KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Dr Deepthi B, Junior Scientist
Dr Deepthi B,
Junior Scientist

About me

I am a Junior Scientist at the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) with research expertise in climate change impacts on water resources, rainfall prediction, hydrological extremes, and downscaling of climate models. My work combines chaos theory, complex networks, machine learning, and physics informed approaches to improve climate and hydrological predictions. I have published in leading international journals, presented at AGU, EGU and AOGS, and received recognitions including the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship and the AGU B DEI Travel Grant. I am committed to advancing research that supports climate resilience and sustainable water management.

Name of Schemes &programmes (including external funded Programmes):

  • Kerala Young Scientist Award and Ecology and Environment Scheme

 

Academic

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD
    Subject: Water Resources Engineering
    Title:Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Rainfall: A New Framework based on Chaos Theory and Complex Networks
    Year: 2025
    Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  •  Post-graduation
    Subject: Water Resources Engineering
    Year: 2020
    University: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur
  • Graduation
    Subject: Civil Engineering
    Year: 2018
    University: Kerala University

Professional Experience/ Academic Positions:

  • Designation: Junior Scientist
  • Organization: Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
  • Duration: 20-11-2024 to till date

 

Research

  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Climate change impact on water resources
  • General Circulation Models
  • Complex Networks
  • Chaos Theory

 

 

Publications

  • Deepthi, B., Sivakumar, B., 2022a. General circulation models for rainfall simulations: Performance assessment using complex networks. Atmospheric Research, 278, 06333.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106333
  • Deepthi, B., Sivakumar, B., 2022b.Towards assessing the importance of individual stations in hydrometric networks: application of complex networks. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-022-02340-w
  • Deepthi, B., Sivakumar, B., 2023.Shortest path length for evaluating general circulation models for rainfall simulation. Clim Dyn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-023-06713-x
  • Deepthi, B., Sivakumar, B., 2024. Spatial downscaling of rainfall from general circulation models: A chaos theory-based framework. Atmospheric Research, 308, 107531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107531
  • Sunil, A., Deepthi, B., Rashid, M. et al., 2025. Assessing machine learning and Physics-Informed models for Multi-Lead time sea surface temperature prediction in the Arabian sea. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-025-03049-2

URL of Googlescholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Mjt8G5MAAAAJ&hl=en

 

 

 

Awards

  • AGU-B DEI Travel Grant worth $1000 for attending the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2023 in San Francisco, California, USA
  • Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF), Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India, since 2021
  • Academic excellence prize and institute gold medal for securing highest CGPA in MTech
  • Achieved a GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) score of 453 for Civil Engineering in 2018

 

Membership

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
  • American Geophysical Union
  • European Geosciences Union

 

 

 

My Team

Jasmi-Wilfred

Smt. Jasmi Wilfred
Project fellow

Sivaprasad-S

Shri.Sivaprasad S
Project Assistant

 

Contact

Dr. Deepthi B
Junior Scientist,2nd Floor,
SasthraBhavan, Pattom P O.,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695004
Email ID : deepthibhadran2@gmail.com
Phone (Office/Mob) : 7025096464