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Portrait of Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Head of Laboratory · Department of Geophysics, Universitas PadjadjaranHead of Laboratory · Universitas Padjadjaran

Works onDigital Rock PhysicsRemote SensingMachine Learning
31DocumentsScopus
8Top tierQ1 / high-impact journals
9h-indexScopus
157CitationsScopus

About

Computational geophysicist with two decades of academic work at Universitas Padjadjaran. Heads the DRPRS Lab, which studies transport in porous media with lattice Boltzmann simulation, image processing, and deep learning, and uses remote sensing for environmental and urban mapping across Indonesia. Supervises postgraduate research in physics and geophysics, and works with groups in Europe and the Middle East.

Publications

Papers
37
Published
34
Under review
3
Journal quartile 31 Scopus-indexed articles · via SINTA
2026

2026 · Sustainability

Carbon-Stock Estimation Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery at Universitas Padjadjaran: A Spatial–Temporal Analysis to Support Sustainable and Green Campus Initiatives

Rahmihafiza Hanafi, Bakhrul Midad, Rania Alifa Desenaldo, Bambang Wijatmoko, Gemilang Lara Utama Saripudin, Muhammad Aufaristama, Kusnahadi Susanto, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Sustainability, vol. 18, no. 12, 6240Remote SensingTop tier
2026

2026 · Applied Sciences

The Potential Use of a Land Trend Algorithm for Regional Landslide Mapping in Indonesia

Tubagus Nur Rahmat Putra, Muhammad Aufaristama, Khaled Ahmed, Mochamad Candra Wirawan Arief, Rahmihafiza Hanafi, Bambang Wijatmoko, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Applied Sciences, vol. 16, 3090Remote Sensing
2026

2026 · Physical Review E

Diffusive-scaling Lax–Wendroff lattice Boltzmann method on non-uniform grids: Theory, stability, and validation

Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Physical Review E (APS)Digital Rock PhysicsUnder review
2026

2026 · Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability

Biosurfactant Activity and Biological Hydrocarbon Removal from Crude Oil by Bacillus paramycoides SB1

Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability (Taylor & Francis)Digital Rock PhysicsUnder review
2026

2026 · Energy Reports

Pore-Scale Tortuosity Models for Permeability Prediction in Subsurface Energy Systems: A PRISMA-Guided Systematic Review

Benedicta Loveni Melkisedek, Yoevita Emeliana, Chandra Widyananda Winardhi, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Energy Reports, vol. 16, 109508Digital Rock PhysicsTop tier
2026

2026 · Physics of Fluids

The Lattice Boltzmann Method for Multicomponent Flows with High Viscosity Ratios: A Comprehensive Review

Irwan Ary Dharmawan, Yoevita Emeliana, Benedicta Loveni Melkisedek, Imran Hilman Mohammad, Andri Abdurrochman

Physics of Fluids, vol. 38, 071302Digital Rock Physics
2026

2026 · IEEE Access

Automated Mineral Identification: A Systematic Review of Machine Learning Models, Performance Benchmarks, and Future Challenges

Ahmad Wadi Muntashir, Muhammad Aufaristama, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 152191–152218Digital Rock PhysicsTop tier
2026

2026 · Transport in Porous Media

A Dimensionless Morphological Framework for Permeability Prediction in Porous Rocks: Extending Kozeny–Carman with Coordination Number and Throat-Scale Corrections

Transport in Porous Media (Springer)Digital Rock PhysicsUnder review
2026

2026 · IEEE Access

A Lattice-Boltzmann-Calibrated Permeability Nomograph for Rough Caprock Fractures in CCUS Leakage Screening

Irwan Ary Dharmawan

IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 119073–119083Digital Rock PhysicsTop tier
2026

2026 · Chemical Engineering Journal Advances

Explainable Machine Learning for Sandstone Rock Typing: Triple-Anchor Convergence with Closed-Form Permeability Laws

Irwan Ary Dharmawan, Safira Rahma Kartika, Aldenia Alexandra, Benedicta Loveni Melkisedek, Yoevita Emeliana

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, vol. 27, 101323Digital Rock PhysicsTop tier
2026

2026 · Results in Engineering

Integrating Lattice Boltzmann and Neural Networks for Modeling Transport Parameters in Porous Rocks: A Systematic Review

Yoevita Emeliana, Benedicta Loveni Melkisedek, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Results in Engineering, vol. 29, 108688Digital Rock PhysicsTop tier
2025

2025 · Applied Sciences

A Comparative Study of Three-Dimensional Flow Based, Geometric, and Empirical Tortuosity Models in Carbonate and Sandstone Reservoirs

Benedicta Loveni Melkisedek, Yoevita Emeliana, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Applied Sciences, vol. 15, 7467Digital Rock PhysicsEditor's Choice
2025

2025 · Physics of Fluids

Enhanced Understanding of Fluid Flow and Effective Properties in Three-Dimensional Porous Rock Using Lattice Boltzmann Simulation and Image-Based Correlation Studies

Ardian Nurcahya, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Physics of Fluids, vol. 37, 053607Digital Rock PhysicsTop tierEditor's Pick
2025

2025 · Physics of Fluids

Quantifying Effective Fluid Transport in Fractured Sandstone using Image-Based Modeling and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation

Tasya Aulia Dwinanda, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Physics of Fluids, vol. 37, 093129Digital Rock PhysicsTop tier
2025

2025 · Machine Learning: Science and Technology

Residual Attention U-Net for Predicting Fluid Dynamics and Permeability in Two-Dimensional Digital Porous Rocks

Yoevita Emeliana, Benedicta Loveni Melkisedek, Intan Nurma Yulita, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Machine Learning: Science and Technology, vol. 6, 045063Digital Rock Physics
2025

2025 · Indonesian Petroleum Association Proceedings

Application of Machine Learning in Coordination Number Estimation for Reservoir Rock Extraction

Dinanti Syafirani Zahra, Maharani Arisandy, Shafa Maura Fidela, Aldenia Alexandra, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Indonesian Petroleum Association Proceedings, vol. 49, no. 1Digital Rock Physics
2025

2025 · Media Konservasi

Detection of Tree Cover Dynamic on Belitung Island using Random Forest Regression

Najla Natasya Aurellia, Tubagus Nur Rahmat Putra, Qashdina Saimima Wakano, Ananta Fikri Ramadya, Rania Alifa Desenaldo, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Media Konservasi, vol. 30(2), pp. 250–261Remote Sensing
2025

2025 · Applied Sciences

Integrating Remote Sensing and Street View Imagery with Deep Learning for Urban Slum Mapping: A Case Study from Bandung City

Krisna Ramita Sijabat, Muhammad Aufaristama, Mochamad Candra Wirawan Arief, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Applied Sciences, vol. 15, 8044Remote Sensing
2025

2025 · Applied Sciences

Object-Based Random Forest Approach for High-Resolution Mapping of Urban Green Space Dynamics in a University Campus

Bakhrul Midad, Rahmihafiza Hanafi, Muhammad Aufaristama, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Applied Sciences, vol. 15, 13183Remote Sensing
2025

2025 · Physica Scripta

Estimating Two-Dimensional Physical Parameters of Digital Rocks using Deep Learning

Aldenia Alexandra, Fadhillah Akmal, Ardian Nurcahya, Intan Nurma Yulita, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Physica Scripta, vol. 100, 016013Digital Rock Physics
2024

2024 · Applied Sciences

Application of Machine Learning for Estimating the Physical Parameters of Three-Dimensional Fractures

Fadhillah Akmal, Ardian Nurcahya, Aldenia Alexandra, Intan Nurma Yulita, Dedy Kristanto, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Applied Sciences, vol. 14, 12037Digital Rock Physics
2024

2024 · Applied Sciences

The Lattice Boltzmann Method and Image Processing Techniques for Effective Parameter Estimation of Digital Rock

Ardian Nurcahya, Aldenia Alexandra, Fadhillah Akmal, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Applied Sciences, vol. 14, 7509Digital Rock Physics
2023

2023 · Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology

Machine Learning Application of Two-Dimensional Fracture Properties Estimation

Ardian Nurcahya, Aldenia Alexandra, Satria Zidane Zainuddin, Fatimah Az-Zahra, M. I. Khoirul Haq, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology, vol. 8(02-2), pp. 1–5Digital Rock Physics
2023

2023 · Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology

Machine Learning Prediction of Tortuosity in Digital Rock

Fadhillah Akmal, M. Cisco Ramadhan Dzulizar, Muhammad Faizal Rafli, Fatimah Az-Zahra, M. I. Khoirul Haq, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology, vol. 8(02-2), pp. 6–12Digital Rock Physics
2023

2023 · CFD Letters

A Study of Geometrical Effects on Permeability Estimation in Three-Dimensional Fractures Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method

Fatimah Az-Zahra, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

CFD Letters, vol. 15(12), pp. 1–18Digital Rock Physics
2023

2023 · Machine Learning: Science and Technology

A Study of Transfer Learning in Digital Rock Properties Measurement

M. I. K. Haq, I. N. Yulita, I. A. Dharmawan

Machine Learning: Science and Technology, vol. 4, 035034Digital Rock Physics
2023

2023 · IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

CitarumView: A Google Earth Engine–based Application for Citarum River Monitoring

Muhammad Faizal Rafli, Andhika Nugraha, Ambrosiana Zirly Shaliza, Satria Zidane Zainuddin, Fazrin Andris Safiqurrohman, Kartika Hajar Kirana, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 1266, 012011Remote Sensing
2023

2023 · AIP Conference Proceedings

Remote Sensing and Cloud Computing Applications for Mapping Cereal Foodstuffs Agricultural Land in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Rania Alifa Desenaldo, Avif Maulana Azis, Ivanya Lisa Anastasia, Yoghi Sinaga, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2858, 040003Remote Sensing
2021

2021 · The Scientific World Journal

Application of High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Data for Land Use Land Cover Mapping of University Campus

Irwan Ary Dharmawan, Muhammad Ario Eko Rahadianto, Edward Henry, Cipta Endyana, Muhammad Aufaristama

The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2021, 5519011Remote Sensing
2018

2018 · Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Fracture Analysis to Delineate Tectonic Evolution: Case Study at Ciherang, Bogor–Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia

Cipta Endyana, Hendarmawan, Emmy Sukiyah, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1080, 012036
2016

2016 · IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Numerical Simulation of non-Newtonian Fluid Flows through Fracture Network

I. A. Dharmawan, R. Z. Ulhag, C. Endyana, M. Aufaristama

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 29, 012030Digital Rock Physics
2016

2016 · IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Controlling Groundwater System by Pattern Fracture Approach in Subsurface Volcanic Deposit: Mt. Salak–Mt. Pangrango, West Java, Indonesia

Cipta Endyana, Hendarmawan, Emmy Sukiyah, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 29, 012029
2016

2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

Determining the Robust Counterpart of Uncertain Spatial Optimization Model for Water Supply Allocation Problem

Diah Chaerani, Budi Nurani Ruchjana, Stanley Pandu Dewanto, A. S. Abdullah, Juli Rejito, Yudi Rosandi, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1716, 020002
2014

2014 · Journal of Physics: Conference Series

An Effect of the Supercell Calculation on Muon Positions and Local Deformations of Crystal Structure in La2CuO4

Budi Adiperdana, Edi Suprayoga, Noraina Adam, S. S. Mohd-Tajudin, A. F. Rozlan, Shukri Sulaiman, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed-Ibrahim, T. Kawamata, T. Adachi, Irwan Ary Dharmawan, Rustam Efendi Siregar, Yoji Koike, Isao Watanabe

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 551, 012051
2013

2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

Muon Site Estimation on La2CuO4 using Dipole Field and Density Functional Theory Calculation

Budi Adiperdana, Irwan Ary Dharmawan, Rustam Efendi Siregar, Shukri Sulaiman, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed-Ibrahim, Isao Watanabe

AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1554, pp. 214–217
2013

2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

The Study of Characteristics of Ceramic Thermistor FeNixMn2−xO4

Risdiana, Ayu Oktama Maulana, Riesma Tasomara, Sena Harimurty, R. S. Pasaribu, H. Mujahidin, G. Nurrohman, Wiendartun, Mariah Kartawidjaja, Budi Adiperdana, Irwan Ary Dharmawan

AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1554, pp. 116–118
2012

2012 · Physics Procedia

Muon Sites Estimation in La2CuO4 and a New Vanadium Cluster Compound, V4S9Br4, using Electronic and Nuclear Dipole Field Calculations

Budi Adiperdana, Irwan Ary Dharmawan, Rustam Efendi Siregar, Isao Watanabe, K. Ohishi, Y. Ishii, T. Suzuki, T. Kawamata, Risdiana, R. Scheuermann, K. Sedlak, Y. Tomioka, T. Waki, Yoshikazu Tabata, Hiroyuki Nakamura

Physics Procedia, vol. 30, pp. 109–112

Co-authors in the lab

History

2014 – present
Faculty Member · Department of Geophysics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran Heads the DRPRS Lab.
1997 – 2014
Faculty Member · Department of Physics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran
2006
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
2002 – 2004
Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics Fachbereich Mathematik, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
1997 – 2000
Master of Science in Physics Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
1991 – 1996
Bachelor of Science in Physics Department of Physics, Universitas Padjadjaran

Fellowships

International research fellowships and visits across Asia, Europe, and North America.

2024
Research Fellow · Lattice Boltzmann Research Group Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
2019
Research Fellow · Department of Physics University of Durham, United Kingdom
2018
Research Fellow · Fachbereich Mathematik Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
2011
Research Fellow · School of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2010
Research Fellow · Department of Mechanical Engineering Yonsei University, South Korea
2009
Research Fellow · School of Chemical Engineering Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2008 – 2009
Research Fellow · Riken Nishina Center RIKEN, Japan

Recognition

Peer review

49 reviews for 12 international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, verified on ORCID (last refreshed 2026).