Prof Manoj K Arora
Vice Chancellor
| Department of Civil Engineering
SRM University-AP, Amaravati
(2022)
Andhra Pradesh
Expertise:
Civil Engineering
130
Publications
19
Projects
5719
Scopus Citations
4823
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37 Years 1 Month Total Experience
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Professional Recognition
Research fellowship in Engineering and Technology from University Grants Commission
1986
UGC
Commonwealth Scholarship Award for PhD in U.K
1993
Commonwealth
Young Teacher Career Award
1998
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in a NASA project at Syracuse University, USA
2002
NASA
Visiting fellowship
2004
Syracuse University, USA
Star Performer in Teaching and Research
2005
IIT Roorkee
Star Performer in Teaching and Research
2005
IIT Roorkee
Star Performer in Teaching and Research
2006
IIT Roorkee
Outstanding Teacher Award
2006
IIT Roorkee
Outstanding Teacher Award
2010
IIT Roorkee
Community & Membership
UK Remote Sensing Society
Student MemberAcademic Advisory Council (AAC) Development of Online courses for SWAYAM, AICTE
ChairmanEngineering Evaluation & Accreditation Committee (EEAC), Tier-II, National Board of Accred
MemberResearch Council, CSIR-CSIO
MemberSteering Committee of National Geospatial Chair Professors, NRDMS Division, Department of
MemberPRSG Committee, National Centre of Geo-Informatics (NCoG), Ministry of Electronics and IT,
MemberRegional Committee for North Western Region, AICTE
ChairmanState Higher Education Council (SHEC) Chandigarh, RUSA
Vice Chairman,Chandigarh Region Innovation and Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) Society
Vice PresidentChandigarh Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing
ChairmanRegional Committee on Entrepreneurship & Startup, CII Northern Region
Co-ChairmanGoverning Council, PEC Center of Consultancy Engineering
Vice ChairmanCII, Northern Chandigarh Region
MemberCII Northern Region Special Task Force on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups
MemberBoard of Governors, HP Technical University, Shimla
MemberBoard of Management, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi
MemberBoard of Management, DIT University, Dehradun
MemberGoverning Body, Punjab Remote Sensing Center, Ludhiana
MemberAcademic Council, JP University, Wagnaghat, Solan, HP
MemberAdvisory Board, Punjab Science Congress 2014, Punjab Academy of Sciences
MemberAdvanced Image Processing Algorithms for Remote Sensing Data, 1st Indian International Con
Session ChairNational Seminar on “Geospatial Solutions for Resource Conservation and Management
Session ChairHyperspectral Imaging, International Conference of Geospatial Techniques and Application (
Session ChairAll India Seminar on Applications of Imaging, Visualisation and Optimisation Technologies
Session ChairMini Symposium on Soft Computing in Civil Engineering, 10th World Congress on Computationa
Session ChairCSIR Foundation Day CSIO, Chandigarh
Guest of HonorCollege of Engineering Roorkee, March 29-30
Guest of HonorCCA, Chandigarh, April 4
Guest of HonorPanel Discussion on Come, Make in India, Center for Economy Policy Research, Sept. 24, 201
PanelistPanel Discussion on Governance and Regulatory Framework, FICCI Higher Education Summit 201
PanelistNational Level Technical Festival, April 3, 2015, Chandigarh Universiry, Mohali, Punjab
Chief GuestFirst National Seminar on Engineering and Research Applications, June 5, 2015, Ryat-Bahara
Chief GuestValedictory Function, DST Sponsored Training Programme on Geospatial Technology and its Ap
Chief GuestMRS Trilateral Symposium, Nov 23-25, 2015, IISER, Mohali
Session ChairNational Conference on Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, Nov 17-19, NITIE,
Guest of HonorInternational Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (ICRACE-2017), May 4-5, 2
Chief GuestEngineers’ Day celebration, Sept 15, 2017, Punjabi Engineering Welfare Society, Mohali
Guest of HonorAmerican Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
MemberIEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
MemberUK Remote Sensing Society
Student MemberPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
1996
N/A
Vice Chancellor
Sep 2022 – —
SRM University-AP, Amaravati
| Department of Civil Engineering
Vice Chancellor
Nov 2018 – Sep 2022
BML MUNJAL UNIVERSITY
Director
Jul 2004 – Oct 2018
Punjab Engineering College , Chandigarh
| Department of Civil Engineering
Visiting Fellow
May 2004 – Jul 2004
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
| Civil Engineering
Associate Professor
Feb 2004 – Dec 2007
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
| Civil Engineering
Visiting Researcher
Jan 2002 – Jul 2003
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
| Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
Mar 1997 – Feb 2004
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
| Civil Engineering
Lecturer
Oct 1988 – Mar 1997
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
| Civil Engineering
Lecturer
Aug 1988 – Oct 1988
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
| Department of Civil Engineering
Senior Research Fellow
Aug 1986 – Aug 1988
Roorkee Institute of Science, Roorkee
Engineering and Technology
Scholarly Work
Satellite remote sensing of sites associated with slavery, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK, (with University of Nottingham
CompletedComprehensive solution of slope stability of road between zero bridge and Koteshwar (geomatics component), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, Tehri
CompletedDrone mapping of Chandigarh Sectors, UT Chandigarh, (2017-2018
CompletedFacies Mapping of Gangotri Glacier using AWiFs data; A Super Resolution Approach, DST (2015-2018
CompletedStudy of Glacier Dynamics Using Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques, DST, (2013-2018
CompletedApplication of Differential SAR Interferometry in Landslide Investigation, DST (2012- 2016
CompletedDepartment of Science and Technology (DST), Delhi -International Center of Geohazards (ICG), Oslo (Indo-Norwegian Institutional Co-operation Project on Geohazards in the Himalayas (2011- 2014
CompletedRemote sensing based debris-cover analysis of Chhota-Shigri Glacier, Himalaya, DST (2007-2011
CompletedLandslide Risk Assessment using Advanced Pattern Recognition Techniques, DST (2007-2011
CompletedSub-pixel Snow Cover Mapping from Remote Sensing Data, SASE, DRDO (2006 – 2008
CompletedApplication of DIF-SAR to Investigate Critical Deformation in Garhwal Kumaon Himalaya Related to Earthquakes and Landslides, DST (2005 – 2007
CompletedSAR Interferometry for Mapping Land Subsidence due to Mining in Jharia Coalfields, DST (2002 - 2004
CompletedStudy of Shallow Earthquakes in Indian Region using Differential SAR Interferometry, AICTE (2002 - 2004
CompletedIntegrated National Program on Terrain Dependent Accuracy Assessment of DEM of SRTM, DST (2001
CompletedSoil Moisture Estimation using Microwave Remote Sensing Data, AICTE (2000 - 2004
CompletedNeural Network Techniques for Land Cover Classification, DST, Young Scientist Award
CompletedFuzzy Approaches for Classification of Land Use/Land Cover Mixtures in Young Teacher Career Award
CompletedEnvironmental Impact Assessment of River Valley Project using Remote Sensing Technique, UGC
CompletedSatellite remote sensing of sites associated with slavery, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK
Completed24. Differential SAR Interferometry for Landslide studies.Using Field Tests data and Geospatial Techniques
GIS-based Study for Route Planning in Landslide Susceptible Terrain
Remote sensing and GIS based decision support system for district level planning
Evaluation of Soft Classifiers for Remote Sensing Data
Support vector machines for remote sensing image classification, USA
Geomorphological and Pedological Evaluation of Interfluves between the Ganga and Ghaghara Rivers
Soil moisture retrieval from microwave remote sensing data
GIS Based Landslide Susceptibility Studies Using Neural and Fuzzy Approaches
Target detection using optical and microwave remote sensing data
A neural network based cellular model for urban growth simulation
Modeling of uncertainty in remote sensing data
Remote sensing based glaciological studies in parts of Chenab basin, Himalayas
Remote Sensing based forest cover mapping using recent techniques
Estimation of displacements due to earthquakes using SAR Interferometry
Derivation of hydrological parameters from remote sensing data
Object based image analysis of remote sensing data
Remote Sensing Studies in Chhotashigri Glacier
Per pixel and sub-pixel classification of hyperspectral data
Geo-Ecological Studies in Jharia Coalfields, India
Camouflage target detection using remote sensing data
Glacier Retreat Monitoring and Mass Balance Estimation in Bhagirathi Basin using Remote Sensing and GIS
Potential Assessment for Renewable Energy Based Rural Electrification using GIS and AI
Assessment of Highway Pavement Deterioration using Image Processing Techniques
Advanced image processing techniques for glaciological studies
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Scholarly Publications
Prediction of seismicity cycles in the Himalayas using artificial neural network
Scopus: 24
Seismic hazard analysis: An artificial neural network approach
Scopus: 8
An approach for GIS-based statistical landslide susceptibility zonation-with a case study in the Himalayas
Land cover classification using IRS liss III image and DEM in a rugged terrain: A case study in Himalayas
GIS-based Landslide Hazard Zonation in the Bhagirathi (Ganga) Valley, Himalayas
Estimating and accommodating uncertainty through the soft classification of remote sensing data
Approaches to improve accuracy of neural network classification of images dominated by mixed pixels
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369090
Scopus: 1
An evaluation of fuzzy classifications from IRS 1C LISS III imagery: a case study
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