Work experience
Research, teaching and consulting roles across Slovakia, Indonesia and India, from 2012 to the present.
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· Zvolen, Slovakia
Scientist
Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Studying Norway spruce resistance to bark beetles with remote sensing and field methods. Acquiring airborne LiDAR, hyperspectral and thermal data, and developing analysis workflows to evaluate the combined effects of climate change and bark beetle pressure on spruce ecosystems.
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· Bali, Indonesia
Senior Researcher
Udayana University
Mapped and assessed the health of mangrove and seagrass ecosystems using remote sensing and field methods. Developed analyses of climate and human pressures on coastal habitats and quantified the carbon sequestration potential of mangroves and seagrass to support conservation and blue carbon initiatives.
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· Ranchi, India
Assistant Professor
Central University of Jharkhand
Taught and mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students in geospatial science, geomorphology, ocean and coastal processes, disaster management and climate change. Researched coastal dynamics and disaster risk, and supervised master's research projects and theses.
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· Pakur, India
GIS Consultant
Divisional Forest Office, MoEF&CC, Govt. of Jharkhand
Validated field survey plots for Compensatory Afforestation lands under the West Bengal Power Development Corporation coal mining project, and verified the accuracy of digitised cadastral maps.
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· Kerala, India
Researcher
Terra Geospatial Solution
Mapped ecosystems and assessed climate change impacts with remote sensing and field methods, supporting conservation and carbon neutrality initiatives for marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
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· Kozhikode, India
GIS Specialist
KSCSTE-CWRDM
Led mangrove mapping and monitoring, and estimated biophysical parameters such as leaf area index (LAI), chlorophyll content and biomass from field and satellite data.
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· Ranchi, India
Project Associate
Central University of Jharkhand
Forest ecosystem mapping, health assessment, biomass estimation and species mapping with AVIRIS-NG hyperspectral data, with field validation using LI-COR, SPAD and DGPS instruments.
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· Ranchi, India
Expert Member
Gems Project Private Limited
Contributed to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Purnadih Graphite Mine project, including field surveys and data collection.
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· Trivandrum, India
Project Coordinator
UL Technology Solution
Coordinated the Riverbank Mapping and Sand Auditing project funded by RMC-ILDM, Government of Kerala, covering data collection, analysis and reporting.