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Team Members

Dr. Sartajvir Singh Dhillon

Dr. Sartajvir Singh Dhillon

Associate Director and Professor

Currently, he is Professor and Associate Director at the University Institute of Engineering, Chandigarh University. He is also practicing as a Registered Indian Patent Agent and Trademark Agent. Moreover, he is a DGCA-approved commercial Drone operator. Previously, he served as Head of the ECE Department and Assistant Director at the Office of Patent Facilitation Licensing and Consultancy (OPFLC), Chitkara University.

Ankit Tyagi

Ankit Tyagi

Research Scholar & Project Scientist

Data Driven Spatio-temporal prediction of Landslide Susceptibility

Aravind K Suresh

Aravind K Suresh

Research Scholar

My area of interest includes the application of Remote Sensing in Landslide related studies, UAV in Terrain modelling, and DTM/DEM accuracy improvement.

Avinash Kr Sharma

Avinash Kr Sharma

Research Scholar

I am working on Agricultural yield optimization using remote sensing, GIS and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS).

Aakriti Sharma

Aakriti Sharma

Research Scholar

Comprehensive landslide risk assessment for the Himachal Pradesh Regions

Haroon Rashid Lone

Haroon Rashid Lone

Research Scholar

Surging Glaciers

Ashutosh Laxman Taral

Ashutosh Laxman Taral

M.Tech Student

Doctoral Researcher specializing in cryospheric sciences, focusing on snow processes, glacier dynamics, and hydrological modeling. Current research involves snow process modeling in Finland using SnowModel. My previous MTech work quantified snowmelt and glacier melt contributions in the Beas River Basin through integrated remote sensing and hydrological approaches.

Niket Mishra

Niket Mishra

M.Tech Student

I am currently pursuing my M. Tech in Water Resource and Environment Engineering at IIT Ropar in Geomatics lab currently working with the Glacio- Hydrological Model.

Mandeep singh

Mandeep singh

Project Staff

I am working in NHAI Sponsored project in Geomatics & Geotechnical Lab

Dr. Vishakha Sood

Dr. Vishakha Sood

Women scientist

" Working as Women Scientist under (wos-a) DST scheme on the topic"" Satellite image based subpixel change detection of snow ice cover over Himalaya"" .
Area of Interest:Satellite Sensors, Remote Sensing, and Digital Image Analysis."

Supratim Guha

Supratim Guha

Research Scholar

His doctoral research primarily focuses on understanding the behaviour and status of Himalayan glaciers in different climatic zones.

AARATHI SHYLU

AARATHI SHYLU

Research Scholar

Applications of Remote Sensing in Landslide Monitoring and Early Warning, SAR Interferometry for Deformation Monitoring.

Ravneet Kaur

Ravneet Kaur

External Research Scholar

She is pursuing her Ph.D. degree in computer science engineering from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India under the Co-Supervision of Dr. Reet kamal Tiwari (Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar)

Mansha Bashir

Mansha Bashir

Research Scholar

My research focuses on glacier mass balance modeling and recession analysis of debris-covered and clean ice glaciers, using remote sensing and in-situ data to understand glacier-climate interactions and their impact on regional water resources in the Himalayas.

Fayaz Ahmad Bhat

Fayaz Ahmad Bhat

Research Scholar

Application of Remote sensing in Cryosphere, GLOF's, Glacier Dynamics, Glacier Mass Balance, Glacier Surface Velocity, etc

Vikas Singh Jadoun

Vikas Singh Jadoun

M.Tech Student

Currently, I am pursuing my Master's in Water Resources and Environment at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. My research is focused on the field of Glaciology, specifically studying the processes behind glacier melting due to various environmental phenomena and the impact of ice avalanches on the glacial lakes.

Arpit Gupta

Arpit Gupta

Former Junior Lab Assistant in the Civil Engineering Department
Present Position: Junior Engineer in the Irrigation & Water Resource Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Former Junior Lab Assistant in the Civil Engineering Department

Ashish Kumar Maurya

Ashish Kumar Maurya

Field Assistant

Area of Interest:Geomatics and Geotechnical Engineering

Dr. Akshar Tripathi

Dr. Akshar Tripathi

Former Research Scholar
Present Position- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna

Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) remote sensing, Sensor Interoperability, Data Fusion and Machine Learning based Models

Deepali Gaikwad

Deepali Gaikwad

Research Scholar

GLOF hazard assessment and GLOF Risk Assessment in the Himalayas

Tanisha Ghosh

Tanisha Ghosh

Research Scholar

I am Tanisha Ghosh, and a motivated and eager researcher with a deep love for planetary sciences and glaciological studies.

Amrendra Kumar

Amrendra Kumar

PhD research scholar (part time)

Flood management with the help of remote sensing

Bhagyashree Sharma

Bhagyashree Sharma

Research Scholar

"Focus on developing a remote sensing-based dynamic decision support system (DSS) using AI/ML techniques for avalanche susceptibility mapping in the NW-Himalaya region. Tasks include data processing, model development, and system integration to enhance real-time avalanche risk assessment and mitigation."

Iti Shrivas

Iti Shrivas

M.Tech Student

I am currently pursuing M.Tech in Water resources and Environment from Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar.

Daishisha Iawphniaw

Daishisha Iawphniaw

M.Tech Student

My research focuses on multiple hazard assessments and glacial studies in the Himalayan regions, using GIS and remote sensing techniques.

Gurparkash Kaur

Gurparkash Kaur

Office Assistant

Maintaining organized records, both physical and digital, handling office correspondence, and managing filing systems to streamline administrative operations.

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