Researcher

My Expertise

  • Land Administration (Cadastre, Strata Title)
  • Surveying and Geospatial Engineering (Laser Scanning, Lidar, Immersive Geospatial Visualisation)
  • Spatial Data Infrastructures
  • Construction Engineering (3D GIS, Digital Twins, Building Information Modelling)
  • Engineering Higher Education

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Geomatic engineering, Building information modelling and management, Construction engineering, Astrodynamics and space situational awareness, Surveying (incl. hydrographic surveying), Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modelling, Geomatic engineering not elsewhere classified

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Biography

Mohsen Kalantari is an Associate Professor of Geospatial Engineering, Deputy Head (Education) in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Co-Founder of Faramoon. Recognised by leading scholarly databases, he is ranked among the world’s top five researchers in cadastre. He authored the first textbook on BIM–3D GIS integration for digital twins. An award-winning educator, he received honourable mentions from the UNSW Scientia...view more

Mohsen Kalantari is an Associate Professor of Geospatial Engineering, Deputy Head (Education) in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Co-Founder of Faramoon. Recognised by leading scholarly databases, he is ranked among the world’s top five researchers in cadastre. He authored the first textbook on BIM–3D GIS integration for digital twins. An award-winning educator, he received honourable mentions from the UNSW Scientia Education Academy Exemplary Teaching Practice Awards in both 2024 and 2025. With deep industry engagement, he previously served as the Victorian Coordinator of ePlan, a nationwide land and survey information modernisation initiative, bringing extensive professional experience to his academic leadership.


My Grants

  1. Digital Transformation of Urban Land and Revenue Mobilisation Systems in Cambodia, (2025),  World Bank, Lead Investigator
  2. Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlement Project (VARS), (2024),  Vanuatu Government, Lead Investigator
  3. Laser scanning for assessing the quality of rubberised concrete (2024-2026), Tyre Stewardship Australia
  4. Machine Learning Driven Large-Scale Solar Panel Recycling Process (2024-2026), CRC-P
  5. Engineering sustainable demolition (2024), DECC, Lead Investigator
  6. Informal settlements in Fiji: Addressing land tenure challenges through engineering capacity building (2023), UNSW Engineering, Lead Investigator
  7. Reconstructing Land Tenure Maps of Australia in 3D (2023-2026), ICSM and Australian Research Council, Lead Investigator
  8. The digitalisation of repairs and maintenance in residential and mixed-use apartment development (2021-2024), CRC Building 4.0, Lead Investigator
  9. Improving digital engineering through computational methods (2019-2022), Shenzhen Bimernet Technology Co. Ltd, Lead Investigator
  10. IoT and smart cities (2020), City of Melbourne, Lead Investigator
  11. Laser scanning for strata titling (2019), Association of Surveyors Malaysia, Lead Investigator
  12. Smart lighting system (2018), Networked Society Institute, Lead Investigator
  13. Sensor-Enabled Campus (2017), Networked Society Institute, Lead Investigator
  14. Smart Wearable System with Wireless Charging for Monitoring Staff Health and Productivity in Difficult Working Environments (2017 – 2019), Department Of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources
  15. Upgrading ePlan systems (2017-2022), Land Victoria
  16. 3D Malaysia (2017, 2018), Malaysia Mapping Agency (JUPEM)
  17. ePlan Visualisation and Database Management System Upgrade (2016-2017), Land Victoria
  18. Self-healing maps (2017-2020), Australian Research Council
  19. Legal and physical validity of city models in the Future City Pilot – Phase 1 (FCP1), (2016) Open Geospatial Consortium, Lead Investigator
  20. 3D property ownership map base for smart urban land administration (2017-2020), Australian Research Council
  21. Spatial Data Infrastructure for Hong Kong
  22. Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure, Australian Research Council 
  23. Integrated Incident Management Utilising Multi-Agency Sensors (2015), Open Geospatial Consortium, Lead Investigator
  24. North West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne Data Access, Integration and Interrogation Demonstrators – Enhancement and Promotion (2015), Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
  25. Access to Service Indicator (2015), City of Melbourne, Lead Investigator
  26. Natural hazard exposure information modelling framework (2014-2016), CRC for Bush Fire and Natural Hazards,
  27. Pre-disaster multi-hazard damage and economic loss estimation model (2014-2016), CRC for Bush Fire and Natural Hazards,
  28. A Low-Cost Indoor Mapping Technique for Land Development Applications, (2014), Early Career Research Grant, The University of Melbourne, Lead Investigator
  29. Can we rely on Online Maps? Victoria Fellowship (2013), Lead Investigator
  30. Spatially Enabled Water Information Infrastructure, Carlton Connect, (2012- 2013), Lead Investigator
  31. An Intelligent Disaster Decision Support System, Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Grant, (2012-2013)
  32. Housing Affordability and Land Administration, Australian National Data Network System, (2012-2013), Lead Investigator
  33. Geospatial Metadata Tool, Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network, (2012), Lead Investigator

My Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2014
  • PhD, Geomatics Eng. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2008
  • Master GIS Eng. K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2004
  • Bachelor Surveying Eng. K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2001

My Awards

  1. Honourable Mention, UNSW Scientia Education Academy 2025 Exemplary Teaching Practice (ETP) Award
  2. Honourable Mention, UNSW Scientia Education Academy 2024 Exemplary Teaching Practice (ETP) Award
  3. Highly Commended Educational Award (National), 2019, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Australia
  4. Educational Development Award (Victoria), 2018, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Australia
  5. Exceptional Service Award, 2018, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
  6. Victoria Fellowship, 2012, Department of Business and Innovation, Victoria, Australia
  7. 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)

My Engagement

Articles Published in The Conversation

  1. Hide your location on Twitter? We can still find you, and that’s not a bad thing in an emergency
  2. What are the implications of privatising land title offices?
  3. Privatised land title offices can harness new technologies to provide a better service

Scholarly Journal Editorial Roles

  1. Editor, Land Use Policy
  2. Editor, Journal of Spatial Sciences
  3. Guest Editor, ISPRS International Journal of Geographic Information
  4. Guest Editor, ISPRS International Journal of Geographic Information
  5. Guest Editor, Transactions in GIS

Board Membership of Regulatory Bodies

  1. 2013-2016 Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria 

 


My Teaching

  1. CVEN2101- Engineering Construction
  2. CVEN3101- Engineering Operation and Control

 

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