Vivek Gupta

Assistant Professor

Vivek Gupta

Water Resources Engineering

  • Hydroclimatic Extremes
  • Floods and Droughts
  • Forecasting
  • Stochastic modelling
  • AI & ML
  • DSS

About

Dr. Vivek Gupta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, India. Before joining IIT Mandi, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Merced in the USA and a researcher at the International Water Management Institute in New Delhi, India. Dr. Gupta holds a Ph.D. in Hydrology from IIT Roorkee and an M.Tech. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Water Resources Engineering and Management from IIT Guwahati. He has published over 30 research articles, including 16 international peer-reviewed journal articles in highly respected journals and three book chapters. His research interests include climate change impact assessment, droughts, climate extremes, development of early warning and climate information systems, hydrological modeling, and flood and drought prediction using numerical and data-based modeling.

Academic Background

  • Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    2020
  • M.Tech. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    2015
  • B.E. Samrat Ashok Technological Institute Vidisha
    2012

Professional Background

  • Researcher International Water Management Institute
    Dec 2020-Apr 2021
  • Postdoctoral Scholar University of California Merced
    Apr 2021-Apr 2022
  • Assistant Professor IIT Mandi
    Apr 2022 - Present

Awards and Distinctions

  • AGU Student Travel Grant
    2017
  • SERB International Travel Support
    2017
  • IITR Alumni Travel Support
    2017
  • CSIR Travel Grant
    2017
  • SERB International Travel Support
    2022

Events Organised

  • Faculty Development Program for HP govt. polytechnic colleges IIT Mandi
    2022
  • Faculty Development Program for HP govt. engineering colleges IIT Mandi
    2022

Roles

  • Co-coordinator, Water Resources Engineering Lab
    2022-*
  • Chair, School Website Development Committee
    2022