Dr. Ashish Aggarwal is an Associate Professor at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. He received a B.Sc. Honors and an M.Sc. Honors from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1999 and 2001, respectively. Furthermore, he received an M.Sc. Tech from the University of New South Wales in 2004 and a Ph.D. from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies in 2021. Before joining UPES, he worked in the GIS Industry, both in India and abroad, serving as a GIS specialist and digital cartographer for around four years. His major research interests include predictive modelling and risk assessment of natural hazards (flood/fire/drought/landslides), SAR data processing, groundwater modelling, land use planning and management, and GIS/remote-sensing-based applications. In addition to his teaching activities, he also conducts in-house GIS/remote-sensing seminars and workshops to create awareness about geospatial technologies.