Dr. R. Sivakumar

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering & Co-ordinator, Earthquake Research Cell.

Area: Geoinformatics  and Applications 
Affiliation: College of Engineering  and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus.
Email: sivakumr@srmist.edu.in

Education

Other Details:

Courses

• Principles of Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry
• GIS and software
• RS & GIS applications for Hydrology and Water Resources
• Geological remote sensing and Techniques
• Digital Image Processing and Techniques
• Engineering Geology

Research Interests

• Geoinformatics for water resources and watershed management
• Disaster management and Mitigation studies
• Digital image processing and applications
• Hyperspectral Remote sensing and its Applications
• Land Information system
• Geoinformatics in Urban hydrology
• Earthquake Studies and Mitigation

Selected Publications

• With P Murugan and Savithri Bhat, “ An Empirical Algorithm using Derivative Difference for Estimating Chlorophyll-A in Case-II Water ,  International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS  Volume-9 Issue-1,  pp:3170 -3184, 2020
• With Augustine Crispin C, “ Urbanization and Industrialization Impact on Surface Water in Coimbatore-Sulur Subwatershed, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), Volume-8 Issue-6,  pp:5097-5101, 2020
• With  Sandeep Kumar, “Urban Sprawl Mapping through Geo-Informatics and Impact on Land use and Landcover of Kakinada Municipal Corporation in Andhra Pradesh, India, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), Volume-9 Issue-2,  pp:373-378, 2020
• With  C.T. Lakshmanan  and A. Ramachandraiah, “Walkability Analysis For Age Friendly Neighborhood”, Journal of Critical Reviews,  Vol 7, Issue 4, pp: 842-844, 2020
• With Vardaan K, Tanvi B, Nikhil S, S. Sridhar and S Ghosh,  “Earthquake trend prediction using long short-term memory RNN”,International journal of electrical and computer engineering vol.9, No.2 pp. 1304-1312,  2019
• With Prabhu Kolandhavel , “Investigation of groundwater potential zones in NandiAru Sub Basin, Tamilnadu, India—an integrated geophysical and geoinformatics approach”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences , Volume 12, PP 105, 2019
• With Sandeep mahajan , “Evaluation of physical and morphometric parameters for water resource management in Gad Watershed, Western Ghats, India: an integrated geoinformatics approach Springer”  Environmental Earth Sciences 77:556, 2018
• With  S.S. Sridhar, Ramaraj M and Srivishnu Prasanth B R,   “A Comparative Analysis of Remote Sensing and in Situ based TSS and Turbidity Study for Freshwater Lake-An Integrated Approach”, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems,  Volume 10, Issue 8, pp: 1185-1190.  2018
• With Sreenivasan Narayanan and S.S. Sridhar, 2018 “Development OfArcpy Based Customized Tool In GIS For Seismic Information System”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Volume: 118, Special Issue, pp: 377-382, Scopus.
• With SubbiahManthiraMoorthi, 2018 “Comparison Of Contour Feature Based And Intensity Based Insat-3D Met Images Coregistration For Sub Pixel Accuracies”,ICTACT Journal On Image And Video Processing, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, pp: 1731-1738, Scopus.
• With K. Prabhu, 2018, “Hydrochemical Elucidation of groundwater for drinking and irrigation purposes – A case study of Nandi river basin, Tamilnadu, India”, Ecology Environment and Conservation, Volume:24, Issue:3, pp:306-313, Scopus.
• With Prabhu.K, 2018, “Geoelectrical Resistivity Survey for Groundwater Potential – A Case Study of Nandi River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India”, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, Volume: 16, Issue:2, pp:1961 – 1972, Scopus.
• With  Snehasish Ghosh, 2017 Earthquake Hazard Assessment through Geospatial model and development of EaHaAsTo tool for visualization - An integrated Geological and Geoinformatics Approach , Environmental Earth Sciences , Springer Vol:76 Issue:446 pp:1-22 SCI (1.569) & Scopus (1.811)
• With Manthiramoorthi.S, Debajyoti Dhar 2017 Coregistration of LISS-4 multispectral band data using mutual information based stochastic gradient descent optimization Current Science  (Accepted) SCI (0.967 ) & Scopus (0.711).
• With M. SureshKumar,and M. Nagarajan,2017  Selection of alternative landfill site in Kanchipuram, India by using GIS and Multi criteria Decision Analysis,  Applied ecology and Environmental Research Vol. 15 issue.1: 627-636. SCI (0.500 ) & Scopus (0.788)         
• With Snehasish Ghosh, 2016  Determination of threshold energy for the development of Seismic energy anomaly model through integrated geotectonic and  geoinformatics  approach Natural Hazard, Springer ( Accepted) SCI (1.746) & Scopus (1.077)
• With M. SureshKumar, M. Nagarajan 2016 A Geo-Information System For Optimum Municipal Solid Waste Management (A Case Study Of Kanchipuram Municipality, Tamil Nadu, India), Indian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 9 Issue 37 pp:1-8 Scopus
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• With P Murugan, R Pandiayan and M Annadurai ,2016 Algorithm to Select Optimal Spectral Bands for Hyperspectral Index of Feature Extraction, Indian Journal of Science and Technology  Vol. 9 Issue 37 pp:1-13  Scopus (1.289)
• With M. SureshKumar and M. Nagarajan 2016 Analysis of Physico Chemical Characteristics of Ground water in Kanchipuram Municipality ,Tamil nadu, India,  Rasayan Journal of Chemistry Vol. 9 No. 3 pp:454 - 459    Scopus ( 0.427).
• With P Murugan,R Pandiayan and M Annadurai ,2016 Performance Comparison of Band Ratio and Derivative Ratio Algorithms in Chlorophyll-A Estimation using Hyperspectral Data, International Journal of Earth sciences and Engineering, Vol.9-No-3 pp:347-352 Scopus (0.197)
• With M. SureshKumar and M. Nagarajan 2016 Impact of municipal solid waste dump yard on groundwater –A case study of Kanchipuram Municipality, Tamilnadu, india  International Journal of Chem Tech Research  Vol. 9 No. 9 pp: 571-579  Scopus (0.373)
• With A.Arunkumar, Y.Sai Rutwik Redddy, M.V.Bagyaraja, T.Nishant and V.Revatnth,2016 Preliminary study on Marine debris pollution along Marina Beach, Chennai, India, Regional  studies in Marine science, Elsevier Vol 5,35-40  Scopus
• With Murugan.P, Pandiayan amd M.Annadurai, 2016, Comparison of in-situ Hyperspectral and Landsat ETM+ data for Chlorophyll-a mapping in Case-II water Krishnarajapuram lake, Bangalore, Journal of the Indian Society of  Remote Sensing, Springer  DOI 10.1007/s12524-015-0531-8  SCI (IF  0.676) & Scopus ( 0.691)  
• Sushmitha.S  and Sivakumar.R  2016,Spectral archiving for canopy content  identification using Free and Open source Software International journal of  Engineering research and Technology Vol.4 Issue 20 pp:50-53
• With A.Arunkumar  2016, Marine Debris- A global problem Least studies in India. Current science Vol.110  No.7 Issue 10  pp. 1153-1154  SCI (0.96)  & Scopus (0.760)  
• With Arvind.S  2016,Agriculture Change Detection using Change Vector Analysis in Lower velar Watershed, International journal of  Engineering research and Technology Vol.4 Issue 20 pp:1-6
• With Snehasish Ghosh,2016  Wetland spatial dynamics and mitigation study- An integrated remote sensing and GIS approach  , Natural Hazard, Springer Vol.80,  975-995   SCI (IF 1.746) & Scopus (1.077)
• With Snehasish Ghosh, 2016  Spatiotemporal dynamic study of lakes and development of mathematical prediction model using Geoinformatic techniques ,Arabian Journal of Geoscience, Springer Vol. 9,1-14   SCI (IF 1.224) & Scopus (0.956)
• With Snehasish Ghosh, 2014  Lake Morphological change detection and causes through integrated Geological nad Geoinformatics Techniques, Gondwana Geological magazine  Vol. 29 (1 and 2)111-122 WOS  
• With Arunkumar.A, Ramesh. K, 2013 ,Assessing Habitat Suitability for tiger(Panthera tigris) in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madya Pradesh , India: A Geospatial Approach , International Journal of  Scientific Transactions in environment  and Technovation , Vol:7,Issue.2 pp.77-81  
• With Murugan.P and Pandiyan, R, 2013, Spectral information retrieval through location specific registration using Kernel based Target Tracking Method for Hyperspectral Satellite Image, International Journal of Earth sciences and engineering, ISSN-0974-5904 Vol.6-No-5 pp: 993-999  Scopus  
• With MintuMedhi, 2013,Development of "Biomass-Infosys" Tool for Above Ground Biomass Estimation Using Geo-Informatics,  International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS  01/2013; 2(1):363-373.
• With Gambhir, R.K. ManthiraMoorthi. Ramakrishnan.S 2013, Comparative study of intensity based cost functions for automated satellite image registration, IEEE Computer Society India Council Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IAdCC.2013.6514405 Year: 2013 , Page(s): 1240- 1245
• With Sureshkumar.M, Nagarajan.M  2012, Dynamic spatial analysis for transit Management (A case study of Kancheepuram Town), International Journal of Remote Sensing & Geoscience (IJRSG) ISSN No: 2319-3484, Volume 2, Issue 3  
• With ManthiraMoorthi. S, Rajdeep K, Ramakrishnan  2012, Performance Study of Optimization Methods for Intensity Based Automatic Satellite Image Registration, International Journal of Imaging and Robotics. Vol.8, Issue No. : 2, ISSN 2231-525X  Scopus (0.169)  
• With Preetish sinha, Muthukumaran.S and Mukerjee. S.K., 2008, Condition monitoring of first mode of metal transfer in friction stir welding by image processing techniques, International Journal of advanced Manufacturing technology, Springer vol. 36 pp484-489  SCI  & Scopus (1.011)
• With Lal,R, Sharma, R.N.K  2008 , Geoinformatics in Tourism– A case study , Journal of Hospitality App Applications and research , Vol3.No.2 pp 67-75
• With Ramasamy, SM, Saravanavel, R, and Selvakumar,R., 2004   Certain tectonic anomalies and their active tectonic significance in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Remote sensing in Geology, Ed. SM Ramasamy . Rawat Publications, Jaipur pp 215-225  
• With Ravi Gupta, Maneesh Prasad, Bal Krishna, Ayon Tarafdar, Satyaprakash, Saurabh Bagaria, P. Venkatram and Alex Pentland, 2003, GramChitra Taking GIS to Grassroots The role of Information and Communication technologies  in Global Development –Analyses and Policy Recommendations-ICT Task force III United Nation Publications,New York  pp: 128-138  
• R. Sivakumar, 2002, Image interpretation of Remote sensing data GIS Development, March 2002, Volume 6, issue 3, pp 26-27
• With Ramasamy,  SM.,  Kumanan,  C.J.,Mani,  R., Joyce  E.B.,  and      Ian  Bishop. 1998, Mud eruption in Elagiri region, Tamilnadu, South Indian Peninsular shield, Current science, Indian academy of sciences, Vol.74,No.3,pp:254-257, Scopus (0.665)
• With Aravindan,S., Ramasamy, SM., Manivel, M 1996,Assessment of soil erosion by remote sensing techniques in Vaigai catchment Quarterly journal, GA&RC .Vol.4, no.2,

Conference papers

• With Snehasish Ghosh (Dec 2020) Active Tectonics Evalution by analyzing morphometric correlation and drainage pattern in South Andaman Region, One-day online conference on “The role of Geomorphology in Modern Society”, Hellenic Committee for Geomorphology and Environment of the Geological Society of Greece under the auspices of International association of geomorphology, Greece, 16 Dec, 2020
• With Snehasish Ghosh (Dec 2020) Geomoprhometric Anomaly and Active Tectonics Vulnerability Towards Existing Settlements & Infrastructures in Sub-Himalayan Tributary Basins of Tista River, India, One-day online conference on “The role of Geomorphology in Modern Society”, Hellenic Committee for Geomorphology and Environment of the Geological Society of Greece under the auspices of International association of geomorphology, Greece, 16 Dec, 2020
• With  Snehasish Ghosh and S.S. Sridhar” Integrated geological and geoinformatics  based  Seismic hazard  Zonation for  South Andaman region and Development of Web based ANDMNSEISMOIS tool, 4th world congress on disaster management (WCDM), Mumbai , 2019
• With Snehasish Ghosh , “Development of Active Tectonic Index for South Andaman region, India”, International Conference on Theoretical and experimental Advances In Civil Engineering (ICONTEACE – 2018), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India (11-12 May, 2018)
• With Ramaraj.M, and B.R. SrivishnuPrasanth, “In Situ and Lab Based Comparative Analysis of TSS and Turbidity Studies – A Case Study”, International Conference on Theoretical and experimental advances in Civil Engineering (ICONTEACE’18), 10-12 May, 2018.
• With SandeepMahajan (July 2017) Quantification of Geomorphic Indices for Identifying Water Retaining Problem in Basaltic Terrain and Preparation of Water Resource Management Plan through integrated Remote sensing and GIS techniques, Global Civil Engineering Conference (GCEC 2017) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 - 28 July, 2017.
• With SnehasishGhosh  (July 2017) Identification of Geomorphic Anomaly and Morphotectonic Signature to Study the Seismotectonic Activity & Its Impact on Infrastructure Development through Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, Global Civil Engineering Conference (GCEC 2017) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 - 28 July, 2017
• With Sandeep Mahajan (May 2017) Assessment of drainage morphometric parameters to identify  the geomorphic constrains for water resource potentiality study through Geoinformatics,4th International Conference Geography, Environment and GIS for students and young researchers(GEG 2017), Targoviste, Romania, May 18-20, 201.
• With SnehasishGhosh (May 2017) Quantification of seismic energy anomaly and its significance on seismic hazard assessment through Geoinformatics, 4th International Conference Geography, Environment and GIS for students and young researchers(GEG 2017), Targoviste, Romania, May 18-20, 2017
• With SureshKumar,and M. Nagarajan 2017 GIS based Route Optimization for the Effective Municipal Solid waste Management in Kanchipuram City, International Conference on  Innovative Technologies  for Sustainable Built Environment –ITSBE17 14-16 March 2017, Crescent University Chennai.
• Sivakumar ,2017, Geospatial Approaches for Urbanisation and Industrialisation studies and its impact on ground water  quality for Pondicherry region  Geospatial World Forum 2017  22-25 January  2017, HICC, Hyderabad
• R.Sivakumar  Urbanisation studies and its impact on hydrology of Pondicherry  region at micro-watershed level  through geoinformatics  approach  at NRDMS / DST MEET and International Conference IGF 2016  at Greator Noida 1-3 March 2016
• R.Sivakumar, 2015, Urbanization Impact on Water resources through Geoinformatics  techniques- A case  study  NRDMS User meet .11 February 2015,Hyderabad
• R.Sivakumar and Manikandaprabhu,2015, Hydrogeomorphological studies of Bellary taluk, Karnataka through integrated geological and Geospatial approach, India Geospatial Forum 2015  10-12 February 2015, , Hyderabad
• R. Sivakumar and SnehasishGhosh, 2015, Earthquake Information System- A Customized GIS  approach -India Geospatial Forum 2015  10-12 February 2015, , Hyderabad
• R. Sivakumar, S.S.Sridhar and SnehasishGhosh , 2014 , Seismological Study of Ranjit Tectonic Thrust Zone of     Sikkim Himalaya for the Development of Integrated Geospatial and  Neural Network Based Simulation Model, ISPRS Technical Commission VIII Symposium, Operational RS Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges, 09 – 12 December 2014, Hyderabad, India
• R.Sivakumar, 2015, Urbanization Impact on Water resources through Geoinformatics  techniques- A case  study  NRDMS User meet .11 February 2015,Hyderabad
• With Manikandaprabhu,2015, Hydrogeomorphological studies of Bellary taluk, Karnataka through integrated geological and Geospatial approach, India Geospatial Forum 2015  10-12 February 2015, , Hyderabad
• With  SnehasishGhosh, 2015, Earthquake Information System- A Customized GIS  approach -India Geospatial Forum 2015  10-12 February 2015, , Hyderabad
• With Snehasish Ghosh, 2014, Climate dynamics and its effect on Lake morphology through integrated geo-informatics technique- A case study, International  Tropical Meteorology Symposium (INTEROMET 2014) -21-24 February 2014, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) , Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu
• With Snehasish Ghosh, 2013, Impact of climate dynamics over wetland morphology of Kattankulathur block, Tamilnadu through integrated geo-informatics technique, 8th International Congress on Climate Change, Territorial Classification & Socio-Economic Crisis April 23-25, Trichy, India
• With Suresh Kumar.M, Nagarajan.M 2013, A geospatial study for municipal solid waste Management (A case study of Kancheepuram municipality, Tamilnadu, India), International Conference on Civil Engineering and Infrastructural issues in Emerging Economies – ICCIEE-2013 SASTRA University
• Sivakumar,R, 2008, Integrated hydrogeological studies for-optimum water resources planning – A case study on Gad subwatershed ,Maharashtra, Hyperspectral remote sensing and it Applications, Hyperspectral conference 2008, Annamalai University
• With and Vinod Kumar Application programmer interface development (API) in GIS for water resources modeling, International Conference on GIS, GPS and Remote sensing 2006 New Delhi 30 Jan-1 February 2006
• With A.P.Krishna and M.S.Nathwat 2006 Need of advanced curriculum development for Geoinformatics Education, International Conference on GIS, GPS, and remote sensing 2006 New Delhi
• R.Sivakumar and Altima Haldar 2005 Forest change detection through Geoinformatics- A case study from Haryana National seminar on Green Productivity and sustainable development BIT Ranchi
• Sivakumar.R , Catchment treatment model for Varshanad sub watershed - Tamilnadu International conference on GIS, GPS and Remote sensing MapIndia 2005 New Delhi 7-9 February 2005
• With Vinod Kumar2005 An integrated geoinformatics and simulation modeling of water resources for Torvacha Subwatershed, Pondicherry, International conference MapIndia 7-9 February 2005 New Delhi
• Sivakumar,R. 2005 Urbanisation and Hydrology aspects – Need for detailed research and capacity building , DST Brainstorming session on Training and Research in water resources, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Sivakumar.R, 2004, High Resolution Images in Rural Mapping – A case study from Haryana National seminar on Role of Geo-informatics for Decentralised planning for better governance- Ranchi 7-9 October 2004
• With Satyaprakash 2002 Integrated Rural mapping using Remote Sensing and GPS techniques The Asian GPS Conference 2002 24-25 October 2002 New Delhi  

Research Publications in Books

• The Role of Information and Communication Technologies  for Global Development – Analysis and Policy Recommendations, Task Force Series – 3 ,  2003, 'GramChitra Taking   GIS to Grassroots', United  Nations, New York. Page-128-138
• Remote sensing in Geology, 'Certain tectonic  anomalies  and  their active  tectonic  significance in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India' Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2004. Page-215-225
• WithSnehasish Ghosh (2018) Identification of Geomorphic Anomaly and Morphotectonic Signature to Study the Seismotectonic Activity & Its Impact on Infrastructure Development through Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, GCEC 2017, Proceedings of the 1st Global Civil Engineering Conference, Editors:  BiswajeetPradhan, (Ed.)Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, chapter 47, pp 611-627
• With Sandeep Mahajan (2018) Quantification of Geomorphic Indices for Identifying Water Retaining Problem in Basaltic Terrain and Preparation of Water Resource Management Plan Through Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, , GCEC 2017, Proceedings of the 1st Global Civil Engineering Conference, Editors:  BiswajeetPradhan, (Ed.) Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, chapter 47, pp 611-627.

Publication in Book Chapter

• With   A.Arunkumar, Y.SaiRutwikRedddy, M.V.Bagyaraja, T.Nishant and V.Revatnth ,Marine Debris in India: Quantifying types and abundance  of Beach Litter along Chennai, East coast of India, Springer Nature, 2019
• With Snehasish Ghosh (2018) Identification of Geomorphic Anomaly and Morphotectonic Signature to Study the Seismotectonic Activity & Its Impact on Infrastructure Development through Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, GCEC 2017, Proceedings of the 1st Global Civil Engineering Conference, Editors:  BiswajeetPradhan, (Ed.)Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , Vol. 9, chapter 47, pp 611-627, 2018
• With Sandeep Mahajan  (2018) Quantification of Geomorphic Indices for Identifying Water Retaining Problem in Basaltic Terrain and Preparation of Water Resource Management Plan Through Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, , GCEC 2017, Proceedings of the 1st Global Civil Engineering Conference, Editors:  BiswajeetPradhan, (Ed.) Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, chapter 47, pp 629-640, 2018.

Working Papers

• Sivakumar.R and Snehasish Ghosh , EQIS- A geoinformatics based customized tool for geodatabase analysis with special reference to earthquake visualization. International Journal  of Computers  and Geosciences
• S.Manthira Moorthi, Sivakumar.R and Ramakrishnan “ Mutual information and Bspline based optimization method for coregistration of radiometrically conditioned LISS-4 multispectral images”, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Elsevier 

Work in Progress

• With SnehasishGhosh ,“Earthquake Risk Assessment – An integrated Geomechanics and Geospatial Approach”-  To be submitted to  Pure and Applied Geophysics.
• With Ramaraj.M and B. R. SrivishnuPrasanth, “Model Development Of PAR Attenuation Coefficient and Euphotic Depth in Urban Lake by Using Remote Sensing Technique”
• Sivakumar.R and Snehasish Ghosh , Earthquake Risk Assessment – An integrated Geomechanics and Geospatial Approach-  To be submitted to  Pure and Applied Geophysics.

Academic Experience

• Professor,  Department of Civil Engineering,  SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University), from  01 January 2018 to Till date.
• Coordinator, Earthquake Research Cell, CET, SRMIST from 2012 - Till date
• Associate Professor,  Department of Civil Engg.,  SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University), from 20 August 2009 to 31 December 2017
• Reader,  Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology from 19-4-2004 to 13-08-2009
• Senior Faculty & Head,  GIS Institute , Noida from 26-4-2001 to 15-4-2004.

Other Professional Experience

• Kualalumpur Malaysia -13-10-2003 to 15-10-2003 Technical Convenor  for the International conference on MAPASIA 2003 
• Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand - 5-08-2002 to 06-08-2002 Resources person for training program on Geo-Informatics for Managers 
• Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand -25-06-2001 to 29-06-2001-Resources person   to train Geologists and Engineer of   Korean oil corporation in the applications  of  Remote sensing and GIS for   geological studies
• National seminar on  GIS and Geological Remote Sensing held at Bharathidasan  University, Tiruchirappalli, 5-7, February'97
• Asia GPS conference, 29-30 October 2001, New Delhi, India
• MapIndia 2002 International conference, 6-8 February 2002,New Delhi, India
• MapAsia 2002  Asian Conference, 7-9, August 2002, Bangkok,Thailand
• The Asian GPS conference, 24-25 October 2002, New Delhi, India
• Geo-Informatics, 18-20, September, 2002, CERS, Tiruchirappalli
• MapIndia 2003, 28-31, January 2003, New Delhi, India
• MapIndia 2004, 28-30,January 2004, New Delhi, India  
• Chaired Technical session in the International Congress on climate change,territorial classification and socio-economic crises  at Tiruchirappalli April 23-25, 2013
• Conducted one day on Advances in Geospatial & Simulation Models for Earthquake and Disaster Studies WAGISM – 2015 in SRM University, Kattankulathur
• A National seminar on Role of Geoinformatics for Decentralised planning for better governance, Oc 7-9 2004 at BIT Mesra Ranchi 
• Various corporate training programme on Applications of    geoinformatics in specific field   at GIS Institute , Noida and sponsored by DST, DIT,   SOI,  Govt. of India, New Delhi  
• Training programme on disaster management  at Villupuram Collectorate-26-March15 
• Invited as Resource person for  GEOTAB2016  Geospatial Applications-NRDMS/DST Programme at Annamalai University- 13 March 2016

Achievements and Awards

• Awarded Young Scientist research project by DST and funded Rs 10.02 lakhs November 2004- November 2008
• Expert committee member, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi sponsored project on GIS and GPS based passenger Information system APSRTC, Hyderabad
• Participated in the DST Govt. of India sponsored programme- Brainstorming Session on Water resources planning- Research Plan and training programmes held at Dept of Geophysics, Andhra University 2-3 Dec 2005
• Participated in the DST Govt of India programme- A discussion meet on Water resources research and training held at  Dept of Civil engineering ,IISc Bangalore 16-17 Feb 2007
• Research project review committee of Indo- US Science Forum – New Delhi
• Reviewer of research papers in International Journal of Geoinformatics, AIT, Bangkok
• Reviewer of research papers in International Journal of Remote Sensing,  Taylor & Francis
• Reviewer of research papers in International Journal of  Environment, Development  and Sustainability, Springer 
• Reviewer in International Journal of Earth sciences and Engineering
• Reviewer in International of Journal of GIS
• Research project Evaluation committee member SERC DST, GOI, New Delhi
• Invited for the expert lecture on Geoinformatics on mining Application at IICM Ranchi, 2006
• Visited Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 13-10-2003 15-10-2003 Technical Convenor for the International conference on MAPASIA 2003
• As  Resources person for the training program on Geo-Informatics for Managers in  Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand -5-08-2002 06-08-2002
• Invited as  Resources Person by  Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand to train Geologists and Engineer of Korean oil corporation in the applications of Remote sensing and GIS for geological studies 25-06-2001 29-06-2001
• Selected for DST sponsored training programme on Hyperspectral Remote sensing and its Applications to Water resources at IIT Kharagpur and attended 18-23 March 2013
• Invited for the programme on Health GIS by NIIT-ESRI India Ltd , Chennai 23.August 2012
• Certificate of Appreciation by SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University), Kattankulathur for Research work
• Invited by  State Institute of Rural Development , Govt of  Tamilnadu  as a resource person  for training programmer on “Coastal Community Resilience” 21-25 October 2013
• Invited  by National Institute of Advanced Studies  , IISC Campus , Bangalore for the ”  National GI Policy Roundtable “ as an expert  for the roundtable meeting  and discussion held on  19-20 June 2012
• Invited by  State Institute of Rural Development , Govt of  Tamilnadu  as a resource person  for training programmer on “Coastal Community Resilience” 21-25 October 2013
• Best  research paper selection committee member  in the International Conference  IGF 2016 – Greator Noida 1-3 March 2016 
• Invited for AVIRIS-NG Science  Meet by  SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad during 12 - 14 July 2017.
• Invited as an Expert for BRICS Working Group on Geospatial Technology by DST, GOI New Delhi  held  on 24th January2017  at  Hyderabad
• Invited  as resource person for SERB & TNSCST sponsored  training workshop  on ADVANCES IN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT  at  S.A.Engineering college15th and 16th June 2017
• Certificate of Appreciation by SRM Institute of Science and Technology(Formerly known as SRM University), Kattankulathur for Research work.

Research projects -Completed 

• Population Health Registry - Queen's University, Canada and SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) Collaborative project –October 2010 to June 2013
• Geo-Informatics based water resources management plan for Ghad Sub watershed, Maharashtra- Funded by SERC /Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi  for the period from October2004 to September2009 –Grant Rs.10lakhs
• Hydro- geoinformatics based sustainable water resources  planning for Ranchi urban and surrounding - Funded by Birla Institute of Technology  Mesra – Ranchi  -June 2005 to October 2008

Research Projects-Ongoing

•  Water quality studies of Rivers and Reservoirs/lakes using  Hyperspectral remote sensing - Funded by HSRS/BDS  Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi  for the period from April2016 to March 2019   Grant Rs.36.12 lakhs
• Development of Morphotectonic spatial model and GIS-based customized tool for Neotectonic study of Andaman region - A geological and geoinformatics approach - Funded  by  SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) through  Selective Excellence Program – August 2016- July 2017-Grant  Rs.2.70lakhs
• Urbanization impact on Hydrology of Pondicherry Region at micro-watershed level through integrated Geological and Geo-informatics studies-  Funded by NRDMS/ Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi  for the period from October2014 to September2017   Grant Rs.20.01lakhs

Consultancy Project–Completed

• Updation of Wasteland Atlas using  remote sensing. Associated with the  project research work and Quality Check- NRS, ISRO Hyderabad 2004-2005

Research Projects in different responsibility - Completed

• Mobile Mapping for Rural Mapping MIT, New Delhi
• Neighbourhood Mapping , DST, New Delhi,
• Health GIS Applications in Haryana and Delhi MIT, New Delhi
• Community GIS for Water- Gramchitra MIT, New Delhi
• Vaigai Reservoir Siltation Studies ,PWD, Chennai
• Neotectonic studies of Sikkim Himalaya , DST, New Delhi
• Wetland mapping for Tamilnadu SAC, ISRO,Ahmedabad
• Coastal Applications in Tamilnadu, SAC, ISRO,Ahmedabad
• Updation of Wasteland Atlas using remote sensing NRSA, ISRO, Hyderabad

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences

• International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Advances in Civil Engineering (ICONTEACE’18), at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, from 10 May 2018 to 12 May 2018.
• Urbanisation studies and its impact on hydrology of Pondicherry  region at micro-watershed level  through geoinformatics  approach  at NRDMS / DST MEET and International Conference IGF 2016  at Greator Noida
• Technical  Co-Ordinator- International Groundwater Conference  2016 SRM University, Kattankulathur
• Earthquake Information System- A Customized GIS  approach-India Geospatial Forum 2015  1 0-12 February 2015, , Hyderabad
• Chlorophyll - A  Estimation in Case II water bodies using satellite Hyperspectral data ,ISPRS Technical Commission VIII Symposium, Operational RS Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges, 09 – 12 December 2014, Hyderabad, India
• Seismological Study of Ranjit Tectonic Thrust Zone of     Sikkim Himalaya for the Development of Integrated Geospatial and  Neural Network Based Simulation Model- ISPRS Technical Commission VIII Symposium, Operational RS Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges, 09 – 12 December 2014, Hyderabad, India
• Climate dynamics and its effect on Lake morphology through integrated geo-informatics technique- A case studyInternational  Tropical Meteorology Symposium (INTEROMET 2014) -21-24 February 2014, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) , Kattankulathur
• Impact of climate dynamics  over wetland morphology of Kattankulathur Block, Tamilnadu through integrated Geoinformatics techniques 8th International Congress on Climate Change, Territorial Classification & Socio-Economic Crisis  April 23-25,2013 Trichy, India
• Health GIS Applications -National workshop in Health GIS at Chennai -Invited by ESRI India 
• Geoinformatics in urban hydrological studies- International conference on Geospatial world forum 2011 Hyderabad
• Integrated hydrogeological studies for-optimum water resources planning – A case study  on Gad subwatershed, Maharashtra- National conference Hyperspectral remote sensing and it Applications,Hyperspectral 2008, Annamalai University
• Application programmer interface development (API) in GIS for water resources modelling International conference  on GIS, GPS and Remote  sensing  MapIndia 2005  New Delhi
• Forest change detection through Geoinformatics- A case study from Haryana -National  conference Green Productivity and Sustainable Development – Ranchi
• Catchment treatment model for Varshanad subwatershed, Tamilnadu -International conference  on GIS, GPS and Remote  sensing  MapIndia 2005 & Geomatics 2005  New Delhi 
• An integrated geoinformatics  and simulation modeling  of water resources for Torvacha Sub watershed- International conference  on GIS, GPS and Remote  sensing  MapIndia 2005  New Delhi 
• High Resolution Images in Rural Mapping – A case study from Haryana- National seminar on Role of Geo-informatics for Decentralised planning for better governance- Ranchi
• Package Development for the estimation of Sea Surface temperature on MODIS data- National seminar on Role of Geo-informatics for Decentralised planning for better governance- Ranchi
• Software Package Development for Chlorophyll estimation  using SEADAS and IDL for AVHRR, IRS- P4 OCM data- National seminar on Role of Geo-informatics for Decentralised planning for better governance- Ranchi
• National seminar on Role of Geo-informatics for Decentralised planning for better governance- Ranchi Geo-informatics for water resources management of Sindhudurg district Maharashtra
• Technical Convenor International  conference  Map Asia 2003  at Malaysia 
• Chaired the Technical session -International  conference  MapIndia 2003,  New Delhi, 
• Integrated Rural mapping using Remote Sensing and GPS techniques- International conference,  Asian GPS 2002  , New Delhi
• Attended National Conference Geoinformatics 2002,  Tiruchirappalli
• Technical Convenor and chaired a session- International conference on GIS GPS and Remote sensing  MapAsia 2002  Bangkok, Thailand
• Technical Convenor and chaired a session International  conference on  Photogrammetry, Remote sensing GIS and GPS   MapIndia 2002 ,New Delhi
• National seminar on  GIS and Geological Remote Sensing held at   Bharathidasan  University, Tiruchirappalli, 5-7, February'97
• Asia GPS conference, 29-30 October 2001, New Delhi, India
• MapIndia 2002 International conference, 6-8 February 2002,New Delhi, India
• MapAsia 2002  Asian Conference, 7-9, August 2002, Bangkok, Thailand
• The Asian GPS conference, 24-25 October 2002, New Delhi, India
• Geo-Informatics, 18-20, September 2002, CERS, Tiruchirappalli
• MapIndia 2003, 28-31, January 2003, New Delhi, India
• MapIndia 2004, 28-30,January 2004, New Delhi, India  
• Chaired Technical session in the International Congress on climate change, territorial classification and socio-economic crises  at Tiruchirappalli April 23-25, 2013
• Conducted one day workshop on Advances in Geospatial & Simulation Models for Earthquake vand Disaster Studies WAGISM – 2015 in SRM University, Kattankulathur.
• Visited National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan in 2019 for NCHU International Partnership Forum &  Bilateral Conference on Engineering and Technology.
• Visited Kualalumpur, Malaysia in 2003 for Technical Convenor for the International conference on MAPASIA.
• Visited Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand in 2002 for Resources person for training program on Geo-Informatics for Managers.
• Visited Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand in 2001 for Resources person   to train Geologists and Engineer of   Korean oil corporation in the applications  of  Remote sensing and GIS for   geological studies.
       

Ph.D Guiding – 6 Research scholars

Ph.D Thesis Awarded -  6 Research scholars

Title of the Ph D Thesis Guided and awarded

• Assessment of selected water quality  parameters and spatial variation of inland lakes with improved algorithms using  multi and hyperspectral data
• An integrated geospatial approach  for impact assessment and management of solid waste in Kanchipuram municipality, India
• Performance evaluation of intensity based automatic satellite image registration techniques for subpixel accuracies
• Assessment Of Groundwater Resources And Management  Plan For  Nandiaru Sub Basin  Through Integrated    Geophysical  Investigations   and Geospatial Techniques
• Geospatial based integrated water resources study and Management plan at habitation level for gad basin, Maharashtra
• Significance of active tectonics and seismic energy anomaly for earthquake hazard study in lower Tista sub-basin, India – An integrated Geoinformatics approach.

Title of the Ph D Thesis presently Guiding 

• Urban Sprawl Impact Assessment on Water Resources and Development of Management Model for Urbanized Watershed of Puducherry Region through Integrated Geoinformatics.
• Bio optical modelling for active substances  of inland water body using remote sensing techniques
• Model Development for Physical and Chemical Water Quality Parameters in Inland water bodies using Integrated Hyper and Multi Spectral Remote Sensing Techniques
• Performance of moment resisting frames designed for various seismic zones assessed –
• An Economical approach
• Social Media Mining for Psychological Surveillance and flood inundation mapping in Disaster Scenarios – Big Data Approach
• Landslide Hazard Zonation and Remedial measures for the part of  watershed  in Western Ghats, TN, India.

Memberships 

• Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member
• Indian Society of Soil and Water Conservationist - Life member
• Indian Society of Geomatics - Life member
• Indian Society of Technical Education - Life member
• Indian science congress Association - Annual member