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Prof.(Dr.)Prafulla Kumar Panda is currently serving as the Dean School of Engineering and Technology(Paralakhemundi Campus) and the Coordinator of the Data Science and Machine Learning Research Centre at Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha. He has previously worked as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the same university. Serving as National nodal coordinator of ISRO-IIRS Edusat Programme.
Prof. Panda obtained his B.Sc from Utkal University, M.Sc from Berhampur University, Odisha, and M.Tech from Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu. He earned his Ph.D. from Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha. He also served as a Research Associate at IIT Kanpur from 2009 to 2011.
As a professor of Civil Engineering, Prof.Panda is renowned for his research acumen, consistently demonstrating excellence in efficiency, productivity, and the quality of his research. His areas of interest include Surveying, Remote Sensing and GIS, Applied Geology, Water Resource Engineering, and Disaster Mitigation & Management.
He has completed various projects from Government of India (DST/NRDMS-Department of Science and Technology/Natural Resources Data Management Systems) for tribal fortification of Rayagada and Gjapati district of Odisha.
Drone survey and water body mapping of Bhubaneswar municipality as a project head, Odisha govt. Water body mapping and preparation of water conservation plan for Gajapati district as project head
Prof.Panda has authored more than 80 international and national journal and conference papers. Hold 7 patents to his credit. He is a life member of various professional bodies and serves as a reviewer and editor for multiple journals. His outstanding contributions to research and academia have earned him numerous awards for “Creative Invention in Research Excellence and Academic Achievement.”