{"id":1073,"date":"2021-09-14T22:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/gaia\/?page_id=1073"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:14:02","slug":"naomie-kayitesi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/gaia\/team\/naomie-kayitesi\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomie Kayitesi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/gaia\/files\/2022\/01\/NK-Pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1130\" style=\"width:250px;height:319px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/gaia\/files\/2022\/01\/NK-Pic-1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/gaia\/files\/2022\/01\/NK-Pic-1-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomie Kayitesi holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Civil engineering (2011- 2015) from the University of Rwanda, and a master&#8217;s degree in Water Engineering, specialization of Land and Water Development (2017- 2019) from the Institute for Water Education, IHE Delft, the Netherlands. <br>She is currently a PhD candidate in the Geostatistical Algorithms &amp; Image Analysis (GAIA), Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST) in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Her research focuses on <em><strong>Modeling River hydro-morphological responses to Land Use Land Cover Change in Tropical Regions<\/strong><\/em>, using Remote sensing methods and hydrological models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>KEY QUALIFICATION<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 years\u2019 experience in research using remote sensing and modeling approaches to understand the impacts of land use and climate change impacts on water related aspects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 years\u2019 experience in conducting projects on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), using statistical and GIS-based methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 years\u2019 experience in water and civil engineering, including design and implementation of construction works of buildings, irrigation infrastructures and water supply schemes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>EMPOYMENT RECORD<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>October 2021- Present<\/strong>: Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne\/ Switzerland- IDSYT Assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2019- September 2021<\/strong>: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN\/ ESARO) -Monitoring &amp; Evaluation and Barometer, Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) program in East and Southern Africa Region (ESARO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January-February 2019<\/strong>: UNESCO-IHE\/ Delft, Netherlands- Lecturer assistant\/ Tutor in \u201cIrrigation and Drainage Main System Design\u201d course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2016-October 2017<\/strong>: Ministry of Agriculture- Rwanda\/ SPIU LWH\/RSSP\/FRDP\/RCSP Project Engineer in a World Bank project aimed to increase productivity and commercialization of agriculture sector in Rwanda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May-June 2016<\/strong>: Water for People (NGO)- Water Engineer in charge of Designing rural water supply networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2013- May 2016<\/strong>: ARDE\/KUBAHO (NGO)- Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) Program assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February-April 2015<\/strong>: Star Construction Ltd\/ Rwanda Housing Authority- Junior consultant for the development of the Rwanda building code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRANTS AND PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient of the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) scholarship for MSc studies from 2017 to 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awardee of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for PhD thesis from 2021 to 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awarded a Faculty for the Future fellowship under the Schlumberger foundation, for a PhD program from 2021 to 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selected as one of the 2022 TechWomen Emerging Leaders, a program of the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selected as one of the 2023 African Women in Science (AWIS), a program of the International Institute of Sustainable Development-African Center for Aquatic Research and Education (IISD-ACARE).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kayitesi, N. M., Guzha, A. C., &amp; Mariethoz, G. (2022). Impacts of land use land cover change and climate change on river hydro-morphology- a review of research studies in tropical regions. <em>Journal of Hydrology<\/em>,<em> 615<\/em>, 128702. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhydrol.2022.128702\">https:\/\/doi.org\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhydrol.2022.128702<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayitesi, N. M., Guzha, A. C., Tonini, M., &amp; Mariethoz, G. (2024). Land Use Land Cover Change in the African Great Lakes Region: A Spatial-Temporal Analysis and Future Predictions for the Lake Kivu catchment, Rwanda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T., Gouott, B. S. B., &amp; Armstrong-Altrin, J. S. (2024). Assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides (U and Th) contamination, and source identification of the L\u00e9ki\u00e9 Watershed sediments, Cameroon. <em>Geosystems and Geoenvironment<\/em>,<em> 3<\/em>(1), 100249.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayitesi M, N., &amp; Mariethoz, G. (2022). Modeling River hydro-morphological responses to Land Use Land Cover Change in Tropical Regions: the case of Sebeya catchment, Rwanda. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayitesi Manishimwe, N. (2022). Modeling River hydro-morphological responses to Land Use Land Cover Change in Tropical Regions, case of Sebeya catchment, Rwanda. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manishimwe, N. K. (2022). <em>Modeling River hydro-morphological responses to Land Use Land Cover Change in Tropical Regions, case of Sebeya catchment, Rwanda<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessing Land Use Land Cover change using historic Landsat satellite imagery in Google Earth Engine: case study from Nile Delta, Egypt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secheresse.info\/spip.php?article92831\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.secheresse.info\/spip.php?article92831\">https:\/\/www.secheresse.info\/spip.php?article92831<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>CONDUCTED RESEARCH<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Land use land cover change detection and future prediction using remote sensing and land use model. Case of Lake Kivu catchment, Rwanda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impacts of Land use Land Cover Change and Climate Change on River Hydro-morphology- A review of research studies in tropical regions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessing Land Use Land Cover change using historic Landsat satellite imagery in Google Earth Engine: case study from Nile Delta, Egypt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracking progress under Bonn Challenge initiative in Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Madagascar, using BC Barometer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology for Regional FLR Hub-IUCN. I was part of the team that conducted the restoration studies in Madagascar, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Comoros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English (Fluent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French (Fluent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kinyarwanda (Native)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST),<br>UNIL-Mouline <br>Geopolis building, Office 3247<br>University of Lausanne,<br>1015 Lausanne, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>naomie.kayitesi@unil.ch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Naomie Kayitesi holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Civil engineering (2011- 2015) from the University of Rwanda, and a master&#8217;s degree in Water Engineering, specialization of Land and Water Development (2017- 2019) from the Institute for Water Education, IHE Delft, the Netherlands. 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