A chronological timeline of my research activities, including publications, talks, conferences, patents, teaching, and other academic achievements.

Updates and activities

  1. DGCA Remote Pilot Certificate — Dr. Ankit Deshmukh
    Remote Pilot Certificate issued through the eGCA platform
    General

    DGCA-Certified Remote Pilot

    Successfully completed the DGCA-approved Drone Pilot Training and Certification program and was issued the Remote Pilot Certificate under the Drone (Amendment) Rules, 2022, via the eGCA platform. Endorsed for Rotorcraft RPAS, Small class, VLOS operations (RPTO: Kaushalya The Skill University).

    This strengthens teaching of Surveying and Drone Laboratory courses, and supports UAV-based surveying, photogrammetry, and GIS workflows in research.

    View Certificate Verify on eGCA
  2. Dr. Ankit Deshmukh receiving recognition for the ICSSR-funded early warning and community resilience project with colleagues
    Recognition for the ICSSR-funded project on early warning systems and community resilience
    General

    Recognition for ICSSR-Funded Early Warning and Community Resilience Project (Co-PI)

    Received an award in recognition of the ICSSR-funded project, “Developing Early Warning Systems and Disaster Readiness Framework through Resilient Community Engagement,” in which I serve as Co-Principal Investigator.

    The five-year project has a funding allocation of ₹99 lakh and focuses on strengthening early warning systems, disaster preparedness, and community resilience through community engagement.

  3. SEQUENCE 2026 Climate Action Industry Round Table banner featuring industry experts and Dr. Ankit Deshmukh as Coordinator
    Coordinator for the Climate Action — Industry Round Table at PDEU's SEQUENCE 2026 Summit
    Talk

    Coordinator — SEQUENCE 2026 Climate Action Track

    Served as Coordinator for the Climate Action (Climate Change) track at SEQUENCE 2026, a one-day international partnership-building summit hosted at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, on 24 August 2026.

    Contributed to the coordination of the track, which focused on climate science, resilience, mitigation, adaptation, policy, and technology solutions.

    Visit SEQUENCE 2026
  4. Dr. Ankit Deshmukh delivering Keynote Session 05 on GIS-based site selection and MCDA for EV charging infrastructure at PDEU
    Keynote Session 05 — GIS-based site selection and MCDA, PDEU, 02 August 2026
    Talk

    Keynote Session 05 — Geospatial Intelligence for Smart EV Charging Infrastructure: GIS-Based Site Selection and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

    Delivered Keynote Session 05 (11:45 AM – 01:00 PM) on Day 2 of the two-day workshop on smart EV charging infrastructures at PDEU, Gandhinagar.

    The talk examined why charging-station siting is a spatial decision problem — India’s charger-to-EV ratio, low utilisation, and stranded-asset risk — and set out a GIS-MCDA workflow: criteria definition, thematic GIS layers, AHP-based criteria weighting, suitability overlay and ranking, demonstrated with OpenStreetMap-based case work in QGIS.

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  5. Poster of the two-day workshop on grid integration and intelligent control for smart EV charging infrastructures, PDEU, 01–02 August 2026
    Two-day workshop on smart EV charging infrastructures, PDEU, 01–02 August 2026
    Workshop

    Organizer — Two-Day Workshop on Grid Integration and Intelligent Control for Smart EV Charging Infrastructures

    Served as one of the event coordinators and organizers of the two-day workshop, “Grid Integration and Intelligent Control: Energy Management Strategies for Smart EV Charging Infrastructures,” held at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, on 01–02 August 2026.

    • The programme covered grid integration and intelligent control, electric vehicle infrastructures, energy management techniques, stochastic modelling and optimization, sustainable energy modelling, solar PV and its applications, and battery swapping and energy storage techniques.
    • Coordinated jointly with Dr. Shreekant Varshney (Dept. of Mathematics, SoT) and Dr. Kaibalya Prasad Panda (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, SoET).
    • Participation was limited to the first 30 UG/PG/PhD students from all branches of Engineering and Science.
    Program schedule
  6. DeepLearning.AI AI for Everyone course completion certificate issued through Coursera to Ankit Deshmukh on June 13, 2026
    Completed AI for Everyone, an online course by DeepLearning.AI offered through Coursera, on June 13, 2026.
    Workshop

    Certification: AI For Everyone

    Successfully completed the Coursera course AI For Everyone on 13 June 2026, earning a grade of 95%; certificate verified by Coursera at coursera.org/verify/HZ5UQDVMM1WW.

    • Learned to distinguish AI, machine learning, and deep learning, and assess AI feasibility by defining computational problems, input data, target variables, and performance criteria.
    • Understood the ML pipeline, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, validation, and evaluation, with emphasis on data quality and appropriate metrics.
    • Explored AI feasibility, practical value, bias, interpretability, and human oversight for responsible implementation in scientific and engineering applications.
  7. Poster of the One-Week Skill-Based Course on Drone Technology at PDEU featuring Dr. Ankit Deshmukh as a Resource Person
    One-Week Skill-Based Course on Drone Technology, PDEU, 25–29 May 2026
    Workshop

    Resource Person — One-Week Skill-Based Course on Drone Technology

    Served as a Resource Person for the one-week skill-based course “Drone Technology: Fundamentals, Flight and Field Applications,” organized by the School of Technology, PDEU, from 25–29 May 2026.

    • Delivered technical sessions on (Day 2) Drone-Based Data Collection, DGCA Regulations and Safety, plus Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, and Digital Image Processing using R.
    • (Day 4) Guided participants through hands-on image analysis, real-world survey case studies, and the final drone flight challenge competition, providing practical exposure to UAV engineering applications.
  8. Publication

    Novel control strategies for electric vehicle charging stations

    Varshney et al., 2025 • Scientific Reports.
    View publication
  9. Patent

    Patent: Vehicle Monitoring System

    Continuous external vehicle monitoring and alerting system for traffic management (Application No. 202421090466 A) — with Dr. Vasudeo Chaudhari.
  10. Talk

    Invited Talk — Woodworking

    “The Art of Woodworking: Crafted with Geometry (Precision • Passion • Wood)”
  11. Conference

    HYDRO 2024 Conference — Pune

    Presented: “Large-Sample Hydrology to Improve Prediction in Ungauged Basins using Information Theory Techniques.”
  12. Presentation

    Presentation: Vishal Rakhecha

    Innovation in Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure conference — “An enhanced bottom-up approach to assess catchments’ vulnerability to climate change.”
  13. Presentation

    Presentation: Shweta Kumari

    Innovation in Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure conference — “Comparison of image processing techniques for LULC changes in Indian semi-arid region.”
  14. Webinar

    Webinar: Climate Change & Catchments

    “How is climate change affecting catchment response?” — Pandit Deendayal Energy University.
  15. Talk

    Invited Talk — SVNIT Surat

    Atal FDP on Air Pollution & Climate Change — “What is ‘Climate Change’ and how it’s affecting catchments’ response?”
  16. Talk

    Impact of climate change on meteorological drought across the Indian sub-continent

    Deshmukh and Kumari, 2021 • AOGS 2021.
    Conference page
  17. Workshop

    Workshop: Advanced Modelling Techniques

    “Advanced Modelling Technique for Water Resource Management” — PDEU, Gandhinagar.
  18. Publication

    AGU Fall Meeting 2020

    Shweta Kumari & Ankit Deshmukh — “Impact of climate change on meteorological drought in different climate zones across the Indian sub-continent.” AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 2020, H184-06.
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