Assistant Professor

Dr Harish Puppala

Department of Civil Engineering

Interests

  1. Applied Geoinformatics
  2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Faculty Details

Education

2013

JNTUK
India
BTech (Civil Engineering)

2015

BITS Pilani
India
ME (Infrastructure systems)

2019

BITS Pilani
India
PhD

Experience

  • July-2019 to Dec-2022 – Assistant Professor – BML Munjal University, Gurgaon

Research Interest

  • Energy-water-environment nexus
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for asset management.

Awards & Fellowships

  • Visiting Academic, Kingston University London, UK (Aug-2024 to present)
  • International Travel Grant – SERB, DST, India (2019)

Publications

  • H Puppala, L S Maganti, PRT Peddinti, M R Motapothula, (2024) Thermographic Inspections of Solar Photovoltaic Plants in India using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Analysing the Gap between Theory and Practice , Journal of Renewable Energy, (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-9.0)
  • J Luhaniwal, H Puppala, S Agarwal, T Mathur, (2024) Framework for Strategic Deployment of Hybrid Offshore Solar and Wind Power Plants: A Case Study of India , Journal of Cleaner Production, (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-9.7)
  • Babu GN, Patil P,Bhat TN, Abhinaya S, Puppala H, (2024) Floating solar panels: a sustainable solution to meet energy demands and combat climate change in offshore regions , Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-4.4)
  • Babu GN, Bhat TN, Patil P, Puppala H, (2024) Technical and economic analysis of floating solar photovoltaic systems in coastal regions of India: a case study of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-4.4)
  • Puppala H, Ahuja J, Pranav PRT, Tamvada JP, (2023) New technology adoption in rural areas of emerging economies: The case of rainwater harvesting systems in India , Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol 196, 122832 (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-12.0)
  • Puppala H, Pranav PRT, Tamvada JP, Ahuja J (2023) Barriers to the adoption of new technologies in rural areas: The case of unmanned aerial vehicles for precision agriculture in India Technology in Society, Vol 74, 102335 (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-9.2)
  • Puppala H, Arora MK, Garlapati N, Amarnath B (2023) GIS-MCDM based framework to evaluate site suitability and CO2 mitigation potential of earth-air-heat exchanger: A case study Renewable Energy, Vol 216, 119072 (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-8.7)
  • Garlapati N, Bhasuru A S, Surendra S K Puppala H Surisetty VV (2023) Can offshore wind energy help to attain carbon neutrality amid climate change? A GIS-MCDM based analysis to unravel the facts using CORDEX-SA Renewable Energy, Vol 216, 119072 (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-8.7)
  • Garlapati N, Bhasuru A S, Surendra S K Puppala H Surisetty VV (2023) Can offshore wind energy help to attain carbon neutrality amid climate change? A GIS-MCDM based analysis to unravel the facts using CORDEX-SA Renewable Energy, Vol 216, 119072 (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-8.7)
  • SS Ray, PRT Peddinti, R K Verma Puppala H, B Kim, A Singh. Y N Kown (2023) Leveraging ChatGPT and Bard: What does it convey for water treatment/desalination and harvesting sectors? Desalination, Elsevier, Vol 570, 117085 (Q1, SCI Indexed),I.F-9.9
  • Ahuja J and Puppala H, (2023) Workplace energy conservation index (WECI): A tool for attaining energy conservation at workplace , Energy Vol 248, 129511(Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F9.0)
  • Pranav PRT, Puppala H, Bim K (2023) Pavement Monitoring Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Overview.Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE, Vol 149, Issue-3 (Q2, SCI Indexed, I.F-2.1)
  • Puppala H, Khatter K, Dwivedy M, Poonia A (2023) Urban scan: A novel system to assess the urban landscapes in the regions deprived of street-view services.MethodsX,(Q2, Scopus Indexed, I.F-1.6)
  • Puppala, H, Peddinti PRT, Kim, B. Arora M.K (2023) Unmanned aerial vehicles for planning rooftop rainwater harvesting systems: a case study from Gurgaon, India.Water Supply,(Q3, SCI Indexed I.F-1.76)
  • Puppala, H., Pallabi, S, Pritam, K., Suriapparao, D. , (2023). Evaluating the applicability of neural network to determine the extractable temperature from a shallow reservoir of Puga geothermal field. International Journal of Thermofluids. 17, 100259 (Q1,Scopus Indexed)
  • Puppala, H., Jha, S. K., Singh, A. P., Elavarasan, R. M., Campana, P. E. (2022). Identification and analysis of barriers for harnessing geothermal energy in India. Renewable Energy. 186, 327-340 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-8.63)
  • Rallapalli S, Matt D, Joe M, Puppala H, Singh A.P, Riyadh AI (2022) LiDAR based hydroconditioned hydrological modeling for enhancing precise conservation practice placement in agricultural watersheds Water Resources Management (Q1, SCI-Indexed, I.F-4.41)
  • Aggarwal, S., Srinivas, R., Puppala, H., Magner, J. (2022). Integrated decision support for promoting crop rotation based sustainable agricultural management using geoinformatics and stochastic optimization. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 200, 107213 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-6.75)
  • Puppala, H., Tamvada, J. P., Kim, B., Peddinti, P. R. (2022). Enhanced green view index. MethodsX , 9, 101824. (Q2, Scopus Indexed)
  • Puppala, H., Vasanthavada S., Garlapati N., Saini G. (2022). Hybrid multi-criteria framework to determine the hierarchy of hydropower reservoirs in India for floatovoltaic installation. International journal of Thermofluids.16, 100229(Q1, Scopus indexed)
  • Puppala, H., Pallabi, S, Pritam, K., Suriapparao, D.(2022). Evaluating the applicability of neural network to determine the extractable temperature from a shallow reservoir of Puga geothermal field. International Journanl of Thermofluids. 17, 100259 (Q1, Scopus Indexed)
  • Puppala, H., Jha, S. K., Singh, A. P., Elavarasan, R. M., Campana, P. E. (2022). Identification and analysis of barriers for harnessing geothermal energy in India. Renewable Energy. 186, 327-340 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-8.63)
  • Puppala, H., Tamvada, J. P., Kim, B., Peddinti, P. R. (2022). Enhanced green view index. MethodsX , 9, 101824. (Q2, Scopus Indexed)
  • Puppala, H., Vasanthavada S., Garlapati N., Saini G. (2022). Hybrid multi-criteria framework to determine the hierarchy of hydropower reservoirs in India for floatovoltaic installation. International journal of Thermofluids.16, 100229(Q1, Scopus indexed)
  • Aggarwal, S., Srinivas, R., Puppala, H., Magner, J. (2022). Integrated decision support for promoting crop rotation based sustainable agricultural management using geoinformatics and stochastic optimization. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 200, 107213 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-6.75)
  • Vasanthawada S, Puppala H, Prasad RC (2022) Assessing impact of land use changes on land surface temperature and modeling future scenarios of Surat, India International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-3.46)
  • Bhasuru A S, Garlapati N, Surendra S K and Puppala H (2022) Climate change impacts the future offshore wind energy resources in India: Evidence drawn from CORDEX-SA Regional Climate Models, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Elsevier (Q2, SCI Indexed, I.F-2.16)
  • Rallapalli S, Matt D, Joe M, Puppala H, Singh A.P, Riyadh AI (2022) LiDAR based hydroconditioned hydrological modeling for enhancing precise conservation practice placement in agricultural watersheds Water Resources Management (Q1, SCI-Indexed, I.F-4.41)
  • Garlapati N, Puppala H, Pritam K (2022) Two-stage GIS-MCDM based algorithm to identify plausible regions at micro level to install wind farms: A Case study of India Energy ,123594 (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F-8.85)
  • Tamvada, J. P., Narula, S., Audretsch, D., Puppala, H., Kumar, A. (2022). Adopting new technology is a distant dream? The risks of implementing industry 4.0 in emerging economy SMEs. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Q1, SCI Indexed, I.F- 10.88)
  • Narula, S., Puppala, H., Kumar, A., Frederico, G. F., Dwivedy, M., Prakash, S., Talwar, V. (2021). Applicability of industry 4.0 technologies in the adoption of global reporting initiative standards for achieving sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production, 127141. (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-11.07)
  • Khan, F. M., Kumar, A., Puppala, H., Kumar, G., Gupta, R.,(2021) Projecting the Criticality of COVID-19 Transmission in India using GIS and Machine Learning Methods, Journal of Safety Science and Resilience
  • Puppala, H, Amarnath B, Rishi Astana (2021) A GPS Data-Based Index to Determine the Level of Adherence to COVID-19 Lockdown Policies: in India International Journal of Healthcare Informatics (Q2, ESCI, Scopus indexed)
  • Puppala, H Singh AP, (2021), An Evidence of Urban Heat Island Effect in Vishakhapatnam, India: Causes and Possible Remedies Environment Development and Sustainability, Springer (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-4.08)
  • Jha, S. K., Puppala, H., Kumar, M. M. (2020). 3D characterization of thermo-hydro-geological fields and estimation of power potential from Puga geothermal reservoir, Ladakh, India. Renewable Energy , 146, 1510-1523 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F- 8.63)
  • Puppala, H., Jha, S. K. (2019). Extraction schemes to harness geothermal energy from Puga geothermal field, India. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 1-21. (Q2, SCI indexed, I.F- 2.90)
  • Puppala. H, and Jha, S. K. (2018). “Identification of Prospective Significance Levels for Potential Geothermal Fields of India.” Renewable Energy , 127, 960-973 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F- 8.63)
  • Jha, S. K., Puppala, H. (2018). Conceptual modeling and characterization of Puga geothermal reservoir, Ladakh, India. Geothermics, 72, 326-337 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F- 4.56)
  • Jha, S.K., Puppala, H., (2017). Prospects of renewable energy sources in India: Prioritization of alternative sources in terms of Energy Index. Energy 127, 116–127. (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F-8.85)
  • Jha, S.K., Puppala, H., (2017). Assessment of subsurface temperature distribution from the gauged wells of Puga Valley, Ladakh. Geotherm. Energy 5 (Q1, SCI indexed, I.F- 2.87)

Projects

  • Eco-hydro-climatological modeling framework in the upper Narmada River basin (Funding 24.24 Lakhs, The Nature Conservancy, Principal Investigator) Status-Ongoing.
  • AI-enabled drone based remote health assessment of PMGSY roads in India (Funding -1.75 million, NIRDA, Co-Principle Investigator: Status- Completed)
  • Urban sensing of built environment (Funding- 0.49 million, Hero MotoCorp limited, Principal Investigator) Status: Completed

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