Associate Professor Mohsen Kalantari
Associate Professor
- Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2014
- PhD, Geomatics Eng. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2008
- Master听GIS Eng. K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2004
- Bachelor Surveying Eng. K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2001
Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mohsen Kalantari is an Associate Professor of Geospatial Engineering, Deputy Head (Education) in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Co-Founder of . Recognised by leading scholarly databases, he is ranked among the world鈥檚 top five researchers in cadastre. He authored the first textbook on听. An award-winning educator, he received honourable mentions from the听91色情片 Scientia Education Academy Exemplary Teaching Practice Awards听in both 2024 and 2025. With deep industry engagement, he previously served as the Victorian Coordinator of听, a nationwide land and survey information modernisation initiative, bringing extensive professional experience to his academic leadership.
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- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
- Digital Transformation of Urban Land and Revenue Mobilisation Systems in Cambodia, (2025), 听World Bank,听Lead Investigator
- Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlement Project (VARS), (2024), 听Vanuatu Government,听Lead Investigator
- Laser scanning for assessing the quality of rubberised concrete (2024-2026), Tyre Stewardship Australia
- Machine Learning Driven Large-Scale Solar Panel Recycling Process (2024-2026), CRC-P
- Engineering sustainable demolition (2024), DECC,听Lead Investigator
- Informal settlements in Fiji: Addressing land tenure challenges through engineering capacity building听(2023), 91色情片 Engineering,听Lead Investigator
- Reconstructing Land Tenure Maps of Australia in 3D (2023-2026), ICSM and Australian Research Council,听Lead Investigator
- The digitalisation of repairs and maintenance in residential and mixed-use apartment development (2021-2024), CRC Building 4.0,听Lead Investigator
- Improving digital engineering through computational methods听(2019-2022), Shenzhen Bimernet Technology Co. Ltd,听Lead Investigator
- IoT and smart cities (2020), City of Melbourne,听Lead Investigator
- Laser scanning for strata titling (2019), Association of Surveyors Malaysia,听Lead Investigator
- Smart lighting system (2018), Networked Society Institute,听Lead Investigator
- Sensor-Enabled Campus (2017), Networked Society Institute,听Lead Investigator
- Smart Wearable System with Wireless Charging for Monitoring Staff Health and Productivity in Difficult Working Environments (2017听鈥撎2019), Department Of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources
- Upgrading ePlan systems (2017-2022), Land Victoria
- 3D Malaysia (2017, 2018), Malaysia Mapping Agency (JUPEM)
- ePlan Visualisation and Database Management System Upgrade (2016-2017), Land Victoria
- Self-healing maps (2017-2020), Australian Research Council
- Legal and physical validity of city models in the Future City Pilot 鈥 Phase 1 (FCP1), (2016) Open Geospatial Consortium,听Lead Investigator
- 3D property ownership map base for smart urban land administration (2017-2020), Australian Research Council
- Spatial Data Infrastructure for Hong Kong
- Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure, Australian Research Council听
- Integrated Incident Management Utilising Multi-Agency Sensors (2015), Open Geospatial Consortium,听Lead Investigator
- North West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne Data Access, Integration and Interrogation Demonstrators 鈥 Enhancement and Promotion (2015), Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
- Access to Service Indicator (2015), City of Melbourne,听Lead Investigator
- Natural hazard exposure information modelling framework (2014-2016), CRC for Bush Fire and Natural Hazards,
- Pre-disaster multi-hazard damage and economic loss estimation model (2014-2016), CRC for Bush Fire and Natural Hazards,
- A Low-Cost Indoor Mapping Technique for Land Development Applications, (2014), Early Career Research Grant, The University of Melbourne,听Lead Investigator
- Can we rely on Online Maps? Victoria Fellowship听(2013),听Lead Investigator
- Spatially Enabled Water Information Infrastructure, Carlton Connect, (2012- 2013),听Lead Investigator
- An Intelligent Disaster Decision Support System, Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Grant, (2012-2013)
- Housing Affordability and Land Administration, Australian National Data Network System, (2012-2013),听Lead Investigator
- Geospatial Metadata Tool, Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network, (2012),听Lead Investigator
- Honourable Mention, 91色情片 Scientia Education Academy 2025 Exemplary Teaching Practice (ETP) Award
- Honourable Mention, 91色情片 Scientia Education Academy 2024 Exemplary Teaching Practice (ETP) Award
- Highly Commended Educational Award (National), 2019, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Australia
- Educational Development Award (Victoria), 2018, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Australia
- Exceptional Service Award, 2018, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
- Victoria Fellowship, 2012, Department of Business and Innovation, Victoria, Australia
- Australia- China Young Researcher Fellowship, 2012, Australian Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
Articles Published in The Conversation
Scholarly Journal Editorial Roles
- ,听Land Use Policy
- , Journal of Spatial Sciences
- ISPRS International Journal of Geographic Information
- ISPRS International Journal of Geographic Information
- Transactions in GIS
Board Membership of Regulatory Bodies
- 2013-2016
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My Research Supervision
- Kiresten Jowett, Proof of Location in Digital Ledgers, FinalYear PhD student
- Jidnyasa Patil, Automatic Scan to BIM, Final Year PhD student
- Jiacheng Liu, Laser Scanning in Construction Material Engineering,听听First听Year PhD student
- Tori Murrant, VR in 3D Cadastres, Final Year MPhil student
- Pavan Sai Goud Goddu, 3D Cadastral Data Validation,听First听Year PhD student
- Shokoufeh Farhadi,听3D Cadastral Data Validation,听First听Year MPhil student
- Shady Abduljawad,听VR in 3D Cadastres,听First听Year MPhil student
Graduates
- Hamed Olfat, Spatial Metadata Automation, PhD granted, Nominated for Vice Chancellor's Award, Employed by Land Use Victoria
- Ali Aien, 3D Cadastral Data Modelling, PhD granted, Employed by Here Map
- Davood Shojaei, 3D Cadastral Visualisation, PhD granted, Employed by The University of Melbourne
- Behnam Atazadeh, Building Information Modelling for 3D Cadastre, Employed by The University of Melbourne
- 听Farhad Laylavi, Twitter for Public Safety, Employed by听Land Use Victoria
- Farzad Alamdara, GeoSensor Networks for Public Safety, Employed by Leidos
- Hosna Hashemi, Indoor Positioning for Public Safety, Employed by IBM Canada
- Shima Rahmatizadeh, Crowd Sourcing Cadastre, Self-employed
- Mitko Alexandrov, Indoor Evacuation of High-rise Buildings, Employed by 91色情片
- Kuo-Chih Hung, Volunteered Geographic Information for Public Safety, Employed by the Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication Research
- Syharudin Syharudin, A Usability Framework for Spatial Metadata, Employed by Indonesian Mapping Agency
- Ali Asghari, 3D Cadastral Data Validation, Final Year PhD student, Employed by AURIN
- Maryam Barzegar, 3D Cadastral Data Analysis, Final Year PhD student, Employed by Aurecon
- Jihey Shin, BIM for Conflict Management, Employed by Land Use Victoria
- Reza Taban, Teaching BIM in Higher Education, Final Year PhD student, Employed by Deakin University
- Dongchen Han, BIM for Construction and Waste Management, Employed by The University of Melbourne
- Youjin Choe, Managing Conflicts in Open Mapping Communities
- Atie Asadikia, Prioritising Sustainable Development Goals, Employed by Swinburne听University
- Bahram Saeidian, Underground Land Administration Systems, Employed by the Melton City Council
- Mohammad Javad Shahidinejad, 3D Cadastral Databases, Employed by听Deloitte
My Teaching
- CVEN2101- Engineering Construction
- CVEN3101- Engineering Operation and Control
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