Professor

Prof. Manoj Kumar Arora

Department of Civil Engineering

Interests
  1. Core areas: Remote Sensing and GIS, Surveying, GPS applications
  2. Allied areas: Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System, Digital Image Processing, Machine Learning, Soft Computing, Land Cover Mapping, Hazard and Risk Studies.

Education

1984

Punjab Engineering College
India
BTech in Civil Engineering

1986

IIT Roorkee
India
ME Civil Engineering with Specialisation in Survey and Photogrammetry

1996

Swansea University,
Wales
PhD

Professional Service

  • Sept 9, 2022 – Ongoing | Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geospatial Technology, SRM University-AP
  • November 6, 2018 – Sept 8, 2022 | Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geospatial Technology, BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
  • December 19, 2007 - November 01, 2018 | Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee
  • July 1, 2013 – Oct 15, 2018 | Director, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh. (on lien from IIT Roorkee)
  • February 03, 2004 - December 18, 2007 | Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee
  • May 15, 2004 - July 15, 2004 | Visiting Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Syracuse University, NY, USA. (On Sabbatical from IIT Roorkee)
  • January 15, 2002 - July 15, 2003 | Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Syracuse University, NY, USA (On Post-Doctoral Research leave from IIT Roorkee)
  • March 25, 1997 - February 02, 2004 | Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee

Research Interest

  • Land slide susceptibility analysis using Remote sensing
  • Improving the accuracy of Digital Multi-spectral land cover classifications

Recognitions

  • Vice Chairman, State Higher Education Council (SHEC)-Chandigarh, RUSA
  • Vice President, Chandigarh Region Innovation and Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) society
  • Chairman, Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  • Vice Chairman, Governing Council, PEC Center of Consultancy Engineering
  • Member, GIS Academia Council of India
  • Member, CII, Northern Chandigarh Region
  • Member, CII Northern Region Special Task Force on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups
  • Member, Board of Governors, HP Technical University, Shimla
  • Member, Board of Management, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi
  • Member, Governing Body, Punjab Remote Sensing Center
  • Member, Academic Council DIT University
  • Member, Academic Council, Ryat Bahra University
  • Member, Academic Council, JP University, Wagnaghat, Solan, HP
  • Member, Advisory Board of Journal of Conservation and Society, India
  • Member, Advisory Board, Punjab Science Congress 2014, Punjab Academy of Sciences

Memberships

  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers, India
  • Member, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) (2002-2010)
  • Member, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (2002)
  • Life Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  • Life Member, Indian Society of Construction Materials and Structures

Academic Publications

  • Articles 256 (240 Papers + 16 Book Chapters)
  • Research Papers Published: 240 (Peer Reviewed Journals: 107, Conferences: 133)
  • Under Review: 02
  • Book Chapters (Published/Accepted): 16
Books
  • Distance Education Books: 2
  • Edited Book: 1
  • Text Book: 1
Invited Lectures/Talks < 50
  • Current Google Scholar Record: Citations: 7247; h-index: 41; i-10 index:76

Selected Publications

  • Aparna Shukla, Bisma Yousuf, Ankit Bindal, M. K. Arora, Avtar Singh Jasrotia, 2022, Super-resolution for mapping the debris-covered glaciers, central Himalaya, India, Advances in Space Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2022.01.033
  • Yousuf, B., Shukla, A., Arora, M. K., Bindal A. and Jasrotia, A. S., 2020, On Drivers of Sub-Pixel Classification Accuracy– An Example from Glacier Facies, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 13, 601-608.
  • Yousuf, B., Shukla, A., Arora, M. K. and Jasrotia, A. S., 2019. Facies characterization of Gangotri and neighbouring glaciers in Garhwal Himalaya using AWiFS data. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 43 (4), 473-495.
  • Deepti Yadav, M. K. Arora, K. C. Tiwari and J. K. Ghosh, 2019, Identification of most useful spectral ranges in improvement of target detection using hyperspectral data, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 22 (3), 347-357.
  • Ankita Khatri, Umesh Sharma, Manoj Arora, 2017, Assessment of Road Surface Condition Using Digital Image Processing, Journal of Engineering Technology, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 6(2), 612-625.
  • Gusain, H. S., Mishra, V. D. and Arora, M. K., 2018, Estimation of net radiation flux of Antarctic ice sheet in East Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica during clear sky days using remote sensing and meteorological data, Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 1 (3-4), 89-99.
  • Atanu Bhattacharya, Kriti Mukherjee, Manoj Kuri, Malte Vöge, M. L. Sharma, M. K. Arora & Rejinder K. Bhasin, 2015, Potential of SAR intensity tracking technique to estimate displacement rate in a landslide-prone area in Haridwar region, India, Natural Hazards, 79 (3), 2101-2121.
  • Kamal Kumar, Hari Prasad Suryanarayana Rao and M. K. Arora, 2015, Study of water cloud model vegetation descriptors in estimating soil moisture in Solani catchment, Hydrological Processes, 29 (9), 2015, 2137–2148.
  • Pareek, N., Pal, S., Sharma, M.L., Arora, M.K. 2013, Study of effect of seismic displacements on landslide susceptibility zonation (LSZ) in Garhwal Himalayan region of India using GIS and remote sensing techniques, Computers & Geosciences, 61, 50 – 63.
  • Pareek, N., Sharma, M. L., and Arora, M. K., 2012, Inclusion of Peak Ground Acceleration in a GIS based Landslide Susceptiblity Zonation (LSZ) in Garhwal Himalayas, Natural Hazards, 65, 739-765.
  • Bhattacharya, A., Sharma, M. L., and Arora, M. K., 2012, Surface Displacement Estimation along Himalayan Frontal Fault using Differential SAR Interferometry, Natural Hazards, 64(2), 1105-1126.
  • Varshney, A., Arora, M. K. and Ghosh, J. K., 2012, Median Change Vector Analysis Algorithm For Land Use Land Cover Change Detection From Remote Sensing Data, 3(7), Remote Sensing Letters, 605-614.
  • Tiwari, K. C., Arora, M. K., and Singh, D., 2011, An Assessment of Independent Component Analysis for Detection of Military Targets from Hyperspectral Images, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geo Information, 13, 730-740.
  • Arora, M. K, Gupta, A.S.D., Gupta, R. P., 2004, An artificial neural network approach for landslide hazard zonation in Bhaghirathi (Ganga) valley, Himalayas, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(3), 559-572.
  • Arora, M. K., and Mathur, S., 2001, Multi-source image classification using neural network in a rugged terrain, Geo Carto International, 16 (3), 37 – 44.
  • Arora, M. K., and Foody, G. M., 1997, Log-linear Modelling for the Evaluation of Variables Affecting the Accuracy of Probabilistic, Fuzzy and Neural Network Classifications, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 18(4), 785-798.
BOOKS
  • Varshney, P. K. and Arora, M. K. (Eds.), 2004, Advanced Image Processing Techniques for Remotely Sensed Hyperspectral Data, Springer Verlag Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Arora, M. K. and Badjatia, R. C, 2011. Introduction to Geomatics Engineering, Nem Chand & Bros., Roorkee, India.
  • Badjatia, R. C., and Arora, M. K., Remote Sensing and its Applications, Block II, Distance Learning Teaching course material, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India. (In Print)
  • Badjatia, R. C., and Arora, M. K. Surveying and its Applications, Block I, Distance Learning Teaching course material, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India (In Print)
PROJECTS
  • 1. Environmental Impact Assessment of River Valley Project using Remote Sensing Technique, UGC) (1997-2000)
  • 2. Fuzzy Approaches for Classification of Land Use/Land Cover Mixtures in a GIS Environment, AICTE), Young Teacher Career Award (1998-2001)
  • 3. Neural Network Techniques for Land Cover Classification, DST, Young Scientist Award (1999-2001)
  • 4. Integrated National Program on Terrain Dependent Accuracy Assessment of DEM of SRTM, DST (2001)
  • 5. Soil Moisture Estimation using Microwave Remote Sensing Data, AICTE (2000 - 2004)
  • 6. Study of Shallow Earthquakes in Indian Region using Differential SAR Interferometry, AICTE (2002 - 2004)
  • 7. SAR Interferometry for Mapping Land Subsidence due to Mining in Jharia Coalfields, DST (2002 - 2004)
  • 8. Application of DIF-SAR to Investigate Critical Deformation in Garhwal Kumaon Himalaya Related to Earthquakes and Landslides, DST (2005 – 2007)
  • 9. Sub-pixel Snow Cover Mapping from Remote Sensing Data, SASE, DRDO (2006 –2008)
  • 10. Landslide Risk Assessment using Advanced Pattern Recognition Techniques, DST (2007-2011)
  • 11. Remote sensing based debris-cover analysis of Chhota Shigri Glacier, Himalaya, DST (2007-2011)
  • 12. Department 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)
  • 13. Application of Differential SAR Interferometry in Landslide Investigation, DST (2012-2016)
  • 14. Study of Glacier Dynamics Using Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques, DST, (2013-2018)
  • 15. Facies Mapping of Gangotri Glacier using AWiFs data; A Super Resolution Approach, DST (2015-2018)
  • 16. Drone mapping of Chandigarh Sectors, UT Chandigarh, (2017-2018).
  • 17. Comprehensive solution of slope stability of road between zero bridge and Koteshwar (geomatics component), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, Tehri, (2017 - 2020)
  • 18. Satellite remote sensing of sites associated with slavery, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK, (with University of Nottingham) (2018-2019)

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