Research Experience
Research Scholar
Department: Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering
Organization: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana, Hyderabad
Duration: January, 2023 - Continue
Dissertation Title: Identification, Restoration, And Conservation of Underground Water Channels of North Karnataka Using Non-Invasive Techniques
Dissertation Advisors: Prof. K.B.V.N. Phanindra, Prof. Satish K. Regonda, Prof. B. Umashankar
Fellowship Funded by: Department of Science & Technology (DST), MoST, Government of India
M.Tech Scholar
Department: Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering
Organization: National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India
Duration: September, 2020 - June, 2022
Thesis Title: Assessment of compound climate extremes under climate change scenarios
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. V. Vamsi Krishna
Fellowship Funded by: Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India
B.Tech Scholar
Department: Civil Engineering
Organization: Nalanda College of Engineering, Nalanda, Bihar, India
Duration: August, 2019 - June, 2020
Project Title: Characteristics of Hydrological Modelling of Ganga basin using the HEC-HMS
Project Guides: Dr. Shailesh Kumar & Dr. Keshav Kumar
Fellowship Funded by: Department of Education (DoE), Government of Bihar
Research Intern
Department: Electrical Engineering
Organization: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Duration: October, 2018 - October, 2018
Research Title: Mathematics in Engineering
Research Mentor: Prof. Vikram M. Gadre
Fellowship Funded by: TEQIP-III (Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India & World Bank)
Teaching Assistantship
IIT Hyderabad
Courses: Fundamentals of RS & GIS, RS & GIS applications in WRE/CC, RS & GIS Lab, Fluid Mechanics Lab, Google Earth Engine
NIT Warangal
Courses: DHHS & HD Lab
NCE Nalanda
Courses: Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Open Channel Flow, Irrigation Engineering
Project Experience
Identification, Restoration, And Conservation of Underground Water Channels (Karez) Of North Karnataka Using Non-Invasive Techniques
Role: Research Scholar
Project Period: 2023-2026 (3 years)
Investigating the causes of water logging/salinity in the vicinity of reservoir and ash pond of NTPC Kudgi
Role: Research Assistant
Project Period: 2023 (6 Months)
Campus Water Management for TSPA based on Reconnaissance
Role: Research Assistant
Project Period: 2023 (1 month)
Student Guidance
M.Tech
E. Hemanth Kumar (2022-24)
Topic: Demarcation of unknown underground water channels using remote sensing techniques.
Responsibilities: To guide student in his thesis work.
Dipanshu Tikare (2023-25)
Topic: Ensemble image segmentation and deep learning algorithms to detect underground water channels.
Responsibilities: To guide student in his thesis work.
Keerthana Menda (2024-26)
Topic: To be decided
Responsibilities: To guide student in her thesis work.
Professional Experience
Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Organization: Nalanda College of Engineering, Nalanda, Bihar, India
Duration: July, 2022 - December, 2022
Subjects: Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Engineering Hydrology
Responsibilities: Course teaching, research & career guidance
Faculty of Mathematics & Physics
Organization: Chegg India
Duration: October, 2016 - May, 2018
Subjects: Mathematics & Physics
Responsibilities: Course teaching and doubt solving
Academia-Industry Experience
Summer Intern
Organization: National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur in collaboration with L&T
Duration: July, 2019 - July, 2019
Project Guide: Dr. Keshav Kumar Sharma
Work: To design a multistorey building manual and with the STAD Pro software
Fellowship Funded by: NIT Jamshedpur
Technical Committee Member
Remote sensing Environment, Analysis and Climate Technologies (REACT)
GRSS Standards for Earth Observations (GSEO)
Image Analysis and Data Fusion (IADF)
Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS)
Earth Science Informatics (ESI)
Professional Member
American Geophysical Union
Europian Geosciences Union
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Indian Society of Remote Sensing
Indian Water Resources Society
International Water Resources Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Association of Engineers
Institution of Engineers