Name B. Krishna Mohan
Date of Birth August 26, 1959
Centre Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering
Designation Professor
Qualification Ph.D. from IIT Bombay
Educational Details
Degree |
University |
Specialization/Elective |
Year |
Ph.D. |
IIT Bombay |
Digital Image Analysis |
1991 |
M.Tech |
IIT Bombay |
Communications Engineering |
1983 |
B.Tech. |
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad |
Electronics & Communications Engineering |
1981 |
Professional Details
|
Period |
Designation | Employer | Nature of Duties and Responsibilities |
|
2009-Aug 2014 |
Associate Professor |
IIT Bombay |
Teach image processing andGIS in CSRE’s
M.Tech. program “Natural Resources Engineering”, supervise student
dissertations, research and development, organize training programs, and
evolve new research activities in collaboration with other Depts/Universities in India and abroad |
|
2005-2009 |
Principal Research Engineer |
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|
1995- 2005 |
Senior Research Engineer |
IIT Bombay |
Research development in image processing, GIS, lab. development, network administration, student guidance jointly with faculty members of depts. organize short term courses |
1989-1995 |
Research Engineer |
IIT Bombay |
Research and development in image processing, lab. Development, carry out funded projects, guide students jointly with faculty members of depts.. |
1984-1989 |
Asst. Project Engineer |
IIT Bombay |
Carry out research and participate in ongoing projects in CSRE; 5-years contract Appointment |
1982-1984 |
Research Fellow |
IIT Bombay |
Student |
Research Interests
Digital Image Processing and Analysis
Geographic Information Systems
Soft computing techniques for image analysis
CD-ROM and web based content development
of educational kits for GIS and image processing
Publications: Journals:8; Conferences: 38; in review: 2; Book chapters: 3.
Consultancy: As Principal Investigator: 4; As Co-Principal Investigator: 9
Projects: As Principal Investigator: 16; As Co-Principal Investigator: 7
Projects in progress as PI
1. Multiresolution Object Oriented Analysis of High Resolution
Remotely Sensed Images
Sponsored by ISRO-IIT(B) Space Technology Cell (2003-2005)
2. A Multimedia Tutor for Digital Image Processing for Remote
Sensing
Sponsored by ISRO-IIT(B) Space Technology Cell (2004-2006)
Courses Taught (independently)
Principles of Satellite Image Processing (NR-607 M.Tech. Natural Resources Engineering, CSRE)
Advanced Methods for Satellite Image Processing (NR-602 M.Tech. Natural Resources Engineering, CSRE)
Courses Taught (jointly with other CSRE colleagues)
Principles of Geographic Information Systems (M.Tech. Natural Resources Engineering, CSRE)
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (M.Tech. Geoexploration during 1998-2000)
Principles of Geographic Information Systems (M.Tech. Information Technology, KReSIT during 1999-2001)
Student Guidance (jointly with faculty members of EE / Civil Engg. / CSE / Mathematics Depts.)
Ph.D. 1 (Dept. of Earth Sciences, completed in 1996)
M.Tech. 20 (including those passing out in 2006)
B.Tech. / M.Sc. 21
Ph.D. Thesis Examinership (03)
Melbourne University, Australia
BITS, Pilani
Osmania University, Hyderabad
AWARDS
Received in April 2003 the INSTITUTION OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERS (IETE) M.N. SAHA MEMORIAL AWARD for BEST APPLICATION ORIENTED PAPER published in the IETE Journal of Research entitled CLASSIFICATION OF REMOTELY SENSED IMAGES USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 401-410, October 2000.
Product Development
Along with Dr. (Mrs.) P. Venkatachalam of CSRE, IIT Bombay developed GRAM++, indigenous GIS software package entirely within the Centre. This activity was originally sponsored by UNDP (India) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, till 2004.
Developed a Multimedia Image Processing Tutor for Remote Sensing, supported by ISRO-IIT(B) Space Technology Cell
International Fellowships / Grants
Received the DST-Royal Society Fellowship under UK-India Science Networking in July 2004 to visit University of Leeds, England, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and University of Reading, England for a total period of three months. (Actual visit took place during May – August 2005).
Received UK-India Science and Technology Research Fund (UISTRF) grant for a project funded by DST and British Council to do collaborative work on High Resolution Image Analysis of over Urban areas with School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK during Aug. 1999-Aug. 2001 involving exchange of visits.
Received UNDP Fellowship to visit Environmental Systems Science Centre (ESSC), University of Reading, UK for two months to work on GIS during Dec. 1996 – Jan. 1997.
Received the British Council Fellowship under TECHNICAL COOPERATION TRAINING PROGRAMME (TCTP) to visit NERC Unit for Thematic Information Systems (NUTIS), University of Reading, UK for three months and work on Knowledge Based Image Segmentation, during April-June 1990.
Short Term Courses Organized : 07
Short Term Course on Remote Sensing – August 1995 (Sponsored
by Forest Survey of India, Dehradun)
Digital Analysis and GIS Applications – October 1997 (Sponsored by CME,
Pune)
Training for GRAM++ Users – April 1999 (Sponsored by DST)
Training for GRAM++ Users – May 1999 (Sponsored by DST)
Digital Image Processing and GIS – June 1999 (Sponsored by QIP & CDP
Cell, IIT Bombay)
Digital Image Processing and GIS – August 2000 (Sponsored by CME, Pune)
Digital Image Processing for Remote Sensing – Dec. 2003 (Sponsored by
QIP & CDP Cell, IIT Bombay)
Honorary Work
(i) Reviewed papers submitted to
International
Journal of Remote Sensing, UK
International Journal
of Geoinformatics, Thailand
Photogrammetric Engineering
and Remote Sensing, USA
IEEE Geoscience and Remote
Sensing Letters, USA
(ii) Examiner for Bombay University for Final Year Project Viva Voce Examination
(iii) External Guide for students from engineering colleges affiliated to Bombay University
Foreign Vists
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S.No. Period Place
of Visit
Objective
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01 Apr-Jun 1990
NUTIS, University of Study
of Knowledge Based
Reading,
UK
Image Segmentation
02 Dec 1996-Jan 1997 ESSC,
University of Study
of Vector GIS
Reading, UK algorithms
03 15-30 Jan 1999
Dept. of Geomatics Engg. Explore avenues for
University
of Melbourne, cooperation on spatial
Australia
visualization
of GIS data
04 May-June 2000 School
of Geography, Analysis
of High Resolution
University of Leeds, UK images under UISTRF project
05 May-June 2001
School of Geography, Analysis
of High Resolution
University
of Leeds, UK images under UISTRF project
06 2-9 August 2002 Bangkok,
Thailand
Presentation of paper in the
International
Conference
Map
Asia 2002
07 November 2003 Busan,
South Korea Presentation
of paper in the
24th
Asian Conference on
Remote
Sensing
08 November 2004 Chiang
Mai, Thailand Presentation
of paper in the
24th
Asian Conference on
Remote
Sensing
09 May – August 2005
University of Leeds, UK Royal
Society UK and DST
and
other Universities Fellowship
10 June 2006 University
of Tokyo, Presentation
of paper in the
Japan
ISPRS Comm. VI Symp. On
e-Education
11. March 2007 NTU,
Singapore Presentation
of paper in the
3rd
Asian Space Conference
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Laboratory Development (as PI / Co-PI)
Image Processing Laboratory
PC-based GIS Development and Training Laboratory
Hardware: Unix
workstations (SGI, SUN, Alpha)
Large format scanners 2 (Contex Chroma 3040 color A0 size)
(Contex
FSP 8200 grayscale A0 size)
Large format printer / plotter (HP 2500 CP)
Compaq
Workstations
Compaq
Laptop Computers
Philips
LCD Projector 1
Intel
PIV, PIII, PII systems 20 (approx.)
Laser
and inkjet printers, scanners (A4 size)
Software:
E-Cognition Image Analysis Software
ERDAS
Imagine 15-user license (jointly with Dr. S.S.Gedam)
Lectures / Invited Talks (in short term courses/workshops)
Organizers
Human
Settlement Management Institute, Delhi
Environmental Information
Centre, Delhi
Indian Statistical
Institute, Calcutta
National Institute
of Rural Development, Hyderabad
National Water Academy,
Pune
Gas Authority of
India Ltd., Usar
Tata Infotech Ltd.,
Mumbai
VJTI, Mumbai
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues
College of Engineering, Mumbai
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues
Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai
SIES College of
Engineering, Navi Mumbai
Shah and Anchor
Kutchi College of Engineering, Mumbai
Department of Geography,
Mumbai University
Central Institute
of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
B.R. Ambedkar Technological
University, Lonere
K.K. Wagh College
of Engineering, Nashik
Tadomal Shahani
Engineering College, Mumbai
D.Y. Patil College
of Engineering, Pimpri
Mysore University
Dept. of Civil Engineering,
IIT Bombay
Dept. of Electrical
Engineering, IIT Bombay
CSRE, IIT Bombay
Participation in the Organization Of Seminars / Conferences
(i)National: Member of the Organizing and Technical Committee for The NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNOLOGIES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, Dec. 5-7, 2001, IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
(ii)International: Member of the Organizing and Technical Committee for The UNDP Sponsored Workshop GIS TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE LOCAL LEVEL DEVELOPMENT, Oct. 9-11, 2001, New Delhi.
Highlights of work done since March 2005
1. Visited UK under the UK-India Science Networks scheme for three months to carry out research at School of Geography, University of Leeds, during May - August 2005.
2. Completed two sponsored research projects sponsored by ISRO-IIT(B) Space Technology Cell.
3. Proposal under review for collaborative research program with School of Geography, Boston University, USA under NSF-DST S&T Cooperation scheme.
4. Supervised / Co-supervised M.Tech. dissertations of three students, from KReSIT, Dept. of Civil Engineering, and Dept. of CS&E respectively, two more to finish in 2007.
5. One consultancy project with CIDCO, Navi Mumbai to prepare Base Map for the new International Airport in Navi Mumbai.
6. Co-author of research publications:
(i). Classification of Remotely Sensed Images Using Neural-Network
Ensemble and Fuzzy Integration (Peer refereed)
- G. Mallikarjun Reddy and B. Krishna Mohan in Pattern Recognition and Machine
Intelligence, S.K. Pal, S. Bandyopadhyay and S. Biswas (eds.), Lecture Notes
in Computer Science, LNCS 3776, Springer, pp. 350-355, Sept. 2005.
(ii). Retrieval of Images for Remote Sensing Applications (Peer
refereed)
- Neela Sawant, Sharat Chandran and B. Krishna Mohan, in Computer Vision, Graphics
and Image Processing, Prem Kalra and Shmuel Peleg (ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer
Science, LNCS 4338, pp. 849-860, Dec. 2006.
(iii). Segmentation and Classification of High Resolution Images
Using Object Oriented Techniques
- B. Krishna Mohan, Vijendra Nayak and James Hogg, presented in 3rd Asian Space
Conference, Singapore, 21-23, March 2007.
(iv). Multimedia Tutor for Digital Image Processing for Remote Sensing
B. Krishna Mohan, S. Karthik, Vijendra Nayak and G. Anu, presented in the ISPRS Commission VI Symposium on E-Learning: Next Steps for Education organized at University of Tokyo, Japan during 27-30 June, 2006.
(v). Rate Constrained JPEG Image Compression Using Genetic Algorithms For Remote Sensing Applications
B. Krishna Mohan, Pushpsarup Singh and E.P. Rao, presented in the International Conference on Remote Sensing and GIS (ICORG), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, 4-6 June, 2006.
7. Taught two courses independently, and shared one course with a colleague in the M.Tech. programme Natural Resources Engineering offered by CSRE.
8. Faculty Advisor for the students of 2006-2008 batch of M.Tech. Natural Resources Engineering of CSRE.
9. Reviewed papers submitted to the International Journals: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, and International Journal of Geoinformatics.
10. Delivered several invited lectures in Mumbai and elsewhere.
• Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College
of Engineering, Mumbai
• Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology,
Navi Mumbai
• SIES College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai
• Shah and Anchor Kutchi College of Engineering,
Mumbai
• Tadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai
• Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay
• CSRE, IIT Bombay
11. Ph.D. thesis supervision in progress
• Narayan Panigrahi – Change
Detection Algorithms (started in July 2007)
• Imdad Ali Rizvi – Multiresolution analysis
of high resolution images (started January 2008)
• Hasmukh Chauhan – Hyperspectral image
analysis (started July 2008)
12. M.Tech. dissertations supervised/co-supervised (completed / in progress)
• 2005: Pushp Sarup Singh Civil
Engg. (Remote Sensing) (co-supervisor)
• 2005: G. Mallikarjun Reddy, KReSIT (supervisor)
• 2006: Neela Sawant, Dept. of Computer Science
(co-supervisor)
• 2007: Adhish Prasoon, CSRE (supervisor)
• 2007: Rakesh Kumar Shukla Civil Engg. (Remote
Sensing) (co-supervisor)
• 2008: H.N. Latha, N.S. Prajna, Vartika Soni
CSRE (supervisor)
• 2008: Manish Parmar Civil Engg. (Remote Sensing)
(co-supervisor)
• 2008-09:: Pavan Kumar Bhatia, V. Balakrishna
CSRE (supervisor) – in progress