Dr. Alphonse Kayiranga is currently a research associate at Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XIEG-CAS). Dr. Alphonse is skilled in remote sensing and geo-informatics applications in ecohydrology and landscape monitoring and management. Currently, he is working on modelling land and atmosphere interactions, specifically modelling the eco-hydro-climate characteristics using different process-based models; Remote sensing, in-situ observations and reanalysed datasets; and Geo-Informatics techniques. Dr. Alphonse has a Bsc degree in Information systems, Msc and PhD degrees in cartography and GIS obtained from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. During his academic and research time, he developed more skills in environmental-based computer programming and machine-deep learning for environmental and earth science monitoring. During his research career, he has published over 36 peer-reviewed scientific papers asfirst/corresponding author and co-author. (Please see the following link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alphonse-Kayiranga/research. Apart of publishing high quality research papers, he has been guest editor in different peer-reviewed journals including Water/MDPI and lectured modules related to Remote sensing and Geo-informatics in different universities including University of Lay Adventists of Kigali, Rwanda.

• Modelling and mappingvegetation dynamics.
• Application of machine-deep learning for ecological modelling including modelling the ecohydrology and climate characteristics at different geographical scales.
• Modelling and disturbance analysisof Forest landscape and related ecosystem Services.
• Modelling climate change and related disaster and risk (drought-wetness) management including climate risk mitigation, resilience and adaptation.

• Kayiranga A, Chen X, Ingabire D, Liu T, Li Y, Nzabarinda V, Ochege FU, Hirwa H, Duulatov E, Nthangeni W. Anthropogenic activities and the influence of desertification processes on the water cycle and water use in the Aral Sea basin. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 2024 Feb 1;51:101598.
• Chen B, Kayiranga A, Ge M, Ciais P, Zhang H, Black A, Xiao X, Yuan W, Zeng Z, Piao S. Anthropogenic activities dominated tropical forest carbon balance in two contrary ways over the Greater Mekong Subregion in the 21st century. Global Change Biology. 2023 Jun; 29(12):3421-32.
• Kayiranga, A.; Chen, B,; Wang, F.; Nthangeni, W.; Dilawar, A.; Hategekimana, Y.; Guo, L.; Zhang, H. Spatiotemporal Variation in Gross Primary Productivity and Their Responses to Climate in the Great Lakes Region of Sub-Saharan Africa during 2001–2020. Sustainability. 2022 Feb;14(5):2610
• Kayiranga A, Chen B, Guo L, Measho S, Hirwa H, Liu S, Bofana J, Sun S, Wang F, Karamage F, Tuankrua V. Spatiotemporal variations of forest ecohydrological characteristics in the Lancang-Mekong region during 1992-2016 and 2020-2099 under different climate scenarios. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2021 Nov 15; 310:108662.
• Kayiranga A, Chen B, Zhang H, Nthangeni W, Measho S, Ndayisaba F. Spatially explicit and multiscale ecosystem shift probabilities and risk severity assessments in the greater Mekong subregion over three decades. Science of The Total Environment. 2021 Dec 1;798:149281
• Kayiranga A, Chen B, Trisurat Y, Ndayisaba F, Sun S, Tuankrua V, Wang F, Karamage F, Measho S, Nthangeni W, Dilawar A. Water Use Efficiency‐Based Multiscale Assessment of Ecohydrological Resilience to Ecosystem Shifts Over the Continent of Africa During 1992–2015. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2020 Aug; 125 (8):e2020JG005749.
• Kayiranga A, Kurban A, Nahayo L, Ndayisaba F. Assessing Forest Cover Changes in Volcanoes Parks Region of East-central Africa Using Landsat Imagery. Journal of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development. 2018;4(2):16-25.
• Kayiranga A, Ndayisaba F., Nahayo L., Karamage F., Nsengiyumva J.P., Mupenzi C.and Nyesheja E.M., (2017) Analysis of Climate and Topography Impacts on the Spatial Distribution on Vegetation in the Virunga Volcanoes Massif of East-Central Africa, Geosciences 2017, 7(1), 17; doi:10.3390/geosciences7010017 - 22 March 2017
• Kayiranga A, Kurban A, NDAYISABA F, NAHAYO L, KARAMAGE F, Ablekim A, Li H, and Ilniyaz O, (2016) Monitoring Forest Cover Change and Fragmentation Using Remote Sensing and Landscape Metrics in Nyungwe-Kibira Park. Journal of Geoscience and Enviromental Protection, 4(11), 13-33.

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