KOMAL SANGWAN

About

GIS and remote sensing professional with experience in geospatial analysis, UAV photogrammetry, urban growth modelling, and spatial data management. Also has academic and internship experience using tools such as QGIS, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and Google Earth Engine.

Experience

• Assistant Professor
  College of Military Engineering, Pune
  Aug 2025 – Present
• Intern
  Garudauav Solutions
  Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
• Role
  Jawaharlal Nehru University
  May 2024 – Jun 2024
• Role
  Asian Institute of Technology- Geoinformatics Center
  May 2024 – Jul 2024
• Student Intern
  WWF India
  Nov 2022 – Dec 2022
• Role
  Sankalp NGO
  Aug 2020 – Feb 2021

Education

• M.Sc. GIS & Remote Sensing
  Amity University
  GIS & Remote Sensing · Aug 2023 – May 2025
• M.A. Geography
  Vardhaman Mahavir Open University
  Geography · Jan 2021 – Jul 2023
• B.A. Honours [GEOGRAPHY]
  Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University
  GEOGRAPHY · Jul 2017 – Aug 2020
• Senior Secondary Education
  Institution
  Humanities · 2016 – 2017
• Secondary Education
  Institution
  2014 – 2015

Skills

• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office
• ENVI
• ERDAS
• ArcGIS Pro
• Google Earth Engine
• ArcMap

Projects

• Analyzing Land Use Land Cover Dynamics and Urban Growth Modelling of Surat City
  LANDSAT, Cellular Automata, Artificial Neural Network, object-based classification

  Master's thesis on analyzing and predicting LULC changes in Surat using multi-temporal satellite imagery and a CA-ANN based change detection approach.

Courses & certifications

• Climate Solutions – India · University of Edinburgh
• Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals – Addressing Sustainability and Development · University of Michigan
• Urbanisation and Health – Promoting Sustainable Solutions · University of Copenhagen
• Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication · NPTEL
• Hyperspectral Thermal Image Unmixing · GIS & Earth Observation University
• Extracting Features with Deep Learning Using ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online · ESRI
• Cartography · ESRI
• Transform AEC Projects with GIS & BIM · ESRI MOOC
• Learn the FOSS4G Stack: QGIS 3 Desktop – GIS & Earth Observation University · University
• Remote Sensing & GIS for Rural Development · NPTEL
• Geospatial Technology for Modelling Urban Environment · Indian Institute for Remote Sensing, Dehradun, ISRO

🏆 Achievements & awards

• Principal’s Roll of Honour for Achievement Beyond Curriculum · 2020

  Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University.

• Amity Sports Festival SANGATHAN – 2nd Position (Chess)
• Haryana State School Sports Games – Chess Champion
• Delhi University Inter College Games – Chess 2nd Runner Up

⚽ Extracurricular activities

• Chess

  Won and placed in multiple inter-school and university chess competitions.

• Seminars and Presentations

  Participated in geospatial and sustainability-related conferences, conclaves, and intra-department paper presentations.

📚 Publications

• Geographies of Green Urbanism – A case study of GTB Nagar Neighbourhood, Delhi, India

🤝 Volunteering

• ISRO, IIRS · Volunteer · 2024

  Volunteered at a one-week capacity building programme on harnessing geospatial technology for forest fire disaster management.

• Lorea Pragatisheel Research & Development Foundation · Volunteer

  Completed 80 hours of social service including distributing drinking water, clothes, and groceries to slum areas and giving tuitions to underprivileged children.

🎯 Hobbies & interests

• Chess
• Geography