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CHANDAN MYSORE CHANDRASHEKAR

Also known as: Chandan M C

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, National Institute of Engineering South Campus, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

ORCID iD 0000-0003-4022-9654
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Dr. Chandan M. C. is an accomplished academician and researcher specializing in urban infrastructure modelling, geoinformatics and spatial decision support systems. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, and his Master of Technology in Remote Sensing and GIS from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. He received Ph.D. (2021) from IIT Kharagpur, focusing on urban land use modelling and developing a spatial decision support system for Indian cities.
Dr. Chandan has over 8+ years of experience in industry, teaching and research, he is serving currently as an Assistant Professor at Department of Water Resources & Ocean Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, since Dec 2024. His extensive research in urbanization and geospatial data has led to the publication of numerous papers in international journals, book chapters and conferences (385 citations, H-index 9, i10 index 8). He is a reviewer for several prominent journals such as Scientific reports, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Journal of Environmental Management, International Journal of Remote Sensing to name a few. He is an active member of professional bodies like IEEE (Senior member), GRSS, ISPRS, and the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. Dr. Chandan was Executive committee member of IEEE GRSS BLR chapter during 2021-23. His continued and active service was recognized and he was nominated by the slate members as Secretary of IEEE GRSS BLR chapter for the period 2024-26.
Further, Dr. Chandan has received multiple awards, including the Sahyadri Ecologist Award by IISc. Bangalore, and various travel grants (to countries such as Srilanka, Malaysia, China and USA) from CSIR and Govt. of India. He has been a resource person and invited speaker at various national and international workshops and conferences. Dr. Chandan continues to mentor students and lead significant research and consultancy projects in Remote Sensing, Urban Growth Modelling, Spatial Decision Support Systems, Urban Flood modelling, Land surface temperature and Urban heat island studies.

Employment

  • National Institute of Technology Karnataka Assistant Professor
    2024 - Present
  • National Institute of Engineering South Campus Assistant Professor
    2021 - 2024
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Research Scholar
    2017 - 2020
  • National Institute of Engineering Assistant Professor
    2015 - 2016

Education

  • National Institute of Technology Karnataka Master of Technology
    2013 - 2015

Projects & Funding

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