Biography of Principle Investigator

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Udit Bhatia is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Discipline and Principal Investigator of MIR Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.

His research interests include the recovery and resilience of networked systems, uncertainty assessment in hydroclimate extremes, and physics-guided data sciences. Udit received his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston (USA). His research has been highlighted by national and international media, and publications including ScienceDaily, AAAS Eurekalert, R&D Magazine, Yahoo!, and Big Data Journal. He is co-author of the book" Critical Infrastructures Resilience: Policy and Engineering Perspectives," published by Taylor and Francis. His work in applied network science, climate data, and extreme value analysis is currently being used by policymakers at various levels. His work has contributed substantially and directly towards publications in disciplinary and interdisciplinary venues, UNA-UK report, encyclopedia articles, peer-reviewed book chapters, award-winning conference papers, and US Patent in his name.