Pooja Shah

A dedicated learner and enthusiastic practitioner with a keen interest in the integration of geospatial technology for optimizing sustainable urban planning. Recently submitted Ph.D. Thesis in the domain of Urban Heat Island with a focus on framing microclimate change policy for urban areas, utilizing the cloud-based platform, Google Earth Engine. This Ph.D. research centers on the analysis of temporal and spatial changes in the microclimate of India's million-plus cities, climate change mitigation, and policy analysis. With a strong motivation to publish high-quality research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, committed to contributing to the field of EO for Sustainable Development. I have been an active Volunteer of IEEE Geoscience Remote Sensing Society and IEEE YP Climate and Sustainability task force with an aim to spread awareness about the application of earth observation in tackling climate change.

Efficient Researcher with substantial experience in research, curriculum development, and classroom management. Skilled at interpreting data, presenting findings and making recommendations. Strong writing skills for preparing reports and presentations and committed to managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

• Youngest Social Media Lead at IEEE GRSS
• Paper Presentation at 38th ACRS Conference; New Delhi, 2017
• Award for Excellence; Wuhan University, 2017
• Award for Cultural Promoter; Wuhan University, 2017
• Best Paper Award (Student Category) at
  39th ACRS; Malaysia, 2018
• Award for Cultural Exchange at 39th ACRS; Malaysia, 2018
• National level Scholarship: Visual
  Arts and Painting; Centre for Cultural Resource and Training, New Delhi (2006-2012)

• End to End Google Earth Engine (STTP): Spatial Thoughts Academy
• Urban Dynamics and Climate Resilience (STTP): School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada
• Introduction to R: IIT Kanpur
• Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation and Climate Resilient Development: School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
• Research Methodology: Applications and Analysis Perspective (STTP), Swarnim University
• Satellite Remote Sensing for Urban Heat Islands by NASA ARSET
• UAV Remote Sensing: Acquisition, Processing and Derivatives: NESAC, Shillong

• National webinar on "Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Civil Engineering" , organised by Government Engineering College,Daman, India.(08/2020)
• Guest lecture on ”A Walkthrough SAR Technology” , organised by CEPT University, Ahmedabad,India. (03/2019)
• Conducted a one day training programme on ”Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS”, organised by Nirma University, Ahmedabad,India (03/2019)

• Shah, P. B., and Patel, C. R. “Integration of Remote Sensing and Big Data to Study Spatial Distribution of Urban Heat Island for Cities with Different Terrain,” Vol. 36, No. 01, (2023) in International Journal of Engineering
• Shah, P. B. and Patel, C. R.: POLICY DRIVEN APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING IN MITIGATING URBAN SPRAWL: A CASE STUDY OF DEVELOPING NATION, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIII-B3-2020, 751–758, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2020-751-2020, 2020.
• Gadakh, A., Shah, P., and Patel, C.: CHARACTERISING THE POLLUTION CONCENTRATION IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREA: AN APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4/W5-2022, 45–52, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W5-2022-45-2022, 2022.
• Shah, P., and Patel, C. R. “Prevention is Better than Cure: An Application of Big Data and Geospatial Technology in Mitigating Pandemic.” Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, (2020), 187–192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-020-00120-y
• Shah, P. B., and Patel, C. R “A state of art review to assess the barriers and seizing opportunities for urban microclimate studies in developing nations” to be submitted in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions

• Assessing Land Suitability for managing Urban Growth: An Application of GIS and RS in IGARSS 2020 – Hawaii, USA by Shah Pooja B, Sheladiya Kaushik P. , Jaldeep Patel , Dr. Chetan R. Patel , Dr. Ravin M. Tailor )(Published ,Index – Scopus)
• Mitigating Assailable Building to Disaster using Geo-spatial technology: A case study of Shillong City in Innovation in Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Development with Special Emphasis on NER by Shah Pooja B., Dr.J.M Nongkynrih, Dr.Dipal Samal. and Patel C. , (20-22 Nov 2019 )
• A Time Series Analysis To Explore The Dynamics Of Urban Heat Island Using Earth Observation Data On Google Earth Engine For The Surat Metropolitan Area (Submitted for Urban Heat Island 2023, 10-12 December 23, Australia) Shah Pooja B, Dr. Chetan R. Patel (Submitted, Scopus Index)

• Co-author and moderator of a Position Paper recommended at the Global Expert Group Meeting in preparation for the SDG7 review at the HLPF 2023; titled "Position Paper From Young Practitioners in Energy Technology and Contributing Practices Towards Implementation and Monitoring of SDG7 2023-2030"
• Co-author of paper: I. Hajnsek et al., "REACT: A New Technical Committee for Earth Observation and Sustainable Development Goals [Technical Committees]," in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 93-95, June 2023, doi: 10.1109/MGRS.2023.3273083.
• Interview with IEEE on "How big data is being used to solve pressing problems in mitigating climate change" published on IEEE Climate change news

• Member of IEEE GRSS, 2017 to Current
• Member of ISPRS, 2018 to Current
• Member of ISG, 2017 to Current
• Member of IEEE- YPCSTF (Young Professional at Climate and Sustainability Task Force), 2023 to Current