About

Myself, Dr. Viraj D. Loliyana, currently Hydrology Expert in Mechatronics Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, India. Earlier, I worked as Faculty and Course Coordinator, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Rustomjee Academy for Global Careers, Dahanu, Maharashtra, India in association with University of Wolverhampton (UK) for 1 year & 4 months. I did Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Shantilal Shah Government Engineering College of Bhavnagar Univeristy, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. Then, I pursued for M.Tech Degree and Doctoral Degree (under the guidance of Dr. Prem Lal Patel, Professor) subsequently with specialization in Water Resources Engineering from Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India. I was awarded Institute Gold Medal for securing first position in M. Tech. (WRE) for the batch 2009-2011. I have published more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences of repute. I worked as Research Scholar under a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on 'Water Resources & Flood Management' through research grant from World Bank sponsored TEQIP-II during 2013-2017 in the Department of Civil Engineering, SVNIT Surat.

Career Type:

Practitioner/Engineers

Organization Type:

Companies and Enterprises

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Hydrological modelling Real time operations for flood and reservoir monitoring Dam/Barrage/Canal gate operation and management Flood modelling and analysis SCADA based canal automation modelling Hydro-meteorological modelling Hydro-geological modelling Water budget estimation Water distribution network design and analysis Storm drainage system design and analysis GIS and remote sensing database development and mapping Mapping of Hydrogeology and Lithology Research and analytics in water resources projects

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