Er. Umesh Bhurtyal is the Head of the Department of Geomatics Engineering at Pashchimanchal Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara. Appointed in April 2024, he also served as the M.Sc. Program Coordinator for Geospatial Engineering till 2026. With a Master’s in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Er. Bhurtyal is an Assistant Professor whose research focuses on GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and environmental modeling. His scholarly contributions include studies on urban growth prediction, flood hazard mapping, and weather forecasting using deep learning. He is actively involved in academic collaboration and research dissemination, contributing to Nepal’s geospatial science and education.