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Lecturer

                                                                                           Tadele Melese Lebeza

Lecturer and Researcher Department of Natural Resource Management

College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Bahir Dar University

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Education

  • MSc, Soka University, Information Systems Science, 2025
  • MSc, Mekelle University, GIS and Remote Sensing, 2017
  • BSc, Wolaita Sodo University, Geography and Environmental Studies, 2010

Professional Experience

  • Website Content Manager, Collage of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, 04/2026 -Present
  • Lecturer and Researcher, Dept. of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 03/2025 Present.
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan, 06/202303/2025.
  • Lecturer and Researcher, Dept. of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 10/201906/2023.
  • Lecturer and Researcher, Dept. of Geography, Dilla University, Ethiopia, 04/201810/2019.
  • Teacher, Yeduha Secondary and Preparatory School, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia, 07/201001/2017.

Awards and Affiliations

  • MEXT Scholarship, Awarded for academic excellence to pursue MSc in Information Systems Science, Soka University, Japan, 2023
  • SATREPS EARTH Project Member, Contributed to environmental and agricultural research initiatives, Japan-Ethiopia collaboration, 2023Present

Research Metrics

  • Total Publications: 19 (81% in Q1 journals)
  • h-index: 11, i10-index: 12
  • Research Interest Score: 389.8

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Melese, T., & Belay, T. (2022). Groundwater potential zone mapping using analytical hierarchy process and GIS in Muga Watershed, Abay Basin, Ethiopia. Global Challenges, 6(1), 2100068. DOI (Q1)
  2. Melese, T., Senamaw, A., Belay, T., & Bayable, G. (2021). The spatiotemporal dynamics of land use land cover change, and its impact on soil erosion in Tagaw Watershed, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Global Challenges, 5(7), 2000109. DOI (Q1)
  3. Belay, T., Melese, T., & Senamaw, A. (2022). Impacts of land use and land cover change on ecosystem service values in the Afroalpine area of Guna Mountain, Northwest Ethiopia. Heliyon, 8(12). DOI (Q1)
  4. Melese, T., Belay, T., & Andemo, A. (2022). Application of analytical hierarchal process, frequency ratio, and Shannon entropy approaches for landslide susceptibility mapping using geospatial technology: The case of Dejen district, Ethiopia. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(5), 424DOI
  5. Berhanu, A. A., Ayele, Z. B., Dagnew, D. C., Melese, T., Fenta, A. B., & Kassie, K. E. (2024). Smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate change and variability: Evidence from three agroecologies in the Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia. Heliyon, 10(7). DOI (Q1)
  6. Lebeza, T. M., Gashaw, T., Bayabil, H. K., van Oel, P. R., Worqlul, A. W., Dile, Y. T., & Chukalla, A. D. (2024). Performance of specific CMIP6 GCMs for simulating the historical rainfall and temperature climatology of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia. Scientific African, 26, e02387DOI (Q1)
  7. Lebeza, T. M., Gashaw, T., Tefera, G. W., & Mohammed, J. A. (2023). Trend analysis of hydro-climate variables in the Jemma sub-basin of Upper Blue Nile (Abbay) Basin, Ethiopia. SN Applied Sciences, 5(5), 129. DOI
  8. Wubaye, G. B., Gashaw, T., Worqlul, A. W., Dile, Y. T., Melese, T., Haileslassie, A., & Srinivasan, R. (2023). Trends in rainfall and temperature extremes in Ethiopia: Station and agro-ecological zone levels of analysis. Atmosphere, 14(3), 483. DOI (Q1)
  9. Terefe, B., Melese, T., Temesgen, F., Anagaw, A., Afework, A., & Mitikie, G. (2024). Comparative analysis of RUSLE and SWPT for sub-watershed conservation prioritization in the Ayu watershed, Abay basin, Ethiopia. Heliyon, 10(15). DOI (Q1)
  10. Andemo, A., Getahun, K., Melese, A., & Melese, T. (2024). Application of geospatial technology for potential ecotourism site selection in Masha district, Southwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 21(5), 50195034. DOI
  11. Belay, T., & Lebeza, T. M. (2024). Livelihood vulnerability of rural households to climate variability and change: An agroecological system-based approach in Northwestern Ethiopia. Heliyon. DOI (Q1)
  12. Belay, T., & Lebeza, T. M. (2024). Meteorological drought under historical and future climate scenarios in North Gojjam sub-basin, Abay River basin of Ethiopia. PLOS ONEDOI (Q1)
  13. Lebeza, T. M., Gizache, A., Belay, T., & Terefe, B. (2024). Machine Learning-Driven Drought Prediction Using Palmer Drought Severity Index and TerraClimate Data over Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. DOI (Q1)
  14. Bayable, G., Gebrie, G., Melese, T., & Melaku, A. (2025). Land Use/Cover Classification Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Their Impacts on Land Surface Temperature and Soil Moisture in the Alawuha Watershed, Ethiopia. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 100797DOI (Q1)
  15. Bayable, G., & Melese, T. (2025). Assessment of long-term spatiotemporal variability of vegetation drought and its link with teleconnection factors in Ethiopia. Natural Hazards Research. DOI (Q1)
  16. Terefe, B., Melese, T., Tsegaye, A., Afework, A., Yibeltal, T., Anagaw, A., ... & Mencho, B. B. (2025). Soil loss estimation in Ethiopia: a comprehensive review of the RUSLE model integrated with geospatial technologies. Discover Sustainability, 6(1), 1– 28. DOI(Q1)
  17. Belay, T., Melese, T., & Terefe, B. (2025). Spatio-temporal dynamics of vegetation cover and land surface temperature in the North Gojjam sub-basin, Ethiopia. Discover Applied Sciences, 7, 1408. DOI (Q1)
  18. Alem, A. T., Damot, G. A., Birhan, D. A., Zewdie, D. A., Lebeza, T. M., Tegegne, Y. A., Legesse, S. A., & Hailemariam, T. M. (in press, 2026). Evaluation of CMIP6 model performance in simulating climatology of rainfall and temperature across different agroecological zones in northwestern Ethiopia. Theoretical and Applied ClimatologyDOI (Q1)
  19. Bayable, G., Melaku, A., Mekonnen, M., Melese, T., & Senamaw, A. (in press). Spatiotemporal dynamics of water use efficiency and its drivers in the Gilgel Abay Watershed, Ethiopia. Discover EnvironmentDOI (Q1)

 

Manuscripts Under Review

  1. Lebeza, T. M., Bismark, A., & Hiroki, I. (2026). Enhanced detection of water hyacinth using PSPNet deep learning semantic segmentation. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture (Under review).

Conference Abstracts

  1. Melese, T. (2022). Trend analysis of hydro-climatic variables in the Jemma Sub-Basin, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Abbay Journal of Water and Environmental Sciences (AJWES), May 12, 2022.

Research Interests

  • Remote sensing and geospatial analysis (LiDAR, satellite imagery) for environmental monitoring
  • Climate change impacts on water resources, drought prediction, and hydrological modeling
  • Application of machine learning and Bayesian methods to ecological and environmental data
  • Land use/cover dynamics, tropical forest change, and ecosystem services
  • Spatiotemporal modeling of vegetation-climate-hydrology interactions in vulnerable ecosystems

Software and Programming Skills

  • Geospatial Tools: ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, GeoAI
  • Programming: Python, JavaScript, R, SQL
  • Deep Learning/Machine Learning: PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras, scikit-learn, OpenCV
  • Web Development: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Bootstrap, React
  • Others: Git, Jupyter Notebook, Visual Studio Code

References

  • Dr. Haimanot Bayabil, Associate Professor, University of Florida, USA Expertise: Precision Water & Nutrient Management, Hydrologic Modeling, Crop Simulation, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning Email: hbayabil@ufl.edu
  • Dr. Pieter van Oel, Wageningen University, Netherlands Expertise: Socio-hydrology, Water Management, Drought Verified emailpieter.vanoel@wur.nl
  • Dr. Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Postdoctoral Researcher, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA Expertise: Hydrology, Climate, Geospatial Data Analysis, Drought, Sediment Studies Email: gtemesgen114@gmail.com
  • Dr. Anwar Assefa Adem, Postdoctoral Researcher, Prairie View A & M University, Texas, USA Expertise: Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Geospatial Data Analysis, Remote Sensing & GIS Email: anwarasefa@gmail.co


Certificates and Academic Trainings

  • Certificate of Attendance, NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Program on Invasive Species Monitoring with Remote Sensing, August September 2024
  • Certificate of Developer, Responsive Web Design, FreeCodeCamp, 300 hours Certificate of Attendance, 
  • End-to-End Google Earth Engine, Spatial Thoughts Centre, July 29August 16, 2024

Journal Peer Reviewer

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Journal of Science and Engineering
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