Artak Piloyan

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Artak is working on his Online Graduate Certificate in Global Engineering through the Mortenson Center. He holds a Doctoral degree in Geography and has more than 17 years of professional and academic experience in GIScience, Remote Sensing, geospatial data infrastructures (NSDI/INSPIRE), thematic mapping, and Digital Earth applications for environmental management, disaster risk reduction, urban informatics, and sustainable development. 

Artak is interested in studying water engineering by applying technical solutions to global development contexts. He is a big fan of European football (soccer) and used to play regularly. He’s also a cinephile who enjoys exploring a wide range of films.

Education

  • Bachelor’s in Geography, Yerevan State University, 2005
  • Master’s in Geography, Yerevan State University, 2009
  • PhD in Geography, Yerevan State University, 2018

Publications

  • Petrosyan, S.; Piloyan, A. Spatial Accessibility to Urban Public Green Space: Case Study of Yerevan. In Approaching Regeneration of the Built Environment. URS 2023; Shtylla, S.; Rabiei, H., Eds.; Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation; Springer: Cham, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76894-1_11
  • Piloyan, A.; Petrosyan, M. Enhancing Environmental Education through Digital Earth Technologies and Applications. Int. J. Geoinformatics2024, 20 (12), 29–35. https://doi.org/10.52939/ijg.v20i12.3769
  • Petrosyan, M.; Piloyan, A.; Efendyan, P. Enhancing Quality Control Standards for Armenia’s National Spatial Data Infrastructure: A Python-Based Approach with Emphasis on Road Spatial Data Layers. Abstr. Int. Cartogr. Assoc.2024, 7, 125. https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-7-125-2024
  • Petrosyan, M.; Piloyan, A. Spatial Data Infrastructure Optimization through Segment-Based Algorithm Integration: A Comprehensive Research Review. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cartography and GIS; Bandrova, T.; Konecny, M., Eds.; Nessebar, Bulgaria, June 16–21, 2024; pp 43–48. (ISSN 1314-0604)
  • Piloyan, A. Assessing Spatio-Temporal Changes of Floating Aquatic Vegetation in Lake Sevan Using Landsat Imagery and Vegetation Indices. Int. J. Geoinformatics2023, 19 (11), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.52939/ijg.v19i11.2913
  • Sapelko, T. V.; Boynagryan, V. R.; Naumenko, M. A.; Sevastyanov, D. V.; Gabrielyan, I. G.; Piloyan, A. S.; Margaryan, L. A.; Aleksandrin, M. Y.; Terekhov, A. V. First Multi-Proxy Studies of High-Mountain Lakes in Armenia: Preliminary Results. Geography, Environment, Sustainability2019, 12 (4), 272–284. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2019-87
  • Piloyan, A.; Gevorgyan, A. Measuring Rural Accessibility in the GIS Environment: Case Study of Armenia. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cartography and GIS; Bandrova, T.; Konecny, M., Eds.; Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 18–23, 2018; pp 417–425.
  • Avagyan, A.; Manandyan, H.; Arakelyan, A.; Piloyan, A. Towards a Disaster Risk Assessment and Mapping in the Virtual Geographic Environment of Armenia. Nat. Hazards2018, 92 (1), 283–309. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3208-0
  • Piloyan, A.; Konečný, M. Semi-Automated Classification of Landform Elements in Armenia Based on SRTM DEM Using k-Means Unsupervised Classification. Quaest. Geogr.2017, 36 (1), 93–103. https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0007
  • Piloyan, A.; Avagyan, A. The Circular Structures of the Republic of Armenia Based on a Digital Elevation Model. Eur. J. Geogr.2016, 7 (3), 58–70. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3989070