Mr Rakesh Joshi

/Dr./

Pronouns: he,him,his

Remote Sensing, Bushfire and vegetation, Vegetation atmosphere interaction,

https://people.csiro.au/j/r/rakesh-joshi

Biography

A Remote Sensing/Geospatial researcher engaged in exploring the possibility of integrating vegetation atmosphere interaction, geospatial association and ecosystem functioning in understanding the factors that are critical in explaining bushfire behaviour, drought and vegetation condition across a large spatial scale.

Other Interests

Machine Learning; Python coding.

Academic Qualifications

2008

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Engineering
College of Engineering Roorkee (COER), Roorkee, India
2010

Master of Engineering (M.Tech.) in Geomatics Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India
2022

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Science (Application of Satellite Remote Sensing in forest hydrology)
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Current Roles

Environmental Research Scientist
As a team we are working to improve the existing understanding of Australian bushfire behavior. This multidisciplinary research project integrates expertise from remote sensing, computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, science/engineering to address the practical issues associated with preparing, responding, and recovering from bushfire events (NBIC team). I am a key contributor to the on-going need for science-based, readily accessible data and analysis on bushfire hazard and risk through the development of medium to long-term scenarios of bushfire severity (using dynamic vegetation modelling). This will facilitate emergency managers, land-use and infrastructure planners and land managers to effectively plan for reasonable worst-case bushfire scenarios and scenarios based on current vegetation conditions. This will also facilitate commonwealth government to access nationally consistent products for a coherent view of bushfire severity and spread as valuable inputs to socio-economic and environmental planning and investment decision-making.

Professional Experiences