Nitin Bhatia

Nitin Bhatia is a Research Fellow (Remote Sensing) at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University. His work focuses on remote sensing applications in environmental science, including hyperspectral data analysis, uncertainty quantification, and geo-spatial modelling. He holds a PhD from the University of Twente, Netherlands, with collaborative research at VITO, Belgium.

Education:

• PhD in Remote Sensing, University of Twente, Netherlands (collaboration with VITO, Belgium)
• M.Sc. Geo-information Science & Earth Observation, ITC, Netherlands (collaboration with ISRO, India)
• B.E. Computer Science (IT), Indraprastha University, India
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Aryabhatt Institute of Technology, India

Research Interests:

• Deep learning in remote sensing
• Land-use/land-cover change analysis
• Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in environmental models
• Deforestation modelling using spatial and socio-economic data
• Time series analysis for environmental monitoring

Professional Experience:

• Software developer (2006–2008)
• Catastrophic modeller (2010–2011)

Labs/Teams: Principal researcher at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, contributing to coral reef resilience studies through advanced remote sensing techniques.