Dr. Cyril Dziedzorm Boateng

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Physics
Whitaker Building, Department of Physics, KNUST
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Research Areas/Interests

Machine Learning for Geophysical Data Interpretation; Groundwater Exploration and Contamination Studies; Hydrocarbon Exploration; Geo-hazard and ...~more

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    Publications

     

    1. Asare-Bediako Baah, Faustina Awafu, Evans Y. Boakye, Emmanuel Boahen, Cyril D. Boateng, David D. Wemegah, Akyana Britwum, Michael K. E. Donkor, Jeffrey N. A. Aryee, Emmanuel K. Brempong, Leonard K. Amekudzi, Shoreline change detection along the eastern coast of Ghana: leveraging GIS and advanced remote sensing techniques. Nature Scientific Reports. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98260-0
    2. Yirenkyi, Steven, and Cyril D. Boateng, 2025, “Data-Driven Solution for Coastal Flood Adaptation and Climate Resilience.” In Climate Action in Ghana: People, Policy, and Circular Solutions for a Resilient Future. 2025.
    3. Samuel K. Afful, Cyril D. Boateng, Emmanuel Ahene, Jeffrey N. A. Aryee, David D. Wemegah, Solomon S. R. Gidigasu, Akyana Britwum, Marian A. Osei, Jesse Gilbert, Haoulata Touré & Vera Mensah, 2025, A systematic review of neural network applications for groundwater level prediction, Discover Applied Sciences, Volume 7, 942, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-06817-5
    4. Haoulata Touré, Cyril D. Boateng, Solomon S. R. Gidigasu, David D. Wemegah, Vera Mensah, Jeffrey N. A. Aryee, Marian A. Osei, Jesse Gilbert and Samuel K. Afful, 2024, Review of machine learning algorithms used in groundwater availability studies in Africa: analysis of geological and climate input variables, Discover Water 4, 109, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43832-024-00109-6
    5. Boateng C. D., D. D. Wemegah, W. Apoh, V. A. Sarpong, J. O. Akingbade, A. A. A. and T. Dwomoh, 2024, KNUST SEG Geophysics Field Camp: A project to study slavery-related archaeology in West Africa, The Leading Edge, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/tle43100676.1
    6. Owusu B. A., C. D. Boateng, V. S. Asare, S. K. Danuor, C. D. Adenutsi, and J. A. Quaye, 2024, Seismic facies analysis using machine learning techniques: a review and case study, Earth Science Informatics, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-024-01395-3
    7. Yirenkyi S., C. D. Boateng, E. Ahene, S. K. Danuor, Automatic lithology identification in meteorite impact craters using machine learning algorithms, 2024, Scientific Reports, 14, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62959-3
    8. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, N. Opoku, S. K. Danuor, L. N.B. Arthur, Y. M. Anokwa, 2024, Seismic activities in Ghana: A systematic review, Heliyon, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31536
    9. Boateng C. D., C. A. Akurugu, D. D. Wemegah, S. K. Danuor, 2023. Underrepresentation of Local Researchers in Geophysical Studies at the Bosumtwi Impact Crater: Insights from A Systematic Review, Scientific African, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01893  
    10. Zobah T. N., C. D. Adenutsi, G. C. Amedjoe, M. C. Wilson, E. Mensah, C. D. Boateng, K. K. Sarpong, L. N. O. Opuni, S. K. Danuor and H. Karimaie, 2023. Evaluation of porosity and permeability of sandstones within the Oti Group of the Volta Basin using petrophysical and petrographic techniques, Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.56049/jghie.v23i3.100
    11. Zobah T. N., C. D. Adenutsi, G. C. Amedjoe, M. C. Wilson, C. D. Boateng, J. A. Quaye, S. Erzuah, L. Wang, G. Zhao, H. Karimai, and S. K. Danuor, 2022. A review on the provenance of the Voltaian Basin, Ghana: Implications for hydrocarbon prospectivity, Scientific African, Volume 18, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01429
    12. Quaye J. A., Z. Jiang, C. Liu, C. D. Adenutsi, and C. D. Boateng, 2022. Biogenically modified reservoir rock quality: A case from the lowermost member Paleocene Funing Formation, Gaoyou Depression, Subei Basin, China, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 219, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111126
    13. Yasin Q., Y. Ding, S. Baklouti, C. D. Boateng, Q. Du and N. Golsanami, 2022. An integrated fracture parameter prediction and characterization method in deeply-buried carbonate reservoirs based on deep neural network, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 198, DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109346.
    14. Yasin Q., G. Sohail, K. Y. Liu, Q. Du and C. D. Boateng, 2021. Study on Brittleness Templates for Shale Gas Reservoirs-A Case Study of Longmaxi Shale in Sichuan Basin, southern China, Petroleum Science, Vol. 18, Issue 5, DOI: 10.1016/j.petsci.2021.09.030.
    15. José N.Méndez, Qiang Jin, Xudong Zhang, María González, Muhammad Kashif, Cyril D. Boateng, Miller Zambrano, Rock type prediction and 3D modeling of clastic paleokarst fillings in deeply-buried carbonates using the Democratic Neural Networks Association technique, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 127, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.104987 (2021).
    16. Qamar Yasin, Syrine Baklouti, Perveiz Khalid, Syed Haroon Ali, Cyril D. Boateng and Qizhen Du, Evaluation of shale gas reservoirs in complex structural enclosures: A case study from Patala Formation in the Kohat-Potwar Plateau, Pakistan, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 198, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.108225 (2021).
    17. Muhammad Younis Khan, Guo-Qiang Xue, Wei-Ying Chen and Cyril D. Boateng, Investigation of Groundwater In-rush Zone using Petrophysical Logs and Short-offset Transient Electromagnetic (SOTEM) Data, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Vol. 25, 433-437, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32389/JEEG18-111 (2020).
    18. Boateng Cyril D, Li-Yun Fu and Sylvester K. Danuor, Characterization of complex fluvio-deltaic deposits in Northeast China using multi?modal machine learning fusion, Scientific Reports, Vol.10, 13357, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70382-7 (2020).
    19. RAO Ying, FU Li-Yun, WU Yu, and Cyril D. BOATENG, Heterogeneous characteristic analysis of shale based on multi-component and multi-scale random media method, Journal of Geophysics (in Chinese), Vol. 63, Issue 7: 2800-2809, DOI: 10.6038/cjg2020NOO62 (2020).
    20. Mendez N. Jose, Qiang Jin, Maria Gonzalez, Wei Hehua and Cyril D. Boateng, Predicting and 3D modeling of karst zones using seismic facies analysis in in Ordovician carbonates of the Tahe oilfield, China, Interpretation, DOI: 10.1190/int-2019-0090.1 (2020).
    21. Mendez N. Jose, Qiang Jin, Maria Gonzalez, Xudong Zhang, Carlos Lobo, Cyril D. Boateng and Miller Zambrano, Fracture characterization and modelling of karsted carbonate reservoirs: A case study in the Tahe oilfield, Tarim Basin (western China), Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 112, DOI: 1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.104104 (2020).
    22. Gaoxiang Chen, Li-Yun Fu, Kanfu Chen, Cyril D. Boateng and Shuangcheng Ge, Adaptive ground clutter reduction in Ground-Penetrating Radar Data based on Principal Component Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 57, Issue 6, 3271-3282, DOI: 1109/TGRS.2018.2882912 (2019).
    23. Boateng Cyril D. and Li-Yun Fu, Analysis of reservoir heterogeneities and depositional environments: a new method, Exploration Geophysics, 49, Issue 6: 868-880 DOI: 10.1071/EG17072 (2018).
    24. Boateng Cyril D., Li-Yun Fu, Wu Yu and Guan Xizhu, Porosity inversion by Caianiello neural networks with Levenberg-Marquardt optimization, Interpretation, Vol. 5, Issue 3, SL33-SL42, DOI:10.1190/INT-2016-0119.1 (2017).
    25. Boateng Cyril D., Edem Cudjoe Bensah and Julius C. Ahiekpor, Assessing the Higher National Diploma Chemical Engineering programme in Ghana: students’ perspective, European Journal of Engineering Education, DOI:10.1080/03043797.2012.667390 (2012).
    26. Bensah Edem Cudjoe, Julius C. Ahiekpor and Cyril D. Boateng, Migrating from subject-based to competency-based training in Higher National Diploma Chemical Engineering: The case of Kumasi Polytechnic, Education for Chemical Engineers, DOI: 10.1016/j.ece.2011.04.001 (2011).

     

    Conference Presentations

    1. Asare-Bediako, B., and C. Boateng, 2026. “Multi-Scale Assessment of Coastal Morphodynamics on Ghana’s Eastern Shoreline Using Remote Sensing and Geophysical Data.” In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026. Glasgow, Scotland, 22–27 February 2026.
    2. Asiedu D. Y. and C. D. Boateng, 2025. “Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Locate Archaeological Relics at Fort Tantumquery in Ghana, West Africa.” Presented at the Innovative and Research Summit 2025, Faculty of Physical and Computational Sciences, College of Science, KNUST, Kumasi.
    3. Boateng C. D., B. Asare-Bediako, E. Hovor, T. Dwomoh and D. D. Wemegah, 2025. “Integrating remote sensing and electrical resistivity for assessing coastal dynamics and saltwater intrusion along the eastern coast of Ghana.” In SEG Near-Surface Geophysical Exploration and Geo-Disaster Prevention Technology Workshop, Chengdu, China, July 4–6. https://doi.org/10.1190/NSGP2025-027.1
    4. Boateng C. D., S. Amenyo-Xa, D. Asiedu, M. Muhammed, T. Dwomoh, G. Agyare, K. Atsutse and A. Britwum, 2025 "Integrating multi-method geophysical prospection and UAV data for uncovering British colonial history in Ghana." In SEG Near-Surface Geophysical Exploration and Geo-Disaster Prevention Technology Workshop, Chengdu, China, July 4–6, https://doi.org/10.1190/NSGP2025-028.1
    5. Asare-Bediako, B. and C. D. Boateng, 2025. “Integrating Satellite Remote Sensing, UAV and Geophysics to Monitor Coastal Change Along the Eastern Coast of Ghana.” In 3rd SEG Sub-Saharan African Student Conference.
    6. Hovor E., C. D. Boateng, D.D Wemegah and T. Dwomoh, 2025. “Monitoring of Saltwater Intrusion Along the Eastern Coast of Ghana Using Time-Lapse Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Physicochemical Analyses” Presented at the Young Geoscientists Forum 2025.
    7. Asiedu D. Y. and C. D. Boateng, 2025. “Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Locate Archaeological Relics at Fort Tantumquery in Ghana, West Africa.” Presented at the Young Geoscientists Forum 2025.
    8. Hovor E., C. D. Boateng, D.D. Wemegah and T. Dwomoh, 2025. “Assessment of Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers Along the Eastern Coast of Ghana Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Physicochemical Analyses.” Presented at the 3rd SEG Sub-Saharan African Student Conference 2025.
    9. Asiedu D. Y. and C. D. Boateng, 2025. “Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Locate Archaeological Relics at Fort Tantumquery in Ghana, West Africa.” Presented at the 3rd SEG Sub-Saharan African Student Conference 2025.
    10. Mutalabi A. and C. D. Boateng, 2025. “Mapping buried archaeological relics at fort tantumquery in Otuam, Central Region of Ghana using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Method.” Presented at the 3rd SEG Sub-Saharan African Student Conference 2025.
    11. Asare-Bediako, B. and C. Boateng, 2025. “Spatiotemporal Analysis of Coastal Erosion and Accretion Patterns in the Keta Region.” In EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-376, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-376    
    12. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, F. Awafu, E. Y. Boakye, and E. Boahen, 2024. “Temporal and spatial changes in the Keta littoral zone, Ghana: A remote sensing approach.” presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2024), Washington, DC, Dec. 9 – 13. 
    13. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, F. Awafu, E. Y. Boakye and E. Boahen, 2024. “Quantifying coastal changes in Keta, Ghana: using multispectral imagery and GIS in assessing erosion and accretion dynamics,” presented at the 2024 Annual Geoscience Conference (GHIGCON 2024). University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana, Oct. 8 – 11.
    14. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, D. D. Wemegah, E. Y. Boakye, and E. Boahen, 2024. “Assessing coastal vulnerability: integrating remote sensing and GIS techniques in the Keta coastal area of Ghana,” presented at the 18th Biennial Southern African Geophysical Association Conference (SAGA 2024), Windhoek, Namibia, Oct. 1 – 4.
    15. Awafu F., E. Boahen, E. Y. Boakye, C. D. Boateng and D. D. Wemegah and B. Asare-Bediako, 2024. “Mapping coastal erosion hotspots in Keta using multispectral satellite imagery” presented at the Department of Physics, KNUST Final Year Poster Exhibition, Department of Physics, KNUST, Ghana, Aug. 26.
    16. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, F. Awafu, E. Y. Boakye, and E. Boahen, 2024 “Mapping erosion and accretion trends in Keta coastal area using remote sensing and GIS techniques,” presented at The Engineering, Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Conference (ESTE 2024). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Jul. 22 – 26.
    17. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, E. Hovor, S. K. Yirenkyi and V. Adutwum, 2024. “Assessing coastal vulnerability: Integrating remote sensing and GIS techniques in the Keta coastal area,” presented at the 2nd SEG Sub-Saharan African Student Conference, May 23 – 25.
    18. Boateng C. D. and D. D. Wemegah, 2023. “Geophysical Surveys for Archaeological Investigations of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in South Eastern Ghana” presented at the Annual Conference of the Ghana Institute of Geoscientists, Accra, Ghana.
    19. Owusu B. A., C. D. Boateng and V. S. Asare, 2023. “Multi-Attribute Seismic Facies Analysis with Machine Learning for Reservoir Characterization in the Deepwater Tano Block, Tano Basin, Ghana” presented at the Annual Conference of the Ghana Institute of Geoscientists, Accra, Ghana.
    20. Boateng C. D. and D. D. Wemegah, 2023. “Uncovering Hidden Histories Through a Field Camp: Geophysical Surveys for Archaeological Investigations of Slavery in Ghana.” In IMAGE Extended Abstract, Houston, USA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/image2023-3910999.1
    21. Boateng C. D. and D. D. Wemegah, 2023. “Uncovering Hidden Histories: Geophysical Surveys for Archaeological Investigations of Slavery” presented at the 1st KNUST Research Conference, Kumasi, Ghana.
    22. Asare-Bediako B., C. D. Boateng, N. Opoku, and S. K. Danour, L. Arthur, 2023. “An Overview of Seismic Activities in Ghana: A Systematic Review” presented at the Young Geoscientists Forum, Accra, Ghana.
    23. Oti B. J., C. D. Boateng and S. K. Danour, 2023. “Stochastic Inversion of Seismic Data for Reservoir Characterization using Facies Analysis in the Tano Basin, Offshore Ghana” presented at the Young Geoscientists Forum, Accra, Ghana.
    24. Gad T. T. A., A. Menyeh, D. D. Wemegah, C. D. Boateng and G. A. Mensah, 2023. “Gold Prospectivity Mapping of the Tano and its Surrounding Districts in the Sewfi Greenstone Belt Using Integrated Geophysical Methods and GIS Technique” presented at the Young Geoscientists Forum, Accra, Ghana.
    25. Boateng C. D., 2021. “Geophysics: A Tool for Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 in Ghana” presented at the 32nd RSA Annual General Meeting and 3rd Scientific Conference (RSA-AGM 2021), Accra.
    26. Boateng C. D., 2021. “Artificial Neural Network Inversion: Comparing First and Second Order Optimization Techniques” presented at the 32nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, Kumasi.
    27. Boateng C. D. and L. Fu, 2021. “Effects of Microstructural Heterogeneities on the Brittleness of Shales” In Conference Proceedings, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA.
    28. Boateng C. D. and L. Fu, 2018. “Multi-modal machine learning fusion for characterizing complex fluvio-deltaic tertiary deposits of North-eastern China” In Conference Proceedings, EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201801714.
    29. Boateng C. D. and L. Fu, 2017. “Acoustic heterogeneity and characterizing depositional environments: A new methodology.” presented at the International Geophysical Conference, Qingdao, China, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/IGC2017-159
    30. Boateng C. D., S. K. Danuor and V. Asare, 2013. “GPR Imaging with Diffraction Velocity Analysis: Geotechnical Applications in the Resort Towns of Abonu and Obo.” Ghana, SEG Annual Meeting Extended Abstract, Houston, USA, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2013-0371.1.

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