“I am passionate about mentoring students in computational hydrology, geospatial AI, and data science. This page provides a comprehensive overview of my mentoring activities — including student research, projects, co-authored publications, student awards, committee memberships, and other forms of academic guidance.”

Current Students

  • Meet Machhar (M.Tech) – Hydro-Climatic Response of Peninsular Indian Catchments to CMIP6 Climate Forcing Using HBV and CAMELS-India Data
  • Vishal Rakhech (B.Tech) – Hydro-Climatic Response of Peninsular Indian Catchments to CMIP6 Climate Forcing Using HBV and CAMELS-India Data

Past Students

  • Prithvi Bagul (M.Tech 2023) → NICMAR University, Pune

Co-authored Publications

  • Deshmukh A., Sharma R., et al. – “Deep Learning for Drought Forecasting in Semi-Arid Regions” – Journal of Hydrology (Under Review)

Research Projects Mentored

  • AI-Driven Drought Monitoring (2024–2025) – Supervised 2 undergrads in building a drought early warning system using Google Earth Engine + ML.
  • LULC Classification with Sentinel-2 (2023–2024) – Mentored 1 Master’s student in land use/land cover classification using Python + PyTorch.

Committee, Advisory, and Student Achievements

  • M.Tech Thesis Committee Member – Civil Engineering, PDEU (2024–present)
  • Undergraduate Capstone Project Advisor – Mentored 4 students in geospatial analysis + R (2023–2024)
  • Research Group Student Mentor – Led weekly code reviews & paper reading for 6 graduate students.