Research Opportunities for Young Professionals in India
Webinar Speaker: Shaily Gandhi, Deputy Center Head, CAG, CRDF and Program Chair, M.Tech Geomatics, FT, CEPT
- September 20th, 2022
- 11:30 A.M. UTC
- Sponsored by GRSS
- YP Webinar
About the Webinar
Interested in a research position in the Geospatial field in India?
Join us at the upcoming webinar presented by Dr. Shaily Gandhi to learn about the various research opportunities available in India for young professionals in the field of geoscience and remote sensing.
About the Speaker
Shaily is a GIS expert with more than 10 years of experience. She is a Ph.D. from CEPT University in Geospatial Technology, and expertise in bridging the gap between GIS & governance. Shaily has been recently appointed as the Program Chair for the M.Tech program in Geomatics (MGeo), at the Faculty of Technology. We are sure that her involvement at CRDF & CEPT University will continue to strengthen the relationship between academics and practice.
Shaily is an executive committee member for the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC) and Joint Secretary of ISRS, Ahmedabad Chapter. She is an active member of IEEE, ISG, and ISRS societies. She contributes in important research projects as Data scientist and GIS expert with different centers at CRDF. She works closely on projects with GIDB, ISRO, GIZ, CODATA, DST Nagoya.
Shaily is a Doctorate from CEPT University Ahmedabad, she holds a Masters degree in Geoinformatics from Symbiosis, Pune and is a BCA from SLICA, Ahmedabad. Shaily is keen on exploring the implementation of GIS and data science in the domain of Urban Analytics. Her core interest lies in exploring spatial technology for better decision making along with defining spatial data standards for data interoperability for building future cities. As Deputy Center Head, CAG, CRDF, Shaily brings extensive experience to bear on GIS and data science.
