Spatial Intelligence for Hydrometeorological Hazards in a Changing Climate

Biswajeet Pradhan is a distinguished professor at UTS School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is an international expert in data-driven modelling and a pioneer in combining spatial modelling with statistical and machine learning models for natural hazard predictions including landslides. He has a track record of outstanding research outputs, with over 600 journal articles. He is a highly interdisciplinary researcher with publications across 12 areas, listed as having ‘Excellent’ international collaboration status. He has been a Highly Cited Researcher for five consecutive years (2016-2020) and ranks fifth in the field of Geological & Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Prof. Mahesh Kumar Jat holds B.E. in Civil Engineering (Hons.); M. E. (Water Resources Engineering) and Ph.D. (Integrated Water Resource Management) from IIT Roorkee. The major areas of his research are Integrated Water Resources Management; Hydrological modelling; Climate change, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications.

Dr. Abhirup Dikshit is a geospatial ecohydrologist using advanced remote sensing tools and machine learning models to monitor vegetation health and function in the face of climate change, land use, and other major disturbance events. He has published more than 30 articles and was awarded the International Research Training Program (IRTP) scholarship funded by the Australian Government under Department of Education and Training to pursue my doctoral studies in Australia.