Pradeep K GargPradeep K. Garg, is currently serving as Emeritus Fellow in Geospatial Engineering, Civil Engineering Department at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. He completed B.Tech (Civil Engg.) in 1980 and M.Tech (Civil Engg) in 1982 oth from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee). He is a recipient of Commonwealth Scholarship Award for completing Ph.D. from University of Bristol (UK), and Commonwealth Fellowship Award to carry out post-doctoral research work at University of Reading (UK). He joined Department of Civil Engg at IIT Roorkee in 1982, and became Head of the Civil Engg Department in 2015, and then Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun from 2015-2018. Prof. Garg has published more than 310 technical papers, and undertaken 28 research projects and 95 consultancy projects. He has guided 73 M.Tech and 29 Ph.D. Thesis, and authored text books on (i) Remote Sensing, (ii) Geoinformatics, (iii) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, (iv) Digital Land Survey, and (v) Surveying and Geomatics Engg, and edited five books. He has developed e-contents and Virtual Labs under NPTEL for the benefits of students. He is a life member of 24 professional societies, including Fellow member of 8 societies. Read More Read Less