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  Brief Details: Dr. Gaurav Saini is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Harcourt Butler Technical University Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Saini has Post-Doctoral Fellow experience with the Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur. Before joining IIT Kanpur, Dr. Saini was serving as the Assistant Professor (Temporary) in the School of Advanced Materials, Green Energy and Sensor Systems, IIEST Shibpur India.  Dr. Saini received his Ph.D. in Energy Harvesting (Hydrokinetic Turbines) in 2020 and his M. Tech (Energy Systems) in 2014 from IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. His research areas include Renewable Energy harvesting (Hydrokinetic Energy, Wind Power,), Turbomachines, and Fluid Power. He has published several research publications on renewable energy technologies in different international journals of repute. Research:   Design and Development of Hybrid Cross-flow Technology to Harness the Hydrokinetic...

  Brief Details: Dr. Suresh Kumar Thappeta has been serving as an Assistant Professor at VNIT Nagpur since June 2022. He holds over two years of post-doctoral experience from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, where he gained significant expertise in the study of flash floods at both the field and laboratory scales. Dr. Thappeta completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from IIT Madras in 2019, where he focused on modeling energy loss in mountain stream flows. His doctoral research also included approximately eight months of fieldwork in the Western Ghats near Pune. Dr. Thappeta is proficient in utilizing various instruments such as the ADV, SVR, and ECM, both in fieldwork and laboratory settings. He holds an M.Tech from IIT Guwahati and has authored five Q1 research articles, some of which have been published in prestigious journals such as the Water Resources Research and American Society of Civil Engineers, along with several international conference papers and book chap...

  Brief Details: A researcher with a Ph.D. in Hydrodynamics and Stochastic Transport Modeling from IIT Delhi (2015-2024). His doctoral research focused on developing/ introducing novel models for upscaling transport in crowded flow domains, such as vegetation patches and farm rings in shallow water bodies. Dr. Bairwa also worked as an Early Doc Fellow (July-October 2024) at IIT Delhi, where he delved deeper into advanced flow simulation. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment and Physics of Fluids , with additional manuscripts in preparation. Dr. Bairwa has a strong background in nonlinear dynamics and stochastic processes, utilizing advanced mathematical tools from interdisciplinary fields to diagnose and understand complex problems. He is proficient in scientific computing tools such as MATLAB. Before his Ph.D., he completed his MTech in Water Resources from IIT Delhi (2012-2014), where his project focu...

  Brief Details: I am Chingka Kalai, Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. I have pursued my Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from NIT Agartala, and my Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Water Resources Engineering and Management from NIT Karnataka (Surathkal). During the summer break of my Master's, I participated in an internship at NIH Belgam. Prior to joining as a Ph.D. student, I worked as an adhoc Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at NIT Warangal after receiving M.Tech. degree. During my Ph.D., I have applied statistical and machine learning approaches to estimated floods at ungauged locations with a focus on seasonality and nonstationarity. Alongside the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology UK, we have worked on a project “Flood Estimation in Maharashtra” and applied some of the methods to real-world data in Maharashtra, India. After my Ph.D., I have worked as a post-doctoral researcher at North Caro...

  Brief Details: I am currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. I earned my PhD in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (2024, coursework CGPA of 9). My doctoral research focused on removing organics and nutrients from rice mill effluents using an aerobic inverse fluidized bed biofilm reactor. I also hold an M. Tech in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Environmental Engineering from NIT Tiruchirappalli (2016, CGPA: 8.39) and a B. Tech in Civil Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU CEA), Anantapur (2013, percentage: 77.43). My master’s project involved phosphorus recovery as hydroxyapatite using batch reactor experiments, while my B. Tech project work focused on investigations related to mini percolation tank construction. I have diverse work experience, including positions...

  Brief Details: PhD in Water Resources from IIT Kharagpur with over a year of postdoctoral research experience at CNR-IRPI, Italy, contributing to multiple international projects (CCI-RD, CRYOTEMPO, UAWOS). Currently serving as an Associate Scientist at ICRISAT, Hyderabad. An organized and motivated early-career researcher with expertise in developing remote sensing (RS)-based algorithms for global river discharge estimation using multispectral and altimeter observations. Proficient in RS-based techniques for detecting optically active constituents in inland waters using multispectral data. Extensive experience in hydrological and hydrodynamic modeling, with strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, and Google Earth Engine for handling large-scale spatial and earth observation data. Additionally, gained teaching experience in remote sensing and water resources during my teaching assistantship at IIT Kharagpur. Research:   Earth Observation for River Health Monitoring Riv...

Brief Details: Dr. Chanapathi Tirupathi is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Sasi Institute of Technology and Engineering, Tadepalligudem. He obtained PhD degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, Pursued a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Remote Sensing & GIS from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal and obtained a B.E in Civil Engineering at Sir C R Reddy College of Engineering, Andhra University. His expertise is hydro climatology, Hydro-Remote Sensing applications, Surface Water Hydrology, Large Scale Hydrological Modelling, Flood modelling, Watershed Management, RS & GIS applications in Water Resources, River Sustainability, and Applications of Advanced Soft Computing Techniques in Civil Engineering. He worked on modelling and assessment of the combined impact of both climate and LULC changes on the hydrological process and river sustainability. He developed ...