Sivasakthy Selvakumaran

Sivasakthy Selvakumaran is a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering, affiliated with Isaac Newton Trust and Newnham College. Her work focuses on applying satellite imaging technologies like InSAR to monitor millimetre-scale earth surface movements for assessing built environment infrastructure resilience.

• Current role: Isaac Newton Trust / Newnham Fellow in Engineering
• Institution: University of Cambridge
• Department: Engineering

Her research bridges civil engineering, geoinformatics, and remote sensing to predict structural failures in urban infrastructure. She specializes in integrating Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) with conventional surveying methods and digital engineering models to enhance infrastructure monitoring capabilities.

Sakthy's publications highlight her expertise in using InSAR stacking techniques for bridge scour detection and developing earth observation frameworks. As a Chartered Civil Engineer with global experience, she has worked on mega-projects like Crossrail in London, post-earthquake housing reconstruction, and industry R&D roles before returning to academia to establish a research group focused on earth observation applications.