Vemu Sreenivasulu

Dr.Vemu Sreenivasulu

professor
Department:Civil Engineering
Qualification:Ph.D
Phone(Office):08842300836
Mobile:9701278555
Email:vemusree@gmail.com
Date of Birth:10/04/1970
Date of Joining:20/06/2003
Subjects Taught:Irrigation engineering
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic machines
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS to water resources
Digital image processing
Groundwater Hydrology
Surface Water Hydrology
Water Resources Engineering
Groundwater Development and management
Watershed Management, Surveying
Design and Drawing of Irrigation Structures
Urban Hydrology
Hydraulic structures.
Research Area:Water Resources Engineering, Applications of Remote Sensing & Geographic Information System
Teaching Experience:24 Years
Research Experience:19 Years
Industry/Professional Experience:26 Years
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International Journals
1. Mynar Babu, P , Jai Sankar, G and Sreenivasulu, V.(2013).”Impacts of aquaculture on water resources utilization and land resources”, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, Volume4 Issue7, pp: 3201- 3205
2. Mynar Babu, P , Jai Sankar, G, Sreenivasulu, V and Sridha, P (2014)”LULC analysis with reference to Aquaculture in the part of Krishna district using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”- International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 6 No.5, pp: 219-225.
3. Mynar Babu, P , Jai Sankar, G, Sreenivasulu, V and Harikrishna K. (2014) “Hydrochemical Analysis and Evaluation of Groundwater Quality in Part of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh – Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”.- International Journal of Engineering Research, Volume No.3, Issue No.8, pp : 476-48.
4. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2011). “Estimation of spatial patterns of soil erosion and sediment yield using Remote Sensing and GIS-A case study of Indravathi Catchment”- Journal of Natural Hazards: Volume 59, Issue 3(2011), Page 1299-1315.
5. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2010). “An Integrated approach for prioritization of reservoir catchment using remote sensing and GIS techniques”.-Journal of Geocarto International: Vol.25, No.2, 149-168.
6. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2010). “Change detection in landuse and landcover using remote sensing and GIS techniques”.- International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology: Vol.2(12),7758-7762.
7. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2010). “Estimation of catchment characteristics using remote sensing and GIS techniques”.- International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology: Vol.2(12),7763-7770.
8. Rao, S.V.N, Thandaveswara, B.S, Murty Bhallamudi,S and Sreenivasulu, V (2005) “Planning groundwater development in coastal deltas with paleo channels” – Journal of Water Resources Management: Volume 19, Number 5, page: 625-639.
9. Rao, S.V.N, Sreenivasulu V, Murty Bhallamudi, S, Thandaveswara, B.S and Sudheer, K.P (2004).“Planning Groundwater Development in coastal aquifers” – Journal of Hydrological Sciences- des Sciences hydrologiques, 49(1).155-170.
10. Rao,S.V.N, Thandaveswara,B.S, Murty Bhallamudi, S and Sreenivasulu, V (2003). “Optimal Groundwater Management in Deltaic regions using Simulated Annealing and Neural Networks”– Journal of Water resources Management Vol:17, Number 6,Page:409-428.

National Journals
1. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2012), Identification of critical prone areas in upper Indravati reservoir catchment using GIS and remote sensing techniques, Journal of Applied Hydrology, Vol. XXIII No.1 & 2, 2010, pp. 37 – 44.
2. Goyal, V.C. and Sreenivasulu, V. (2001). “Inventory of surface water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir”, Journal of Hydrology, IAH, 24(4), pp.53-64.

Technical reports published by National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India

1. Inventory of Water Bodies in Western Himalayan Region, India using Remote Sensing & GIS Technique.
2. Landuse /Land Cover of Devak Catchment, J&K., India
3. Remote Sensing and GIS Application for Soil Erosion Estimation in Devak Watershed, Jammu &Kashmir, India using USLE Model
4. Prioritization of Watershed using Remote Sensing and GIS
5. Geomorphological Study of Devak Basin
6. Estimation of Runoff in Nagwan Watershed (Bihar) using AGNPS model and ILWIS GIS
7. Soil Physio-Chemical Properties of Basantar Catchment, J&K, India
8. Sedimentation Study of Poondi reservoir using Remote Sensing Technique
9. Representative basin studies
10. Effects of Forest Cover Changes on Storage Capacity of Upper Indravathi Reservoir

Peer reviewer of the following journals

1. International journal of Natural hazards by Springer publication.
2. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning by Academic Journal
3. Journal of applied hydrology.
4. Journal of Environment, Development and Sustainability

Workshops/Courses Attended:Professional Training Courses Attended

1. Passed with distinction the Pennsylvania State University’s 8 weeks online course on “Energy, the Environment, and our Future” – March, 2014.
2. Successfully completed 3 week short course on “Assessment of the effect of climate change on Agro-ecological systems using optical and SAR remote sensing and GIS” at ITC, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. 09-06-2014 to 27-06- 2014.
3. Participated in the training program on “Remote sensing, GIS and Scientific Visualization” from 17th March 2008 to 28th March 2008 at Trent Lott Geospatial and Visualization Research Center of Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
4. Attended a one week training course on “GPS and Total Station” at GVP Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, India, from 06-05-2007 to 11-05-2007
5. Attended a one week training course on “Introduction to ArcGis 9” at JNTU Kakinada, India, from 11-04-2005 to 15-04-2005.
6. Attended a training course on ERDAS Imagine 8.5 (Image Processing) at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India, from 10-12-01 to 14 -12- 01.
7. Attended a one-week training course on ArcView GIS, Data Automation Kit (DAK), Spatial Analyst at Deltaic Regional Center, NIH, Kakinada, India from 18-06-01 to 22-06-01.
8. Attended a training Course on “Remote Sensing and GIS Application in Water Resources” at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India from 13-12-99 to 24-12-99.

9. Attended a training course on ERDAS Imagine 8.3.1 (Image Processing)
at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India 27-4-98 to 1-5-98.
10. Attended a four-month training course on “Geographic Information System Application in Water Resources Management”, at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India from 4-8-97 to 28-11-97.
11. Attended a training course on Hydrological Modelling at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India from 20.1.97 to 31.1.1997.
12. Attended an Industrial training course for M.Tech students at Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune, from 4.5.92 to 11.6.92

Seminars / workshop attended

1. Attended QIP short term course on soft computing techniques in water resources management, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, November 19-23, 2007.
2. Attended a one day National Workshop on “mitigating the challenge of water scarcity, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, 22 March 2007.
3. Attended a two day National Workshop on “Environmentally sustainable water resources management methodologies, JNT University, Hyderabad, India, 3-4 July 2006.
4. Attended a two day workshop on weather modification and cloud Seeding Techniques from rain water enhancement, JNT University, Hyderabad, India, 27-28 January 2005.
5. Attended a 5 day workshop on “Groundwater Modelling & Conjunctive use, With special reference to coastal and Deltaic region”, Organized by NIH, Kakinada at State Groundwater and Surface water Resources Data Center, PWD, Tharamani, Chennai from June10-14, 2002.
6. Attended a three-day workshop on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS” at Deltaic Regional Center, National Institute of Hydrology, Kakinada from 11- 13, September 2001.
7. Attended a Brain Storming session on “Hydrology of the Western Himalayas: Challenges in the New Millennium” at Jammu University, organized by Western Himalayan Regional Center, NIH, on 28th January 2000.
8. Attended Geomatics 97: Disaster Management at Indian Institute of Remote Agency, Dehradun, from 18th to 20th September 1997.
9. Attended Brain Storming Session on Hydrological Problems & Perspectives in Western Himalayan Region at Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu, organized by Western Himalayan Regional Center, NIH, on 14th March 1997.
Workshops/Conferences Organized:1. Universal Human Values on the theme “inculcating universal human values in technical education” during 10th to 14th April 2020 organized by AICTE
2. Universal Human Values on the theme “inculcating universal human values in technical education” during 25th to 29th April 2020 organized by AICTE
3. Climate change impact on water resources management and environment during 15th to 19th July 2020 organized by AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vizag
4. Impact of Covid-19 on development of rural economy- Challenges and opportunities on 27th July 2020, organized by Lead India Foundation and JNTUA
5. 5 day FDP on Building competencies for online teaching, from 3rd to 7th August 2020 organized by National Institute of educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi
6. Hydrological modeling using RS and GIS with special reference to climate change from 7th to 11th September, 2020, organized by AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vizag
7. Urban stormwater management, from 22nd to 24th February, 2021, organized by AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Vizag.
8. 5 day FDP on Design, Develop and Deliver on line courses, from 14th to 18th June 2021 organized by National Institute of educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi
9. Organized 5 day FDP on “ Remote Sensing and GIS applications in water resources management, from 4th to 8th January 2021, sponsored by ATAL- AICTE
Conferences:Internationally Refereed Conferences
1. Vemu Sreenivasulu (2017).”Assessment of soil erosion risk and prioritization of watershed using Geo-information techniques. International conference on Geomatics and Geospatial Technology 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4-5 October 2017.

2. Mynar Babu, p, Jai Sankar, G and Sreenivasulu, V (2014). “ Land Use ? Land Cover Change detection analysis in the part of the Krishna District Using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques”_4 International conference on Hydrology and watershed Management (ICHWAM-2014), JNTUH, Hyderabad, 29 October to 1 November, 2014.
3. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2012). “Estimation of soil loss using Geo-information techniques”_ 4th International Conference on Geo- Information Technology for Natural Disaster Management to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during November 7-8, 2012.
4. Sreenivasulu, V, Padmasree, M and Madhava Rao, V (2012) “ GIS based village monitoring and evaluation system – A case study of Surajpur village”_ 4th International Conference on Geo-Information Technology for Infrastructure Management to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during November 7-8, 2012.
5. Sreenivasulu,V, Sreekanthi,P and Devi Prasad,S (2012). “ Asset mapping and consumer indexing using Geo-information techniques – A case study of Bellampalli, India” _ 4th International Conference on Geo-Information Technology for Infrastructure Management to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during November 7-8, 2012.
6. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2012). “Sediment yield estimation and prioritization of watershed using remote sensing and GIS”- XXII International Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Congress held in Melbourne, Australia, during 25 August to I September, 2012.
In International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XXXIX-B8, p 529-533, XXII ISPRS Congress, 25 August – 01 September 2012, Melbourne, Australia
7. Sreenivasulu, V and Udayabhaskar, P (2009).“Identification of critical prone areas in upper Indravthi reservoir catchment using GIS and remote sensing techniques”- International Conference on image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition at WORLDCOMP 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 13-16, 2009 - The 2009 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing.
8. Sreenivasulu, V and Hariprasad, V. (2004). “Estimation of runoff in Nagwan watershed using AGNPS Model and ILWIS GIS”, International Symposium on Lowland Technology (ISLT-2004), Bangkok, Thailand, September 1-3, 2004.
9. Jayakanthan, V.S., Sreenivasulu, V., Rao, Y.R.S and Ramasastri, K.S. (2002). “Reservoir Capacity Estimation Using Satellite Data”, International Symposium on Resources and Environmental Monitoring. APRS & SIS, Vol. 34, Part 7, pp. 863-866.
10. Sreenivasulu, V, Vijay Kumar, and Goyal, V.C. (2000). “Remote Sensing and GIS Application for Soil loss Estimation in Devak Watershed using USLE Model”, Proceedings of the International conference on remote sensing and GIS/GPS, ICORG-2000, JNTU, Hyderabad, India, vol. I, pp.520-525.
11. Sreenivasulu, V and Vijay Kumar. (2000). “Landuse / landcover mapping and Change Detection using Satellite Data- A Case Study of Devak Watershed (J&K)”, Proceedings of the International conference on remote sensing and GIS/GPS, ICORG-2000, JNTU, Hyderabad, India, vol. II, pp. 507-513.
12. Prabhakara, J., Gupta, B.B., Sreenivasulu, V. and Vijay Kumar. (2000). “Re- estimation of area waterlogged through GIS technique in a distributary command- A case study”, Proceedings of the International conference on remote sensing and GIS/GPS, ICORG-2000, JNTU, Hyderabad, India, Vol. II, pp.312-318.
Session Chair/Keynote Speaker/Guest Lecture:1. Coordinator for 3 day workshop on “Motivation for Xth Class students to face Public Examination”, at JNTU Kakinada, AP, India, from 23rd to 25th February, 2010.
2. Coordinator for 2 day international workshop on “Energy, Environment and Education”, at JNTU Kakinada AP, India, from 8th to 9th February, 2010.
3. Coordinator for National Conference on “Water and Waste Management (NCWWM)-2007”, at JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada, AP, India.

4. Organized and delivered lecture on “Basics of GIS and its Application in Groundwater Modelling” in a 5 day workshop on “Groundwater Modelling & Conjunctive use, With special reference to coastal and Deltaic region”, Organized by NIH, Kakinada at State Groundwater and Surface water Resources Data Center, PWD, Tharamani, Chennai from June10-14, 2002.
5. Delivered a guest lecture on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Aqua-culture” for Lectures in Degree College at PR Govt. College, Kakinada on 5th October 2001.
6. Organized and delivered lecture on “Estimation of soil Erosion using RS and GIS” in a three day workshop on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS” at Deltaic Regional Center, National Institute of Hydrology, Kakinada from 11- 13, September 2001.
7. Organized a Brain Storming session on “Hydrology of the Western Himalayas: Challenges in the New Millennium” at Jammu University, organized by Western Himalayan Regional Center, NIH, on 28th January 2000.
8. Organized a Brain Storming Session on Hydrological Problems & Perspectives in Western Himalayan Region at Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu, organized by Western Himalayan Regional Center, NIH, on 14th March 1997.
Ph.D Scholars guided:3 Guiding
1 Guided
PG Scholars guided :19
Memberships in Professional bodies:1. Life member for Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India.
2. Life member for the Association of Hydrologists of India
3. Fellow of the Society of Earth Scientists, India.
4. Member, State Groundwater Coordination Committee (SGWC) for Implementation of National Project on Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM)
5. Member, Regional Coordination Committee, DRC, NIH, Kakinada
Positions held :1. Director, Infrastructure Development & Chief Engineer, from December 2021 to till date
a. Monitoring and executing infrastructure development in 3 campus of constituent college of JNTUK
b. Assisting University authorities in development activities in the University
2. Director, Faculty Development Cell, JNTU Kakinada, from November 2019 to December 2021
a. Conducted number of online FDPs on Engineering subjects, NBA, NAAC, NEP 2020, Universal Human Values, E-content preparation, etc.
b. Coordinator (JNTUK) of the online GATE and GPAT coaching for students of AP organized by APSCHE, JNTUK, JNTUA and Yogivemana University
c. University Coordinator AICTE - UHV-SIP
d. Coordinator (JNTUK) for development of E-Content for Engineering and Pharmacy students of AP organized by APSCHE, JNTUK and JNTUA.
e. Committee member for the preparation of DPR on MERU
f. Member of various committees to support university administration

3. Director, Foreign University Relations, JNTU Kakinada, from January 2018 to November 2018
a. Coordinating with BTH, Sweeden and AIT, Thailand to smooth conduct of international program IIMDP.
b. Made 2 MOU with Millenium University, Malawi and Lincoln University, Malaysia.
4. Principal, JNTUK- University College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, from March 2016 to December 2017

a. Changed private run mess in the campus to students managed mess despite of many hurdles. Saved nearly Rs.8 Lakh per month with better food quality and quantity of food compared to old system.
b. Obtained University Autonomy from academic year 2017.
c. Begin the preparation for NBA
d. First BOS and GB was conducted during my tenure
e. Got UGC 2(f) and 12(B) of UGS status
f. Improved campus placements
g. Conducted many events related to academic and extracurricular activities
h. Adopted Dwarapudi village and various activities conducted by college was presented at national conference on “ Developed Village- Developed Nation” organized by AICTE during 29-30 October, 2017

5. Head, Civil Engineering Dept, UCEK, JNTUK, from December 2012 to July 2015
a. Effectively implemented strategies in the department to create an environment that's conducive to teaching and learning.
b. Improved industrial consultancy services

6. Officer In charge Hostels, UCEK, JNTUK, from 2011 to 2012
a. Responsible for all matters relating to hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness of the hostel.
b. Provided quality food with reasonable cost

7. Additional Controller of Examinations, JNTUK, from 2009 to 2011
a. As a first ACE after University was formed- involved in the development of examination section along with DE,CE and other ACEs
b. Issues related to examination were solved effectively
c. Smooth conduct of examination and timely publication of results
d. Preparation of examination calendar in consultation with CE

8. Officer in charge of Examination, College of Engineering, Kakinada,
JNTU, Hyderabad, from 2004 to 2006
a. Supporting University examination section – conduct of examination and evaluation for affiliated colleges
b. Smooth conduct of examination and timely publication of results of autonomous college

9. Coordinator, JNTU Kakinada for Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Outreach Program, from 2010 to till date
a. Coordinating IIRS outreach programs and conduct of live and interactive courses
b. Responsible to make JNTUK as nodal center to conduct online courses offered by IIRS-ISRO Dehradun

10. Chairman, Board of Studies, Civil Engineering (Autonomous), UCEK, JNTUK, from December 2012 to July 2015

a. Responsible to frame R13 guidelines and revision of course structure and syllabus

11. Chairman, Board of Studies, Spatial information Technology, IST, JNTUK
a. Conduct of research review meeting for the PhD scholars registered with IST

12. Member, BOS for various autonomous colleges under JNTUK and AU college of Engineering, Andhra University
a. Involved in revision of course structures and syllabus

13. Member, Governing Bodies, University College of Engineering (Autonomous), JNTU Kakinada, from November 2019 to till date.
a. Actively participated in GB meetings and provide guidance to achieve organization mission

14. Member, Governing Bodies of different affiliated engineering colleges of JNTUK
a. Actively participated in GB meetings and provide guidance to achieve organization mission

15. State level (AP and Telangana) Coordinator-Programs initiated by AICTE under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
a. Coordinating the various activities in Engineering colleges of AP and Telangana

16. Co-Convener, Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test(PGCET) 2015
a. Supported convener to smooth conduct of PGCET 2015

17. Co-Convener,2015, Entrance Examination to select SC and ST students in Andhra Pradesh to provide professional guidance for Civil Services examination under NTR Vidyonnathi scheme
a. Smooth conduct of examination, results processing as per guidelines and publish the list of selected candidates

18. Convener for Fact Finding Committee to inspect affiliated Colleges of JNTUK
a. Supporting university to grant affiliation to affiliated colleges of JNTUK

19. Data Auditor, TEQIP (World Bank Project), for GITAMEC, GVPCE and AITAM from 2016-2017
a. Auditing TEQIP activities as per guidelines

20. Member in Ratification committee to ratify principal of affiliated college
a. Ratification of principal of affiliated college

21. Subject Expert in various interview board

a. Ratification of faculty members of affiliated colleges

22. University nominee in UGC committee to grant autonomous status to various affiliated colleges
a. Inspection of affiliated colleges along with UGC team to grant UGC autonomy

23. Member in various committees at State and University level in Academics and administrative matters.
a. Member in interview panel for selecting teaching faculty at Osmania University in 2017
b. Member-groundwater potential estimation committee, APGWD, A.P

24. Member research review committee, JNTUK
a. Conduct research reviews of PhD scholars registered in JNTUK

25. Member, Regional Coordination Committee, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Ministry of Water Resources, GOI, from 2014 to till date
a. As a member, supporting NIH by reviewing their R&D works and advice for new studies.

26. Adjudicator and examiner for PhD thesis evaluation
a. Adjudicator and external examiner of PhD work of various universities

27. Coordinator (JNTUK) for online GATE-2020 and GPAT-2020 coaching to students of AP organized by APSCHE, JNTUK, JNTUA and Yogivemana University
a. Involved in identifying subject expert and coordinating entire work with other team members
b. Total registration: Engineering-50289 & Pharmacy-7271
c. Total subjects taught: Engineering-75 & Pharmacy-11

28. Co-coordinator for developing E-Content for Engineering and Pharmacy students of AP organized by APSCHE, JNTUK and JNTUA.
a. Involved in identifying subject expert and coordinating entire work with other team members
b. Organized a two day training program on e-content preparation to subject experts

29. Coordinator, Coursera university program for JNTUK
a. Taken the initiative to obtain the free licenses from Coursera to enroll and complete online courses for JNTUK students during COVID 19 lockdown in 2020
b. Total enrollments-14004 and Total Course Completions-2382