IIT Kharagpur
Bharath H Aithal

Research Group

Doctoral students, fellows and alumni

Current and previous doctoral researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and alumni working across urban remote sensing, disaster management, land surface modelling, and open geospatial technologies

13

Doctoral Students

08

Awarded PhDs

01

Postdoctoral Fellow

34

Alumni (Post Graduates)

Doctoral Students

Doctoral Students (Current and Previous)

Current and previous doctoral researchers pursuing and having completed their research at IIT Kharagpur.

  1. Tanaya Sarmah
    01

    Tanaya Sarmah

    PhD Awarded

    Disaster Research – Urban Floods

    M.U.R.P. (Town & Regional Planning)(2016 – 2021)

    A Methodology for Prioritizing Critical Infrastructures for Urban Flood-Prone Areas: A Case of Guwahati, Assam

    Graduating Year: 2021

    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    Autumn 2016 – Spring 2021

  2. Chandan M C
    02

    Chandan M C

    PhD Awarded

    Urban Pattern Data Mining and Modelling

    M.Tech. (Remote Sensing and GIS)(2016 – 2021)

    Urban Land Use Modelling and Developing a Framework of Spatial Decision Support System for Indian Cities

    Graduating Year: 2021

    Current Position: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Suratkal

    Spring 2016 – Spring 2021

  3. Prakash P S
    03

    Prakash P S

    PhD Awarded

    Building Extraction Using Deep Learning Methods

    M.Tech. (Remote Sensing and GIS)(2017 – 2021)

    Urban Structure Extraction Using Soft Computing Techniques

    Graduating Year: 2021

    Current Position: Research Associate, Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC), NUI Galway

    Spring 2017 – Autumn 2021

  4. Nimish Gupta
    04

    Nimish Gupta

    PhD Awarded

    Land Surface Temperature Modelling

    M.Tech. (Environmental Science and Technology)(2017 – 2022)

    Estimating and Forecasting Land Surface Temperature Responses to Altering Urban Landscape

    Graduating Year: 2022

    Current Position: Senior Associate, Adaptation and Risk Analysis Team, CSTEP

    Autumn 2017 – Autumn 2022

  5. Aishwarya Narendr
    05

    Aishwarya Narendr

    PhD Awarded

    Disaster Management in Coastal Regions

    MCP(2018 – 2023)

    Flood Resilient Scenario Modelling (FReSMO) For Assessing Coastal Flood Risk Of Built Infrastructure

    Graduating Year: 2023

    Current Position: Analyst – Research and Knowledge Management, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

    Spring 2018 – Autumn 2023

  6. Ram Thilak
    06

    Ram Thilak

    Hyperspectral Image Segmentation and Classification

    M.Tech, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System(2018 – 2024)

    Graduating Year: 2024

    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Reva Institute of Technology

    ramthilak@iitkgp.ac.in

    Autumn 2018 –

  7. Madhumita Dey
    07

    Madhumita Dey

    PhD Awarded

    Feature Extraction of Transport Infrastructure

    Integrated Geoinformatics (B.Tech – M.Tech)(2020 – 2024)

    Developing a Framework for Road Feature Information Extraction from Remotely Sensed Data

    Graduating Year: 2024

    Current Position: Research Scientist, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

    Autumn 2020 – Autumn 2024

  8. Aniruddha Khatua
    08

    Aniruddha Khatua

    PhD Awarded

    Transport Emission Analysis Using RS Techniques

    M.Tech, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System(2021 – 2025)

    Developing Deep Learning-Based Methods for Enhanced Integration of Land Use and Transportation Model

    Graduating Year: 2025

    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University (SGT University)

    Autumn 2021 – Autumn 2025

  9. Anita Gautam
    09

    Anita Gautam

    Thesis Submitted

    Urban Remote Sensing

    M.Tech, Remote Sensing(2021 – current)

    Urban Land Use Modelling with High-Resolution Remote Sensing Data: A Comprehensive Methodological Approach

    gautama076@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

    Autumn 2021 –

  10. Anurag Aman Kaushal
    10

    Anurag Aman Kaushal

    PhD Awarded

    Scientific Validation of Vastu Shastra Through Building IEQ and Energy Efficiency Studies

    M.Arch, School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (SPA Bhopal)(2021 – 2026)

    Thermal Comfort in Vastu Compliant vs Vastu Non-Compliant Residential Buildings: Development of a Vastu Based Assessment Framework

    Graduating Year: 2026

    Current Position: Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (SPA Bhopal)

    Autumn 2021 – Autumn 2026

  11. Rajesh Singh Rana
    11

    Rajesh Singh Rana

    Land Surface Temperature and Heat

    M.Sc, Remote Sensing & GIS(2024 – current)

    rajeshsr.24@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

    Autumn 2024 –

  12. Apratim Bhattacharya
    12

    Apratim Bhattacharya

    Urban Sensing and Development of Onboard Analytics

    M.Tech, Infrastructure Design and Management, IIT Kharagpur; M.Tech, Geoinformatics, IIEST Shibpur(2024 – current)

    apratimbhat.24@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

    Autumn 2024 –

  13. Sukanya Mukherjee
    13

    Sukanya Mukherjee

    Flood Analytics and Hazard

    M.Sc, Geography, University of Calcutta; M.Tech, Remote Sensing and GIS, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing(2025 – current)

    SUKANYAM10425@KGPIAN.IITKGP.AC.IN

    Autumn 2025 –

Postdoctoral Research

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  1. Dr. Vinay S
    01

    Dr. Vinay S

    (March 2020 – July 2021)

    Current Position: Associate Professor, Alva Institute of Technology, Mangalore

Predoctoral Research

Predoc Nptel Fellows

Predoctoral fellows working under the NPTEL fellowship program.

  1. 01Sanjana Kumbhare
    2024-2025
  2. 02Yogeshwari Shankar Bagh
    2026-2027
  3. 03Jagruti Dasarapu
    2026-2027
  4. 04Anwesha De
    2026-2027

Research Support

Research Assistant (Current)

Research assistants currently supporting the group's initiatives.

Research Assistant

Alumni

ALUMNI - IIT Kharagpur (RCGSIDM) (Post Graduates)

Abhimanyu Akshit Shah

Abhimanyu Akshit Shah

Aher Abhishek Yashwant

Aher Abhishek Yashwant

Gaurav S

Gaurav S

Shafia Ahamad

Shafia Ahamad

Dharini Jha

Dharini Jha

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Interns

Summer and Thesis interns (Completed/Current)

Completed and current internship scholars contributing to the group's research initiatives.

  1. 01Dalia Pal
  2. 02Shreyajyoti Mohanta
  3. 03Monmi Sarma
  4. 04Parvati M
  5. 05Shrawani S
  6. 06Bhumikha P
  7. 07Satarupa M
  8. 08Aishwarya N
  9. 09Sowmya K Das
  10. 10Navabharati N
  11. 11Anshul S
  12. 12Kamal K
  13. 13Sarthak k
  14. 14Viraj T
  15. 15Shivam U
  16. 16Sakshi T
  17. 17Arjav R
  18. 18Mansi U
  19. 19Juthi Bhattacharyya
  1. 20Eekshitha Somisetty
  2. 21Janhavi Soni
  3. 22Mohit Kollipara
  4. 23Jyotishman Chakraborty
  5. 24Prakriti Gupta
  6. 25Nameesh
  7. 26Nandgopal
  8. 27Durba Das
  9. 28Debosmita Mondal
  10. 29Aaditya Anand
  11. 30Sumit Kumar
  12. 31Priyanka Karmakar
  13. 32Anoushka Anand
  14. 33Rhine Nath
  15. 34Aishwarya N
  16. 35Krish Dheniya
  17. 36Pranav Pathak
  18. 37Sushabhan Majumdar