Earth Scientist · Sustainability Analyst · Innovation Leader
My work has always been driven by a simple question: how can we better understand the Earth and make better decisions about the resources and ecosystems on which society depends?
Twenty-five years spanning Earth sciences, structural geology, sustainability analytics, and AI-driven environmental intelligence. Currently coordinating CloudEARTHi across 13 countries, contributing to international research initiatives, and developing ExplainEarth — an Environmental Decision Intelligence platform that turns planetary signals into actionable decisions.
Three chapters that converge into a single mission: making the Earth's signals legible — and actionable.
Geology · Tectonics · Petrology · Antarctica · Svalbard
A career mapping the deep structure of the Earth — from the Arabian-Nubian Shield to the glaciers of Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. Studying how continents collide, how mountains form, how geological forces shape the world over deep time. This is where the scientific foundation was built: the ability to read complex systems from incomplete signals.
AI · Big Data · CloudEARTHi · EU Innovation Ecosystems
At UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, the focus shifted from understanding the Earth to protecting it — and enabling industries to act on that understanding. As Assistant Professor of Sustainability Analytics, founding CloudEARTHi (50+ organisations, 13 countries), and leading €28M+ in EU-funded innovation projects, the bridge between science and decision-making became clear.
Environmental Decision Intelligence · Norwegian Aquaculture · Global vision
Building ExplainEarth — an AI platform combining satellite Earth observation, geoscience models, and ML forecasting into actionable environmental decisions. This chapter builds directly on 25 years of Earth science and sustainability analytics. ExplainEarth starts with Norwegian aquaculture and scales globally. Developed alongside continued leadership of CloudEARTHi and active research collaborations.
CloudEARTHi represents the evolution of my work from research and sustainability analytics toward ecosystem building, entrepreneurship, and innovation leadership across Europe.
"Not a single project — a growing European innovation ecosystem that connects universities, industry, and startups around sustainability, deep tech, and the green transition."
CloudEARTHi brings together higher education institutions, innovation hubs, and industry partners across 13 countries to build capacity for Deep Tech entrepreneurship, sustainability analytics, and knowledge transfer. What began as an EIT-funded initiative has grown into a self-sustaining ecosystem generating follow-up projects, startup activities, and international research collaborations.
Building on 25 years of Earth science, sustainability analytics, and AI — ExplainEarth makes environmental signals actionable.
An AI-powered platform combining satellite Earth observation, IoT sensor data, geoscience models, and machine learning forecasting — delivering not dashboards, but decisions. Starting with harmful algal bloom early-warning for Norwegian aquaculture (€11.5B industry) and expanding globally.
A portfolio spanning Earth sciences, sustainability research, open science, and innovation ecosystems — demonstrating leadership, international collaboration, and the progression from scientific excellence to ecosystem building and entrepreneurship.
Or write directly: tamerabualam@yahoo.com · Tromsø, Norway