Usman Nazir

Dr. Usman Nazir is a Postdoctoral Data Scientist in Climate and Health Analytics at NDORMS, University of Oxford. Prior to this, he served as an Assistant Professor and Group Head at the Center for AI Research (CAIR), Beaconhouse National University, where he led research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and environmental sustainability.

He has held previous research roles at the University of Oxford, the University of Leeds, and LUMS, contributing to high-impact projects on air pollution mapping, health surveillance, and poverty analysis. His work has been published in leading venues such as The Lancet Planetary Health, and he is a recipient of the Facebook CV4GC Award and the Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarship. He was also nominated for the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership, recognizing his contributions to climate resilience, urban risk assessment, and data-driven sustainability initiatives.

At NDORMS, Dr. Nazir is contributing to projects at the intersection of climate and health informatics, leveraging foundation models and Earth observation data to address pressing global challenges.