Web of Science Journey
From Patna to Ranchi to Bengaluru to Santa Barbara, with a few detours along the way.
Patna, Bihar, India
Where it all began
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Integrated M.Tech in Geoinformatics — Central University of Jharkhand
08/2013 – 05/2018
A five-year combined undergraduate and master's program. Along the way: a B.Tech project on Markov Chain and Cellular Automata-based urban growth modelling of Delhi, and an M.Tech thesis delineating urban neighbourhoods in Bengaluru using built-environment similarity analysis.
Shimla — City GIS mapping, AGiSAC
05/2015 – 06/2015
Patna — Open defecation status mapping, NIT Patna
06/2016 – 07/2016
Mumbai — SAR Interferometry for surface deformation, IIT Bombay
06/2017 – 07/2017
Bengaluru, India
Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
08/2017 – 03/2023
Nearly five years at IIHS's Geospatial Lab, spanning building height mapping, street network analysis, flood mapping, and population datasets, alongside co-authoring the India Higher Education Atlas.
Role progression
Santa Barbara, California, USA
PhD in Geography — University of California, Santa Barbara
09/2022 – present
Researching the causal impacts of extreme weather events on human and economic development, combining satellite imagery, AI, and econometrics.
New York City — Summer Associate, Geospatial Data Scientist, Balyasny Asset Management
06/2026 – 08/2026
Currently back in Santa Barbara, continuing the PhD.
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