About Me
I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Connecticut (UConn). I am very interested in viewing nature through lenses and sensors. Currently, I am working under Dr. Chandi Witharana, focusing on advanced remote sensing technologies and Deep learning techniques to answer how roadside vegetation are impacted from climate change and could impose risk to infrastructures. Also, as a Ph.D. project, I am developing models to predict power outages and classify risk levels to the utility infrastructures due to tree failure during extreme weather conditions. During my Masters, I worked on Forest biomass and Carbon estimation using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Very high-resolution imagery.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Natural Resources and the Environment
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Project: Assessment of Roadside Vegetation risk through Remote sensing and Deep Learning approach Jan 2021-Present Advisor: Dr. Chandi Witharana Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN Thesis: Modeling aboveground forest biomass using airborne Light Detection and Ranging and NAIP Images in Tennessee, USA Jan 2019- May 2021 Advisor: Dr. Bharat Pokahrel Graduate Certificate in GIS Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN Jan 2019- Dec 2020 Bachelor of Science in Forestry Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Thesis: Impact of Charcoal production on forest management and local livelihood. A case study from Chitwan district, Nepal Jan 2012- Jun 2017 Advisor: Bikash Adhikari |