Dr. S. Saravanan


 

Web Page: https://www.nitt.edu/home/academics/departments/civil/faculty/sa

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saravanan-Subbarayan

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-1195

Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57215078820

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EUT4WbYAAAAJ&hl=en

Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1764132/subbarayan-saravanan/

IRINS: https://nitt.irins.org/profile/93029

Qualification

Board / University Qualification Year Specialization
PSG. College of Technology,Coimbatore,Bharathiar University B.E. 1999 Civil Engineering
Institute of Remote sensing, Anna University, Chennai M.Tech 2002 Remote sensing and GIS
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Ph.D. 2013 Remote Sensing / Rainfall runoff modeling

EXPERIENCE

Designation Organization Nature of Work Period
Research Associate Centre for Water Resources,Anna University, Chennai Research Work 04.09.2003 -17.12.2004
Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Teaching 19.01.09 - Till date

Research Interests

  • Machine Learning and Deep Learning

    Applications of Machine Learning and Deep learning for Disaster Modeling.

  • Remote Sensing and GIS Applications on Disaster Modeling.

    Distributed rainfall-runoff modeling, Flood modeling, Soil erosion, Landslides, Coastal Hazard, Microwave and Hyperspectral applications.

  • Groundwater Modeling

    Salt water intrusion, Multi Aquifer Modeling, Artificial Recharge Studies, Contaminant Transport Modeling

  • Climate Change and Hydrological modeling

    Impact of climate change and LuLC on Catchment Hydrology, spatially distributed Water Balance Modelling, Evaporation and Drought modeling, Impact of Climate changes on SLR and coastal multi hazard modeling water quality modeling.

Publications

PATENT

  1. IoT based real time physio chemical monitoring system in mangrove zone, Application number: 202141031081, Date of Filled-11-07-2021, Awarding organization: NIT Trichy, Role: Inventor and applicant Status: Published, and requested for examination, Total number of co-inventors:10

    2. BOOK CHAPTER

    1. Subbarayan Saravanan, K.S.S.Parthasarathy, S.R.Vishnu Prasath, Analysis of Shoreline changes using Remote sensing and GIS – a case study for Cuddalore region, Elsevier Book on “Coastal Zone Management:Global Perspectives, Regional Processes, Local Issues”. Editors: Mu.Ramkumar, R.Arthur James, David Menier, K.Kumaraswamy, B978-0-12-814350-6.00004-5..
    2. Subbarayan Saravanan, R.Jegankumar, A. Selvaraj, J. Jacinth Jennifer, K.S.S.Parthasarathy, Study on the utility of Landsat data on the mapping of mangrove degradation in Muthupet Lagoon of Tamil Nadu India, Elsevier Book on “Coastal Zone Management: Global Perspectives, Regional Processes, Local Issues”. Editors: Mu.Ramkumar, R.Arthur James, David Menier, K.Kumaraswamy, B978-0-12-814350-6.00020-3.
    3. Subbarayan Saravanan, K.S.S.Parthasarathy, S. Sivaranjani, Assessing aquifer vulnerability to seawater intrusion using GALDIT method: Application to the Cuddalore Aquifer, Elsevier Book on “Coastal Zone Management: Global Perspectives, Regional Processes, Local Issues”. Editors: Mu.Ramkumar, R.Arthur James, David Menier, K.Kumaraswamy, B978-0-12-814350-6.00010-0.
    4. Subbarayan Saravanan, Sivaranjani S, Selvaraj A, Jegankumar R, Accuracy Assessment of automatic extraction of water body using Landsat Multispectral data – A case study, Book chapter on “Sustainable Development of Natural Resources”. Editors: K.Kumaraswamy, R.Jegankumar, K.Balasubramani, P.Masilamani.
    5. Subbarayan Saravanan, Jacinth Jennifer J, Leelambar Singh, Saranya T, Sivaranjani S, 2018 “Impact of Land-use Change on Soil Erosion in the Coonoor Watershed, Nilgiris Mountain Range, Tamil Nadu and India” “Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, Book Title: Advances in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications, Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018,ISBN: 978-3-030-01439-1.
    6. Saravanan, S., Jennifer, J. J., Abijith, D., & Singh, L. (2019). A GIS-Based Spatially Distributed Crop Water Demand Modelling for Pullambadi Canal Command Area in Lower Cauvery Basin, Tamil Nadu, India. In Advances in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications (pp. 33-35). Springer, Cham.
    7. Aggarwal, M., Saravanan, S., Jennifer, J. J., & Abijith, D. (2019). Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones for Hard Rock Region in Karnataka Using AHP and GIS. In Advances in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications (pp. 315-317). Springer, Cham.
    8. Subbarayan Saravanan and S. Sivaranjani (2018). Modelling of Flood Susceptibility and Risk Assessment based on GIS and Analytical Hierarchy Process -A case Study of Adayar River Basin, Tamilnadu, India. An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability (pp. 91-110).
    9. RamanarayanSankriti., SubbarayanSaravanan, ManjunathAluru, LeelambarSingh, Jesudasan JacinthJennifer, DevananthamAbijith (2021) Identification of drought intensity and development of drought resilience in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Adaptation for Sustainable Development. (pp357-377) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85195-4.00017-2
    10. ThiyagarajanSaranya, SubbarayanSaravanan, Jesudasan JacinthJennifer and LeelambarSingh (2021), Assessment of groundwater vulnerability in highly industrialized Noyyal basin using AHP-DRASTIC and Geographic Information System, Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Adaptation for Sustainable Development. (pp. 151-170) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85195-4.00009-3.
    11. K.S.S.Parthasarathy, Paresh ChandraDeka, SubbarayanSaravanan, DevananthamAbijith, JesudasanJacinth Jennifer, Assessing the impact of 2018 tropical rainfall and the consecutive flood-related damages for the state of Kerala, India (2021). Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Adaptation for Sustainable Development. (pp. 373-395) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85195-4.00009-3.
    12. DevananthamAbijith, SubbarayanSaravanan, Jesudasan JacinthJennifer, K.S.S.Parthasarathy, LeelambarSingh, RamanarayanSankriti (2021) Assessing the impact of damage and government response toward the cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu, India. Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Adaptation for Sustainable Development. (pp. 577-590) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85195-4.00009-3.

    SUBJECTS TAUGHT

    S. No. Title of course taught PG/UG Individual Instruction Year
    1 CE310 Water Resources Engineering UG Individual 2009-2015
    2 CE405 Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures UG Individual 2010-2016
    3 CE453 Remote sensing and GIS UG Individual 2009-2016
    4 CE465 Hydrology UG Individual 2014-2016
    5 CE461 Groundwater Hydrology UG Individual 2014-2015
    6 CE450 Waterpower Engineering UG Individual 2014-2015
    7 CE024 Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Resources UG(NP) Individual 2017
    8 CE272 Remote sensing and GIS for Environmental Engineering PG(NP) Individual 2014-2015
    9 CE816 Hyperspectral image processing PG(NP) Individual 2015
    10 CE817 Application of wavelet transform for satellite image processing PG(NP) Individual 2015
    11 CE820 Advanced Spatial Analysis techniques PG(NP) Individual 2016
    12 CE028 Disaster Modeling and Management PG(NP) Individual 2015-2021
    13 CE828 Watershed Conservation and Management PG(NP) Individual 2017
    14 CE829 Climate change and sustainable development PG(NP) Individual 2017
    15 CE827 Microwave Remote sensing and its applications PG(NP) Individual 2017
    16 CE826 Hyperspectral Remote sensing and its applications PG(NP) Individual 2017

    ABROAD VISITS

    Country Visited Purpose of visit Period
    NTU Singapore To attend and present a paper in the 3rd biennial IWA Young Researchers Conference May.2006
    University of Yamanashi, Japan To attend an On-site workshop on “Distributed Hydrological Model YHyM/BTOPMC,” organized and sponsored by the University of Yamanashi July.2007
    Vienna University of Technology, Austria To attend an ECV soil moisture workshop organized by Institute of Photogrammetric and Remote sensing, Vienna University of Technology, Austria September,2012
    University of Washington, USA To attend Science Policy Conference organized and sponsored by American Geophysical Union (AGU), Washington June, 2013
    University of Putra, Malaysia To attend an International conference of GCEC 2017, organized by University of Putra, Malaysia May.2006
    AIT, Bangkok, Thailand To attend International Expert Forum on "Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education December, 2017
    Andalas University, Indonesia To attend International Conference on Disaster Mitigation and management 2018, organized by Andalas University, Indonesia May, 2018
    Hammamet, Tunisia To attend 1st Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Hammamet, Tunisia May.2006
    University of NRLS, BOKU Austria To attend 2019 International SWAT Conference at University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences (BOKU) July, 2019
    Cambodia To attend 2019 International SWAT Conference at University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences (BOKU) October, 2019

    Honours and Awards

    • Government of India fellowship for Post Graduate Studies (GATE, 2000-2002)
    • Government of India fellowship for PhD 
    • Selected for Berkner travel grant (AGU-2013) to attend an International Science Policy Conference in Washington DC, USA 
    • Selected for Endeavour Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (2009) from University of Melbourne, Australia.   
    • First Indian to be invited for the COE program (2007) in University of Yamanashi, Japan for participation in a workshop on BTOPMC model for Asian monsoon region (Received financial support from University of Yamanashi, Japan).
    • International Travel Grant from DST, for technical paper presentation at the 3rd biennial IWA Young Researchers Conference (YRC), 24th – 26th May 2006. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
    • Best Project award (Kurath Alwar Award) from P.S.G. College of Technology, Coimbatore in the year 1999 in Engineering/Technology Category.

    Journal Reviewer

    • Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, (ASCE)
    • International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering (IJEE)
    • International Journal of Spatial Hydrology 
    • KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 
    • International Journal of Clean soil air water, Willy publisher
    • International Journal of Environmental Research
    • Meteorological Applications
    • Arabian Journal of Geosciences
    • Geocarto International
    • Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (Elsevier)
    • Quaternary International (Elsevier)

    RESEARCH / CONSULTANCY PROJECT ACTIVITIES

     
    Year
    		  
    Organization
    		  
    Project Title
    		  
    Amount Received
    March 2011 Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) Site inspection and Technical opinion on Commissioning of Pillur - II CWSS along with Pillur - I CWSS 33000
    September 2011 Public works Department Flood protection works in Right bank of Kollidam from LS 26.74km to 108.21km and LS108.21 to 168.21 km in Thanjavur and Nagapattinam District of Tamilnadu. 2600000
    December 2011 Garrison Engineer (AF) Thanjavur. Design of storm water drains for Air Force station Thanjavur. 123000
    July 2012 Public works Department Design of Additional spillway for Sidhamalli reservoir. 100100
    October 2012 Public works Department Testing of suitability of filling soil for the construction of new reservoir – Visvakudi, Marudayar Basin. 25000

     

    Outreach Activities

    • Member-State Level Steering Committee member for constitution, Function and responsibility for National Water Mission on preparation of State Action Plan (SSAP) for Tamilnadu Water mission (2017 onwards).
    • High level Technical committee member for the Rehabilitation of the components of the Kattali Barrage, Cauvery River, Mayanur, Karur district. (2021 Onwards)


     

     

     

     

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    Contact Address

    S.SARAVANAN, M.Tech (R.S), Ph.D. (IIT Roorkee)
    Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
    National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
    Tiruchirappalli 620015
    India

     

    Telephone No.(O)-+91-431-250 3175
    Mobile No.(M)- +91-9489104248
    E-mail:ssaravananirs@gmail.com
              ssaravanan@nitt.edu