IIT Kharagpur
Bharath H Aithal

Research Areas & Thrusts

Energy and Urban Research Group (EURG)

Leading academic research in Urban Data Mining, Satellite Data Analysis, Land Use Land Cover (LULC), Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Urban Flood & Disaster Resilience at IIT Kharagpur.

Areas of Investigation

Research Focus Domains

Urban Data Mining
Urban Pattern Recognition
Urban Heat Island Analysis
Machine Learning in Urban Land Use Modelling
Intelligent Automatic Urban Mapping and Climate Change
Feature Extraction
Urban Data Mining
Urban Pattern Recognition
Urban Heat Island Analysis
Machine Learning in Urban Land Use Modelling
Intelligent Automatic Urban Mapping and Climate Change
Feature Extraction
Analysis of UAV Imagery
Night Time Urban Data Analysis
Hyperspectral Urban Data Mining
Environmental Analysis and Management
ML/DL Application in Urban Resilience
Disaster Management & Urban Floods
Analysis of UAV Imagery
Night Time Urban Data Analysis
Hyperspectral Urban Data Mining
Environmental Analysis and Management
ML/DL Application in Urban Resilience
Disaster Management & Urban Floods
01

Urban Data Mining

Advanced data mining and spatial analytics to extract multidimensional urban patterns from big geospatial datasets.

Data MiningBig DataUrban Analytics
02

Urban Pattern Recognition

Pattern recognition algorithms and soft computing to analyze urban morphology, growth corridors, and spatial configuration.

Pattern RecognitionMorphologySpatial Dynamics
03

Urban Heat Island Analysis

Assessing Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) intensity and microclimate variability using thermal remote sensing.

UHISUHIThermal Remote Sensing
04

Machine Learning in Urban Land Use Modelling

Applying supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms for high-accuracy LULC classification and transition modeling.

Machine LearningLULCLand Cover
05

Intelligent Automatic Urban Mapping and Climate Change

Automated satellite imagery classification pipelines assessing long-term climate vulnerability and land transformation.

Satellite AnalysisClimate ChangeAuto Mapping
06

Feature Extraction

Extracting building footprints, road networks, and urban infrastructure from high-resolution satellite and aerial data.

Feature ExtractionInfrastructureComputer Vision
07

Analysis of UAV Imagery

High-resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Drone data processing for localized infrastructure audit and terrain mapping.

UAV / DroneHigh-ResolutionPhotogrammetry
08

Night Time Urban Data Analysis

Developing automatic classifiers using Night-Time Lights (NTL) satellite data to track electrification, economic activity, and urbanisation.

Night-Time LightsClassifiersUrbanisation
09

Hyperspectral Urban Data Mining

Spectroscopy and hyperspectral band analytics for urban material characterization and environmental monitoring.

HyperspectralSpectroscopyRemote Sensing
10

Environmental Analysis and Management

Ecosystem valuation, natural capital accounting, and sustainability frameworks for regional and urban planning.

EnvironmentEcosystem ServicesSustainability
11

ML/DL Application in Urban Resilience

Deep neural networks and convolutional models for predicting urban stress, resilience indices, and dynamic pattern shifts.

Deep LearningResilienceNeural Networks
12

Disaster Management & Urban Floods

Flood vulnerability modeling, coastal inundation risk assessment, and prioritizing critical emergency infrastructure.

Disaster MitigationUrban FloodsFReSMO