Ms. Abhiya Abbas Mundol completed her B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Govt. College of Engineering Kannur in 2010. She completed her M.Tech in Remote Sensing and GIS from National Institute of Science and Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal in 2012. She was working as adhoc lecturer in National Institute of Science and Technology Calicut (NITC) prior to joining the Department of Civil Engineering at FISAT as Assistant Professor in 2013. She has taught subjects such as Engineering Mechanics, Surveying, Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Engineering. Her areas of interest are applications of Remote sensing and GIS in various disciplines of civil engineering.
• B.Tech in Civil Engineering from GCE, Kannur – Kannur University (2010)
• M.Tech in Remote Sensing and GIS from NIT Karnataka, Surathkal (2012)
• PhD in Earth observation for paddy crop monitoring and yield estimation using SAR data from NIT Calicut (Pursuing)
• Adhoc Lecturer – National Institute of Technology, Calicut – July 2012 – May 2013
Awards/ Recognitions:
- Selected as the translator by KTU for the of 2nd year Engineering books of Diploma Programme under AICTE (Book Name: Advanced Surevying Theory and Practice)
- Won Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya prize for Best Project entitled “ Flood Susceptibility Analysis Using Geospatial Techniques” in ProComp 2018-19 held at AISAT.
- Won Best Innovative Project award for B.Tech project entitled “Shoreline Change Analysis using Remote Sensing and GIS” during the project expo event “AAVISHKAR 2018”
- Won Best Project award for the project entitled “Flood Susceptibility analysis using geospatial techniques”, during the project expo event “AAVISHKAR 2019”
- Won Best Project award for the project entitled “Mapping Methane gas emissions from paddy field using geospatial techniques”, during the project expo event “AAVISHKAR 2020”
Area of interest:
- Satellite image classification using Synthetic Aperture Radar data (Sentinel-1) and Optical remote sensing data (Sentinel 2)
- Remote sensing applications in Google Earth Engine Platform
- Time-series Image classification using machine learning algorithms
- GIS applications for resource management
Conference
- Amba Shetty, Abhiya A M and Minu S (2013). Effect of Spatial Resolution on Soil Erosion Patterns – A GIS Approach, 3rd International Engineering Symposium-IES, Kumamoto University Japan, March 4-6
- Abhiya A M, Minu S and Ramachandrankizhur (2015).Salient Long-Term Observations of SST along Kerala Coast and Its Comparative Variation with Lakshadweep Coast, International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE),NITK, Aquatic Procedia 4, Elsevier.
- Binny Gopal, Amba Shetty and Abhiya A M (2016).Prediction of Topsoil Organic Matter from Visible Spectrum, ISRS-ISG National Symposium on Recent Advances in Remote sensing and GIS with Special Emphasis on Mountain Ecosystems, Dehradun, December 7-9
- Minu S , Amba Shetty and Abhiya A M (2016).Comparison of prediction accuracy of soil organic carbon from reflectance spectroscopy, ISRS-ISG National Symposium on Recent Advances in Remote sensing and GIS with Special Emphasis on Mountain Ecosystems, Dehradun, December 7-9
FDPs/Trainings attended
- Application of Remote Sensing,GIS and Total station in Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Pathanapuram, from 01.02.2023-03.02.2023
- Sustainable Urban Mobility and Public Transport, KMEA, from 18.01.2023-20.01.2023
- Emerging Trends in Energy efficient building construction, Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, from 12.12.2022-16.12.2022
- A primer to spatial data processing, College of Engineering,Trivandrum, from 13.09.2021-18.09.2021
- Data Analysis and modelling softwares in civil engineering, ASIET Kalady, from 10.8.2021-14.8.2021
- Geomatic Dimensions in civil engineering, FISAT, from 2.7.2021
- Construction Industry-Present and Future trends, FISAT, from 21.06.2021-26.06.2021
- Remote Sensing and GIS in Civil Engineering, Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Peermade, from 10.5.2021-12.5.2021
- DST SERB Funded One-day Workshop on “Progressive Innovations in Land Surveying”, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, from 26.03.2021
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning: Theory and applications, RSET, from 01.02.2021-05.02.2021
- APJAKTU Sponsored Advanced training Programme on Remote Sensing and GIS, Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, from 24.06.2019-29.06.2019
- One day workshop on using geospatial tools for mapping, KSREC and FISAT, from 11.03.2019
- National workshop on National information system for climate and environment studies data products, NIT Calicut, from 26.2.2018
- National Workshop on Geoinformatics, MACE Kothamangalam, from 18.9.2017-20.9.2017
- Faculty Development programme in Geomatics, ASIET, from 11.7.2017-14.7.2017
- One day workshop on Differential Global Positioning System and Its applications, ACE,FISAT, from 29.08.2016
- Faculty Development Programme in Concepts Coaching, ICT Academy of Kerala, from 13.5.2015-15.5.2015
WEBINARS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED
- Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’23), FISAT, from 07.06.23-09.06.23
- Third International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’22), FISAT, from 1.6.22-3.6.22
- Geomatic Dimensions in civil engineering, FISAT and KSREC, on 2.7.2021
Second International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’21), FISAT, from 12.5.2021 to 15.5.2021
- Peer Review: The Backbone of Publishing Process, Wiley on 30.07.2020
- Understanding Research Ethics and Integrity in Academia, Wiley, on 21.07.2020
- How to Choose a Right Journal for Publishing your Research?, Wiley, on 09.07.2020
- General Practices for Composing a High Impact Paper, Wiley, on 30.06.2020
- Environmental Impact assessment with special reference to Water Resource Projects, FISAT, on 22.06.2020
- Geospatial Technology-Concepts, Applications In Civil Engineering and Career Options, Civil Engineering Department of College of Engineering Pathanapuram, on 12.06.2020
- International Webinar on Computational Trends and Applications in Civil Engineering, JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida, from 08.06.2020-10.06.2020
- Biodiversity and Civil engineering, FISAT, on 05.06.2020
- First International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’20), FISAT, from 14-5-2020 to 15-5-2020
- Advanced Webinar: SAR for Disasters and Hydrological Applications, Applied Remote Sensing Training, from 03.12.2019
- SECON ’19 Third Natinal Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, FISAT, from 15.05.2019-16.05.2019
- The Applications and Benefits of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Harris Geospatial Solutions, on 05.12.2018
COURSES/e-LEARNING MODULES
- Remote Sensing Applications in Agricultural Water Management, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, from 03.08.2020-07.08.2020
- IIRS Outreach programme on Basic concepts of RS,GIS and GNSS, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, from 22.08.2017-18.11.2017
- IIRS Outreach programme on Geospatial technologies for urban planning, Indian Institute of Remote sensing, from 11.2.16-15.3.16
B.Tech Projects Guided
- Land use /Land cover using GIS
- Estimation of reduced level at FISAT with respect to Mean Sea Level
- Plannning And Design Of An Urban Park
- Groundwater Quality Index Mapping And Corelaton Analysis Of Eloor Island
- Remote Sensing & GIS Based Spatial Planning of Angamaly Region
- Shore line change analysis using Remote Sensing and GIS
- Flood Susceptibility Analysis Using Geospatial Techniques
- A GIS based air pollution dispersion modelling in kalamassery municipality
- Mapping Methane Emissions From Paddy Fields Using Geo Spatial Techniques
- Studies on the Spatio-temporal variations of the estuarine network of Ashtamudi.
- Evaluation of irrigation performance through remote sensing technique in agriculture areas.