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selvakumar radhakrishnan

SASTRA University, Bharathidasan University, National College

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1635-8977
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About

Dr. R. Selvakumar has over 25 years of expertise in academia, research, and outreach. He earned his Master's in Applied Geology from Bharathidasan University in 1995 with a special emphasis on hydrogeology. From 1995 to 2010, he worked in several positions, including research scientist at Bharathidasan University's Centre for Remote Sensing, where he conducted significant earth science research employing geospatial technologies. He received his Ph.D. in Geological Remote Sensing in 2006 from Bharathidasan University, where he developed a tsunami mitigation model. He is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, where he has been since 2010. As (co-) principal investigator, he has completed over six research projects funded by various organizations such as DST, ISRO, and TNSTC. As a principal investigator, he is currently handling ICPMS funded project entitled "Digital Reconstruction of Ancient Poompuhar port city." Much of his research has focused on water resources, watershed management, disaster management, and mitigation (coastal zone - Tsunami and Flood). He also developed models for flood mitigation and rehabilitation of minor irrigation tanks in semi-arid regions. He is the (co)author of 50 journal papers and international conference proceedings. He has given invited/plenary lectures at various international conferences. His future interests include integrating IoT and GIS for real-time disaster monitoring and management.

Employment

  • SASTRA University Associate Professor
    2021 - Present
  • SASTRA University Senior Assistant Professor
    2018 - 2021
  • SASTRA University Assistant Professor
    2010 - 2018
  • Bharathidasan University RESEARCH SCIENTIST
    2004 - 2010

Education

  • National College M.Sc
    1993 - 1995
  • Bharathidasan University Ph.D
    ? - 2008

Projects & Funding

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Publications (48)