Web of Science Journey
From Patna to Ranchi to Bengaluru to Santa Barbara, with a few detours along the way — the path that led here, mapped out stop by stop.
Following the route as you scroll
Patna, Bihar, India
25.6°N, 85.1°E
Where it all began
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
23.3°N, 85.3°E
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.
Summers along the way
Bengaluru, India
12.9°N, 77.6°E
Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
08/2017 – 03/2023
Nearly six 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
34.4°N, 119.8°W
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.
Along the way