Prof. Muralikrishna Iyyanki

Prof. Dr. Muralikrishna V Iyyanki, from the Premier Institute -Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is presently Dr Raja Ramanna Distinguished Fellow at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India, and He served as assistant professor in IIT Madras (1976-1979), senior scientist and Head of the Marine Applications Division, National Remote Sensing Agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (1979-1987), Professor and Founder Head of the Centre for Spatial Information Technology (CSIT) at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological (JNT) University(1990-2008), and Director of JNT University’s Research and Development Centre (2005-2008). The National Coordinator for Geospatial Public Health, which is National Networking Government of India Project. He is Professor and Founder Head of the Centre for Spatial Information Technology (CSIT) at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (1990-2005), and Director of Research and Development Centre (2005-2008). He Did his PhD from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and M Tech from IIT Madras. He has Guided / Co-Guided 26 PhDs and 152 M Tech / MCA/ M Sc / MS in the area of Geospatial Technology and Data analytics and environmental Management.

He has served as a guest scientist at German Space Research Institute (DLR) and GKSS Research Centre. His present research focuses are on hyperspectral remote sensing image classification and geospatial public health management and geospatial technology applications and the National Coordinator for Geospatial Public Health, which is National Networking Government of India Project. He has published more than 50 papers in peer reviewed journals, and about 80 papers in national and international conferences. He has authored two books on Climate change and Weather Modification Technologies 2008 and Environmental management- Climate Change and contributed three chapters in the publications.