Dr. Pankaj Prasad

Publications

• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., Kumar, V., Shukla, A.D., Chandra, P., Verma, S., Yadav, R., Magotra, R. and Tirodkar, G.M., 2023. Reconstruction of Holocene relative sea-level from beach ridges of the central west coast of India using GPR and OSL dating. Geomorphology 442: 108914.
• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., Kotha, M. and Yadav, R., 2020. Application of machine learning techniques in groundwater potential mapping along the west coast of India. GIScience& Remote Sensing, 57(6), 735-752. https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2020.1794104
• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., Chandra, P. and Kotha, M 2022. Evaluation and Comparison of the Landsat-8, Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, LISS III, and LISS IV sensors in land cover/land use studies. Ecological Informatics, 68, 101522 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101522
• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., Das, B., and Kotha, M 2021. Novel Ensemble Machine Learning Models in Flood Susceptibility Mapping. Geocarto International, 37:16, 4571-4593 https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2021.1892209
• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., Mondal, S., and Chandra, P 2023. Multi-resource potentiality and multi-hazard susceptibility assessments of the central west coast of India applying machine learning and geospatial techniques. Environmental Earth Sciences, 82, 226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-10901-7 
• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., Das, S., and Chandra, P 2021. Artificial intelligence approaches for spatial prediction of landslides in Western Ghats of India. Environmental Earth Sciences 80: 720. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-10033-w
• Prasad, P.,Loveson, V.J., and Kotha, M. 2023. Probabilistic wetland mapping with integration of optical, SAR and hydro-geomorphic data through stacking ensemble machine learning model. Ecological Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102273
• Prasad, P., and V J Loveson, 2020. Signature of buried channels as deduced from subsurface GPR survey at Southwest coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 13, 1-12. DOI:1007/s12517-020-05439-y
• Shivakrishna, A., Ramteke, K.K., Kesavan, S.,Prasad, P., Naidu, B.C., Dhanya, M. and Abidi, Z.J., 2021. Monitoring of current land use pattern of Ramsar designated Kolleru Wetland, India using geospatial technologies. Journal of Environmental Biology, 42(1106-111). http://doi.org/10.22438/jeb/42/1/MRN-1404
• Nigam, R., Luis, A.J., Prasad, P.,Kuttikar, S., Yadav, R., Vaz, E. and Kotha, M., 2022. Spatio-temporal assessment of COVID-19 lockdown impact on beach litter status and composition in Goa, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 174, 113293.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113293 
• Kulimushi, L.C., Bashagaluke, J.B., Prasad, P., Heri-Kazi, A.B., Kushwaha, N.L., Masroor, M., Choudhari, P., Elbeltagi, A., Sajjad, H. and Mohammed, S., 2023. Soil erosion susceptibility mapping using ensemble machine learning models: A case study of upper Congo river sub-basin. Catena, 222, p.106858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106858 
• Thorat, B.R., Prasad, P. and Ram, A., 2023. Heavy metal accumulation in a moderately polluted Ulhas estuary, Western India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 60, 102818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102818

Project Experience

• Working on the project 'Multi-Source Optimization Using Deep Learning Framework for Downscaling Satellite-Derived Thermal Data,' at the Birla Institute of Technology (Department of Computer Science and Engineering) sponsored by SERB-CRG (DST).

• Working on the project "Geomorphological Sand Mining of Goa State" at CSIR-NIO (Department of Geological Oceanography) sponsored by the Government of Goa.

• Working on the project "Submarine Groundwater Discharge of India" at CSIR-NIO (Department of Geological Oceanography) sponsored by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

• Worked on the project "Geo-archaeological investigation to assess the existence and reconstruction of an ancient port at Gopakapattanam, Goa: scientific and cultural aspects" at CSIR-NIO (Geological Oceanography) sponsored by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. 

• Worked on the project "Scientific study on beach sand and budgeting from Valliyar to Melmidalam" at CSIR-NIO (Department of Geological Oceanography) sponsored by the Indian Rare Earth Limited.

PhD Students

• Jyotisikha Sarmah (Ongoing)
• Debashis Gogoi (Ongoing)

Reviewer of Peer review International Journals

• Scientific Report (Nature)
• Journal of Flood Management (Willey)
• Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk (Taylor & Francis)
• Geocarto International (Taylor & Francis)
• Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer)
• Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (Springer)
• Geosystems and Geoenvironment (Elsevier)
• Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer)
• Indian Society of Remote Sensing (Springer)
• Acta Geophysica (Springer)