Venkata Shashank Konduri
Post-Doctoral Associate,
Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA
Joint Affiliation with Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, MD, USA
kvshashank92@gmail.com
venkatashashank.konduri@nasa.gov
skonduri@umd.edu
My research is focused on monitoring vegetation using a combination of remote sensing data and machine learning methods. I have experience working with earth observing data from different sensors (multispectral/hyperspectral/lidar), mounted on various platforms (spaceborne/airborne) and collected across different spatiotemporal scales to study diverse vegetation types (crops/arctic tundra shrubs/tropical savannas). In collaboration with eminent scientists at reputed government agencies such as NASA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the US Forest Service, I have developed and deployed spatiotemporal data mining methods for improved scientific understanding and enhanced predictive modeling.
Over the years, I have built a strong background in the diverse areas of remote sensing, data science, machine learning, hydrology and climate science. I have published my research in high-impact journals and presented at a variety of conferences, spanning different focus areas like computer science, geophysics and landscape ecology.
Bio
Shashank is a Post-Doctoral Associate in the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He has a joint affiliation with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. He graduated with a PhD degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston in May, 2021. As a graduate student, he also worked as a Geospatial Data Scientist intern in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN. Shashank completed his Bachelors in Agricultural and Food Engineering and Masters in Financial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India in 2015.
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Understanding the Distribution of Vegetation and its Environmental Drivers using Machine Learning Methods
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