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Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh

Pro Vice Chancellor | Dean, School for Sustainable Futures | Dean, International Programs | UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation & Development | Director, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications

Qualification: PhD, MBA, B.Tech
@amrita.edu
Research Interest: Landslides, Droughts, Avalanches, Floods, Compassion Driven Research, Sustainable societies, Collaborative Context Aware Disaster Response & Recovery, Mobile Computing, Remote Triggered Laboratory for Wireless Networks, Wearable Wireless Sensors for Health Care applications, Wireless Network Design for Rural Health, Wireless Networks for Water Quality Monitoring, Wireless Sensor Network Algorithm Design, Wireless Sensor Network for Real-Time Monitoring of Natural Disasters such as Landslides

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RESEARCH LANDSCAPE

Research across disciplines

Doctoral research brings together technology,
environmental sustainability, resilience and community-centred approaches.

01

Water & Sustainability

Water quality · Water & sanitation · Community empowerment · SDG 6

02

Climate & Resilience

Climate risk · Landslides · Floods · Disaster resilience

03

Digital Technologies

IoT · Edge intelligence · Wireless networks · Digital ecosystems

04

Community & Society

Behavioural perspectives · Management · Education · Community resilience

The Scholars 2014 – 2026

A journey of doctoral mentorship

Explore the scholars by graduation year
or supervision role

Prof. Raghu Raman 2014
GUIDE
Prof. Raghu Raman
Faculty of Management
Management
Dr. Prema Nedungadi 2016
GUIDE
Dr. Prema Nedungadi
Faculty of Engineering
Education & Health Systems
Dr. Aryadevi R. D. 2018
GUIDE
Dr. Aryadevi R. D.
Faculty of Engineering
Wireless Sensor Networks
Hybrid communication Architectures and Algorithms for Smart Grids.
Dr. Bhavani Rao R. 2019
GUIDE
Dr. Bhavani Rao R.
Interdisciplinary Studies
Impact of Single organisation playing multiple roles effectively in Disaster Relief, Recovery and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Hemalatha T. 2021
GUIDE
Dr. Hemalatha T.
Faculty of Engineering
Landslide Forecasting
An automated Learning system for Monitoring & Forecasting Rainfall-Induced Landsldies.
Dr. Simi Surendran 2022
GUIDE
Dr. Simi Surendran
Faculty of Engineering
IoT Edge intelligence
Communication Capability Enhancement in Ocean Networks with Predictive Learning Models
Dr. Geena Prasad 2022
GUIDE
Dr. Geena Prasad
Faculty of Engineering
Water Quality Management
Integrated Assessment of Environmental Drivers on Water Quality and Public Health: A Study on Kainakary Panchayat, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Dr. Adwitiya Mukhopadhyay 2024
GUIDE
Dr. Adwitiya Mukhopadhyay
Faculty of Engineering
Wireless Communications
Communication Capability Enhancement in Ocean Networks with Predictive Learning Models
Anjana M. S. 2025
GUIDE
Anjana M. S.
Faculty of Engineering
Sustainable Energy Management System
Occupant-Centric Energy Management: Balancing Privacy, Well-being, and Sustainability in Smart Building
Dr. Sai Hari Chandana Ekkirala 2025
GUIDE
Dr. Sai Hari Chandana Ekkirala
E4Life
SDG13 – Climate Change & Risk Management
Integrated Dynamic Multi-hazard Risk Management Framework for GLOFs, Landslides, and Floods
Dr. Vineeth Ajith 2025
GUIDE
Dr. Vineeth Ajith
E4Life
Water and Sanitation
Integrated Framework and Toolkits for Water Sustainability through Community Empowerment
Dr. Krishna Nandanan 2025
GUIDE
Dr. Krishna Nandanan
E4Life
Sustainable development framework
An Integrated Data-driven Platform for Multi-Level Multi-Stakeholder-based Sustainability & Resilience Assessments and Recommendations for Community Empowerment
Dr. Reshma A. S. 2025
GUIDE
Dr. Reshma A. S.
E4Life
SDG 6-Water Treatment
Participatory Digital Platform for Water Quality Management Integrated with Advanced Chlorine Decay Model for Health Risk Assessment
Sruthy Anand 2026
GUIDE
Sruthy Anand
Faculty of Engineering
Opportunistic Network and Edge Intelligence
Internet Over Ocean: Intelligent Digital Ecosystem for Coastal Community Resilience
Dr. Vipina Valsan 2026
CO-GUIDE
Dr. Vipina Valsan
Faculty of Engineering
Shobana Pillai (Brahmacharini Shobha) 2026
GUIDE
Shobana Pillai (Brahmacharini Shobha)
Faculty of Interdisciplinary studies
BHĀVANĀ AS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROCESS OF CONTEMPLATIVE CULTIVATION: A MIXED-METHODS INVESTIGATION IN INTEGRATED AMRITA MEDITATION®–35
“Fill your hearts with love and gratitude. Life gives us what we need and not necessarily what we want. It follows its own wisdom, which is often incomprehensible to our gross minds. We should learn to accept situations in life. This attitude of acceptance is the secret to happiness.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

ACADEMIC TIMELINE

2014 → 2026

From management and wireless sensor networks to water
sustainability, climate risk and interdisciplinary resilience.

2014

Dr. Raghu Raman

Management · Faculty of Management

2014
2016

Dr. Prema Nedungadi

Education & Health Systems · Faculty of Engineering

2016
2018

Rekha P · Aryadevi R D

Wireless Sensor Networks · Faculty of Engineering

2018
2019

Dr. Hemalatha T

Landslide Forecasting · Faculty of Engineering

2019
2022

Simi S · Geena Prasad

IoT Edge Intelligence · Water Quality Management

2022
2024

Dr. Adwitiya Mukhopadhaya

Wireless Communications · Faculty of Engineering

2024
2025

Five doctoral graduates

Sustainable Energy · Climate Risk · Water & Sanitation · Sustainable Development · SDG 6

2025
2026

Four doctoral scholars

Ocean Networks · Interdisciplinary Studies · Contemplative Practice · Community-based Water Purification

2026
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