Keshav Prasad Paudel

Keshav Prasad Paudel is a Professor at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, with a focus on GIS and marine resource management. His career spans academic research, teaching, and technical roles in environmental studies.

• Education: PhD in Geography (2011), M.Phil in Mountain Ecology (2006) from University of Bergen; MA (2001) and BA (1999) in Geography/Economics from Tribhuvan University.

His research integrates GIS/Remote Sensing with socio-ecological system analysis, emphasizing coastal zone planning, marine spatial policy, and climate change impacts on Himalayan and Arctic systems. Recent publications highlight ecosystem services mapping, fisheries data modeling, and spatio-temporal marine activity analysis.

He contributes to the Marine Resource Management (MARA) group and leads the PhD project Use of Geodata in Coastal Zone Management, combining academic rigor with practical applications. His teaching portfolio includes basic pedagogical competence (2018–2019) and a focus on student-centered learning.