps: Visual analytics meets geoweb 2.0 Conference Article Yadav, P, Deshpande, S, Sengupta, R 2017 Advances in Geographic Information Science (Date Added: 2017-01-31) 37-How Do Primates Survive Among Humans? Mechanisms Employed by Vervet Monkeys at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda Book Chapter Chapman, CA, Twinomugisha, D, Teichroeb, JA, Valenta, K, Sengupta, R, Sarkar, D, Rothman, JM 2016 Springer International Publishing ( Date Added: 2018-05-23) 36- GIscience considerations in spatial social networks Book Conference Paper Sarkar D , Sieber R , Sengupta R , 2016 Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Date Added: 2017-02-11) 35- Interaction between scale and scheduling choices in simulations of spatial agents Journal Article Bonnell, TR, Chapman, CA, Sengupta, R 2016 International Journal of Geographical Information Science (Date Added: 2016-11-24) 34- Spatial patterns of persistence for environmentally transmitted parasites: Effects of regional climate and local landscape Journal Article Bonnell, TR, Ghai, RR, Goldberg, TL, Sengupta, R, Chapman, CA 2016 Ecological Modelling (Date Added: 2016-11-24) 33- Countering elephant raiding with Short Message Service: Challenges of deploying public participation-based systems in a setting with sparse Information Communication Technologies resources: Countering elephant raiding with SMS Journal Article Sarkar, D, Chapman, CA, Kagoro, W, Sengupta, R 2016 The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien (Date Added: 2016-11-24) 32- Social Behaviours and Networks of Vervet Monkeys Are Influenced by Gastrointestinal Parasites Journal Article Chapman, CA, Friant, S, Godfrey, K, Liu, C, Sakar, D, Schoof, VAM, Sengupta, R, Twinomugisha, D, Valenta, K, Goldberg, TL 2016 PloS one (Date Added: 2016-11-24) 31-Chasing baboons or attending class: protected areas and childhood education in Uganda Journal Article MacKenzie, C 2015 Environmental Conservation ( Date Added: 2016-06-23) 30- Options for optimal coverage of C-section services for poor mothers in Indian state of Gujarat: Location allocation analysis using GIS Journal Article Vora, K 2015 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2016-06-23) 29- Analyzing Animal Movement Characteristics From Location Data Journal Article Sarkar, D, Chapman, CA, Griffin, L, Sengupta, R 2015 Transactions in GIS (Date Added: 2015-09-08) 28- Geovisualization for cluster detection of Hepatitis A & E outbreaks in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Conference Article Hughes, C, Naik, VS, Sengupta, R, Saxena, D 2014 Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on the Use of GIS in Public Health, HealthGIS 2014 - In Conjuncture with the 22nd ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems, ACM GIS 2014 (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 27- How is shrimp aquaculture transforming coastal livelihoods and lagoons in Estero Real, Nicaragua?: The need to integrate social-ecological research and ecosystem-based approaches Journal Article Benessaiah, K, Sengupta, R 2014 Environmental Management (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 26- The potential connectivity of waterhole networks and the effectiveness of a protected area under various drought scenarios Journal Article O'Farrill, G, Schampaert, KG, Rayfield, B, Bodin, Ã, Calmé, S, Sengupta, R, Gonzalez, A 2014 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 25- Emergent Group Level Navigation: An Agent-Based Evaluation of Movement Patterns in a Folivorous Primate Journal Article Bonnell, TR, Campennì, M, Chapman, CA, Gogarten, JF, Reyna-Hurtado, RA, Teichroeb, JA, Wasserman, MD, Sengupta, R 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 24- Is Markhamia lutea’s abundance determined by animal foraging? Journal Article Chapman, CA, Bonnell, TR, Sengupta, R, Goldberg, TL, Rothman, JM 2013 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2013-09-05) 23- Analysing small-scale aggregation in animal visits in space and time: The ST-BBD method Journal Article Bonnell, TR, Dutilleul, P, Chapman, CA, Reyna-Hurtado, R, Hernández-Sarabia, RU, Sengupta, R 2013 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2013-01-21) 22- Effective dispersal of large seeds by Baird's tapir: A large-scale field experiment Journal Article O'Farrill, G, Calmé, S, Sengupta, R, Gonzalez, A 2012 Journal of Tropical Ecology (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 21- Mapping crop types, irrigated areas, and cropping intensities in heterogeneous landscapes of southern india using multi-temporal medium-resolution imagery: Implications for assessing water use in agriculture Journal Article Heller, E, Rhemtulla, JM, Lele, S, Kalacska, M, Badiger, S, Sengupta, R, Ramankutty, N 2012 Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2013-07-31) 20- Spatial patterns of illegal resource extraction in Kibale National Park, Uganda Journal Article MacKenzie, CA, Chapman, CA, Sengupta, R 2012 Environmental Conservation (Date Added: 2012-09-13) 19- Modelling spatial anisotropy of gold concentration data using GIS-based interpolated maps and variogram analysis: Implications for structural control of mineralization Journal Article Samal, A, Sengupta, R, Fifarek, R 2011 Journal of Earth System Science (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 18- Improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery system in underdeveloped rural areas Conference Article Singh, A, Naik, V, Lal, S, Sengupta, R, Saxena, D, Singh, P, Puri, A 2011 2011 3rd International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, COMSNETS 2011 (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 17- Linking landscapes to disease: Implications of spatial changes in resource distribution for red colobus monkey disease transmission using Agent-Based Models Journal Article Bonnell, T 2010 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 16- An agent-based model of red colobus resources and disease dynamics implicates key resource sites as hot spots of disease transmission Journal Article Bonnell, TR, Sengupta, RR, Chapman, CA, Goldberg, TL 2010 Ecological Modelling (Date Added: 2012-09-13) 15- Agent-based simulation of urban residential dynamics and land rent change in a gentrifying area of Boston Journal Article Jackson, J, Forest, B, Sengupta, R 2008 Transactions in GIS (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 14- Topic2: Applied models and Decision Support Systems (DSS) - Current Directions Journal Article Sengupta, R 2007 Water International (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 13- Geospatial agents, agents everywhere.. Journal Article Sengupta, R, Sieber, R 2007 Transactions in GIS (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 12- Ecoregional dominance in spatial distribution of avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks [9] Journal Article Sengupta, R, Rosenshein, L, Gilbert, M, Weiller, C 2007 Emerging Infectious Diseases (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 11- Simulation modelling within collaborative spatial decision support systems using "cause-effect" models and software agents Book Chapter Sengupta, R 2006 Collaborative Geographic Information Systems (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 10- Water International: A look at the past, present and future Journal Article Sengupta, R 2006 Water International (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 9- Modeling enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program by using agents within spatial decision support systems: An example from southern Illinois Journal Article Sengupta, R, Lant, C, Kraft, S, Beaulieu, J, Peterson, W, Loftus, T 2005 Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 8- Landscape characteristics of Rhizophora mangle forests and propagule deposition in coastal environments of Florida (USA) Journal Article Sengupta, R, Middleton, B, Yan, C, Zuro, M, Hartman, H 2005 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 7- Trace element spatial patterns and their relation to gold concentrations in an epithermal gold deposit Conference Article Samal, AR, Fifarek, RH, Sengupta, RR 2005 GIS and Spatial Analysis - 2005 Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, IAMG 2005 (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 6- Spatial scale and population assignment choices in environmental justice analyses Journal Article Most, MT, Sengupta, R, Burgener, MA 2004 Professional Geographer (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 5- Development and comparison of approaches for automated mapping of stream channel networks Journal Article Heine, RA, Lant, CL, Sengupta, RR 2004 Annals of the Association of American Geographers (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 4- A hybrid spatio-temporal data model and structure (HST-DMS) for efficient storage and retrieval of land use information Journal Article Sengupta, R, Yan, C 2004 Transactions in GIS (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 3- A spatial decision support system to identify species-specific critical habitats based on size and accessibility using US GAP data Journal Article Larson, BD, Sengupta, RR 2004 Environmental Modelling and Software (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 2- Agent-based modelling environment for spatial decision support Journal Article Sengupta, RR, Bennett, DA 2003 International Journal of Geographical Information Science (Date Added: 2016-04-26) 1- Evaluating the impact of policy-induced land use management practices on non-point source pollution using a spatial decision support system Journal Article Sengupta, R, Bennett, DA, Beaulieu, J, Kraft, SE 2000 Water International (Date Added: 2016-04-26) In the mediaMcGill pilot projects aims to cool off Montreal with small green spaces (Erika Morris) 2022-08-17 Prof. Griet Vankeerberghen co-awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant 2019-09-30 |
