ANITA CHANDRASEKHARAN

Experienced researcher with a proven track record in remote sensing, GIS, and environmental modeling. Demonstrated expertise through numerous publications in esteemed international journals. Proficient in image processing, urban modeling, and applying machine learning to geospatial challenges. Committed to academic excellence with previous roles as a Teaching Assistant and Academic Editor.

• Remote sensing and geospatial data analysis
• Geospatial statistical analysis
• Land use and land cover modeling
• Urban growth modeling
• Application of machine learning techniques to geo-spatial problems

● Chandrasekharan., A, and Ramsankaran, RAAJ, (2023) Reconstructing 32 years (1989-2020) of Annual Glacier Surface Mass Balance in Chandra Basin, Western Himalayas, India. Regional Environmental Change,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-023-02112-4

● Chandrasekharan., A, Ramsankaran, RAAJ, Pandit., A, and Rabatel., A., (2018) Quantification of annual glacier surface mass balance for the Chhota Shigri Glacier, Western Himalayas, India using an Equilibrium-Line Altitude (ELA) based approach. International Journal of Remote Sensing, https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2018.1506182

● Paul, S., Ghosh, S., Oglesby, R., Pathak, A., Chandrasekharan, A.and Ramsankaran, R., (2016) Weakening of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall due to Changes in Land Use Land Cover. Scientific Reports, https://nature.com/articles/srep32177.

● Pawar, D., Patil, G. R., Chandrasekharan, A., and Upadhyaya, S. (2015). Classification of gaps at uncontrolled intersections and midblock crossings using Support Vector Machines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. https://doi.org/10.3141/2515-04.

• European Geopyhsical Union General Assembly, Vienna – Remote Sensing based modelling of Annual Surface Mass Balance of
  Chhota Shigri Glacier, Western Himalayas, India (2017)
• American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C. – Role of glacio-morphological factors on glacier mass balance variation: a case study of glaciers in Chandra Basin, Western Himalayas, India (2018)
• Water Future Conference, IISc, Bangaluru – Early 21st Century Surface Mass Balance Estimates for glaciers in Chandra basin,
  Western Himalayas between 2000 and 2018 (2019)
• Monthly Indian Glaciology Meetup Conference (Remote) – Reconstruction of annual glacier surface mass balance in Chandra basin, Western Himalayas using remote sensing datasets (2022)

• Silver medal for being the Departmental Topper in M.Tech at IIT Bombay, 2013
• Received student travel grant to attend the 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C., 2018
• Awarded the teaching assistantship (TA) by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India for pursuing a Ph.D. at IIT Bombay, 2013, 2018
• Awarded the GATE scholarship by MHRD, Govt. of India for pursuing a Masters of Technology at IIT Bombay, 2011, 2013

Prof. RAAJ Ramsankaran (Ph.D thesis supervisor)

Dept. of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India-400076

Email: ramsankaran@civil.iitb.ac.in

Phone: +91 22-2576 7348

Prof. Submial Ghosh (PhD thesis progress committee member at IIT Bombay, India)

Institute Chair Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Convener, Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India-400076

Email: subimal@civil.iitb.ac.in

Phone: +91 22-2576 7319