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Dr. Pendyala Stephen

Associate Professor · Vignan's Institute of Information Technology

https://researchid.co/stephenpendyala
@vignaniit.edu.in
3Scopus Publications
6Google Scholar Citations
2Google Scholar h-index

Research Interests

REMOTE SENSING & GIS, Groundwater and Advanced Surveying

Biography

• Associate Professor in Civil Engineering: Currently positioned at Vignan's Institute of Information Technology, serving from April 8, 2026, to the present. • Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering: Served at RGUKT-Srikakulam from March 26, 2024, through March 31, 2026. During this time, additional responsibilities included acting as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering (December 2024 to June 2025) and as the Department Placement Nominee. • Guest Faculty: Taught at Andhra University over a span of six years, from March 12, 2018, to March 22, 2024.

Education

• Ph.D. in Remote Sensing (2023): Earned from Andhra University. Directed by Prof. S. Adiseshu and Prof. Vazeer Mahammood, the doctoral research was an integrated remote sensing and GIS approach for groundwater aquifer management utilizing pervious concrete surfaces in Visakhapatnam city. Public university and news records indicate the degree was officially conferred by Vice-Chancellor Prof. PVGD Prasad Reddy in January 2024. • M.Tech. in Remote Sensing (2017): Earned from Andhra University. The thesis explored the determination of surface water infiltration on newly developed pervious con...

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Road Drains, An Efficient Tool for Groundwater Recharge–A Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Study on Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
    Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2023
  2. Identification of Suitable Sites for Urban Solid Waste Disposal of GVMC Area, Visakhapatnam by Multicriteria Spatial Analysis
    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022
  3. Determination of surface water infiltration on newly developed pervious concrete surface on sandy loamy soil of Visakhapatnam and surrounding areas by using remote sensing and GIS technology
    Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 2019

Research Outputs

• Remote Sensing & GIS: Advanced skills in satellite data interpretation (Optical, Infrared, Thermal), spatial modeling, DEM/DTM generation, and integration.

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