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Swathi
Mohandas Surekha

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Integrating Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, and Hydrogeology to decode complex environmental systems and enable sustainable resource decisions.

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Swathi Mohandas Surekha — portrait
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About

Swathi Mohandas Surekha — portrait

Researcher specialising in Environmental Data Science, Hydrogeology, and Machine Learning. My work sits at the intersection of AI and Earth systems, building models that see, predict, and understand our planet.

I develop scalable, data-driven frameworks using satellite imagery, sensor networks, and deep learning to address critical challenges in water systems and climate resilience — and apply computer vision to agricultural monitoring, including plant disease classification using CNN and transfer learning architectures.

Hydrogeology Groundwater Modelling FEFLOW MODFLOW Remote Sensing GIS Machine Learning Seawater Intrusion Deep Learning Climate Resilience
Technical Proficiency
Hydrogeological Tools92%
TensorFlow / PyTorch85%
GIS / Remote Sensing88%
Statistical Modeling80%
Python / NumPy / Pandas78%
SQL / Power BI / Tableau 78%
Deep Learning / CNN78%
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Research

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Groundwater Modelling & Seawater Intrusion

Numerical groundwater flow and solute transport modelling using FEFLOW and MODFLOW to assess seawater intrusion dynamics, coastal aquifer vulnerability, and contaminant migration. Field campaigns across 200+ monitoring wells with integrated hydrogeochemical and isotopic analysis to calibrate and validate predictive models.

AI & Environmental Data Science
GeoAI, Machine Learning & Explainable Modelling

Development of AI-assisted vulnerability assessment frameworks combining GIS, remote sensing, and supervised ML for groundwater quality prediction, rainfall–recharge analysis, and decision-support systems. Emphasis on explainable and physics-informed approaches that bridge environmental processes with geospatial intelligence.

Deep Learning & Computer Vision
Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring

Application of CNN and transfer learning architectures (MobileNetV2, VGG16, DenseNet121, InceptionV3) to plant disease classification and crop health assessment — achieving ~98% validation accuracy — alongside IoT-integrated real-time water monitoring dashboards for urban resilience planning.

Long-term vision — Develop explainable and physics-informed AI frameworks that unify environmental process knowledge, geospatial intelligence, and predictive modelling for sustainable water, climate, and ecosystem management at scale.

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Work & Research Experience

Analyst
YCRAI Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, India
01/01/2023 – Current
  • Built an AI-driven rice disease detection system using CNN-based image classification, delivering disease prediction with confidence scores and treatment recommendations to support sustainable agriculture.
  • Developed real-time water monitoring dashboards integrating IoT and GIS layers to support urban resilience planning.
  • Performed Lifecycle Assessment modeling and SQL-based environmental analytics, recommending low-emission material alternatives with approximately 20% lower carbon footprint.
Researcher
National Water & Energy Centre (NWEC)
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
01/01/2021 – 31/12/2022
  • Directed field sampling campaigns for 200+ coastal wells, reducing pollution by 15% and improving desalination inputs through targeted monitoring.
  • Engineered numerical models of saltwater intrusion using FEFLOW to optimize aquifer recharge and pumping strategies, advancing sustainable groundwater management in coastal UAE.
  • Applied SQL, Python, and interactive dashboards to streamline water quality and contaminant analysis, improving stakeholder decision-making by 30%.
Team Leader
Smunch.co
Berlin, Germany
01/05/2019 – 30/07/2020
  • Supervised a 15-member team, launching engagement strategies that boosted rider support performance by 25%.
  • Optimised customer experience by applying data-driven insights, increasing satisfaction scores by 10 points.
Master Thesis Researcher
Georg August Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
01/06/2016 – 14/06/2017
  • Simulated coupled heat and fluid transport in fractured geothermal reservoirs using FEFLOW.
  • Modeled heat transport in a 2 km × 0.5 km geothermal reservoir, demonstrating that fractures greater than 1 mm significantly influence thermal breakthrough and establishing temperature as a natural tracer for fracture characterisation.
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Education

Master of Science (M.Sc.) Hydrogeology & Environmental Geoscience
Georg August Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
01/10/2014 – 30/06/2017
Final Grade: 1.7
Master's Thesis ↗ Heat as an artificial tracer for forced-gradient flow in the subsurface, simulating fluid temperature sensitivity to hydraulic aperture and thermal width values of major vertical fractures in a geothermal reservoir using FEFLOW.
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Biotechnology Engineering
NMAM Institute of Technology
Nitte, India
01/09/2009 – 30/09/2013
Final Grade: 1.6
Bachelor's Thesis ↗ Production of bioethanol from enzyme-pretreated oil seed cake, with emphasis on applied biotechnology, sustainable resource use, and biochemical process development.
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Awards

2015 🏆
Erasmus Mundus NAMASTE Full Scholarship
European Commission | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Prestigious EU-funded full scholarship for Master's level study under the Networking and Mobility Actions for Sustainable Technology and Environment in India programme.
2014 🎓
Housing Scholarship at Theological Stift
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Residential scholarship awarded at the Theological Stift for the duration of the Master's programme. Awarded to outstanding international students.
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Professional Certifications

Supply Chain Analytics
Unilever Supply Chain Data Analyst
Coursera
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Geospatial Science
Applied Remote Sensing
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
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Hydrogeology Projects

Numerical Modelling | Hydrogeology
Groundwater Abstraction and Contaminant Transport Modelling
Visual MODFLOW | MODPATH | MT3DMS
Developed and calibrated a groundwater flow and solute transport model for an alluvial aquifer to optimise sustainable abstraction, delineate wellhead protection zones, and assess contaminant migration from a crude oil spill.
Visual MODFLOWMODPATHMT3DMSContaminant Transport
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Hydrogeology | Field Investigation
Hydrogeological Field Investigation and Aquifer Characterisation
Pumping Tests | Slug Tests | Borehole Logging
Conducted hydrogeological field investigations at the GZG geothermal site and Stegemühller Waterworks to evaluate aquifer conditions, groundwater levels, hydraulic properties, and water quality indicators.
Pumping TestSlug TestBorehole LoggingAQTESOLV
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Hydrogeology | GIS | Environmental Analysis
Rainfall–Groundwater Spatio-Temporal Analysis
GIS-Based Multi-Year Hydrogeospatial Assessment
Conducted a spatio-temporal hydrogeospatial analysis of rainfall variability and groundwater dynamics in Abu Dhabi using QGIS including rainfall interpolation, groundwater depth mapping, drawdown assessment, and contour analysis.
QGISRaster AnalysisSpatial InterpolationGeospatial Mapping
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Remote Sensing | Hydrology | Land Use
LULC Classification and Water Retention Assessment
Remote Sensing-Based Hydro-Environmental Analysis
Assessed anthropogenic land cover change and its impact on water retention using supervised classification, spectral indices, and spatial metrics on multi-temporal satellite data.
QGISRemote SensingLandsat 7Hydrological Analysis
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Hydrogeology | Unsaturated Zone Modelling
Modeling of Unsaturated Zone Processes
Capillary Rise | Infiltration | Evaporation
Modelled key unsaturated zone processes to evaluate how soil texture controls water movement, retention, infiltration, and evaporation using the van Genuchten-Mualem hydraulic model.
Unsaturated Zonevan Genuchten-MualemInfiltration
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Groundwater Modelling | Hydrogeology | FEFLOW
Numerical Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Wadi Ham Coastal Aquifer, UAE
DHI FEFLOW 7.5 | Variable-Density Flow & Solute Transport
Developed and calibrated a 20-year FEFLOW variable-density groundwater and solute transport model to simulate seawater intrusion, TDS migration, and groundwater abstraction impacts in the Wadi Ham coastal aquifer, UAE.
FEFLOW 7.5Saltwater IntrusionSolute TransportVariable-Density Flow
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Groundwater Modelling | Coastal Aquifers
Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis of Seawater Intrusion Using FEFLOW
FEFLOW | Density-Dependent Flow
Simulated seawater intrusion in a confined coastal aquifer using FEFLOW to analyse density-dependent groundwater flow and solute transport, evaluating sensitivity to hydraulic conductivity, porosity, diffusion, and dispersivity.
FEFLOWSeawater IntrusionSensitivity Analysis
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AI × ML × Environmental Science

Computer Vision | Agriculture AI | Deep Learning
Corn Maize Leaf Disease Classification using CNN
Image Classification with 90.08% Validation Accuracy
CNN-based corn maize leaf disease classification system trained on Kaggle maize leaf images. The model classifies leaf images into Blight, Common Rust, Gray Leaf Spot, and Healthy classes, helping identify plant diseases from leaf images using deep learning.
PythonTensorFlowKerasCNNComputer Vision
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Computer Vision | Agriculture AI | Transfer Learning
Plant Disease Classification using Deep Learning
~92% Validation Accuracy with CNN and MobileNetV2
Built and evaluated CNN + MobileNetV2 transfer learning models classifying 15 plant disease classes from leaf imagery. Compared MobileNetV2, VGG16, DenseNet121, and InceptionV3 architectures for real-world agricultural decision support.
TensorFlowMobileNetV2CNNImageDataGenerator
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Computer Vision | Agriculture AI | Deep Learning
Rice Leaf Disease Detection using CNN
Image Classification with Treatment Recommendation
CNN-based rice leaf disease detection system trained on Kaggle rice leaf images. The model classifies leaf diseases from uploaded images and provides fertilizer or treatment recommendations based on the predicted disease.
TensorFlowKerasCNNKaggleHub
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Hydrogeology | Machine Learning | Groundwater Modeling
Machine Learning-Based Groundwater Flow and Phenolic Contaminant Transport Modeling
Surrogate Modeling MLP with Visual MODFLOW
Machine learning surrogate framework for groundwater hydraulic head prediction and phenolic contaminant transport simulation using MLP neural networks. Includes remediation scenario analysis for pump-and-treat groundwater contamination management.
PythonScikit-learnMLP Neural NetworkMODFLOWContaminant Transport
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GeoAI | Remote Sensing | Water
GeoAI-Based Water Body Detection from Satellite Imagery
Multi-format Geospatial Pipeline
Automated surface water detection pipeline using deep learning segmentation models trained on multi-spectral satellite imagery across GeoTIFF, NetCDF, and Shapefile formats.
PyTorchOpenCVRasterioOpenGeoAI
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Smart City Analytics | IoT Dashboarding
Smart City Real-Time Water Conservation Dashboard
Tableau Dashboard | Leak & Demand Monitoring
Built a real-time water conservation dashboard integrating IoT sensor data from flow meters, pressure sensors, and smart meters to monitor water loss, detect leaks, forecast demand, and support data-driven infrastructure upgrades.
TableauGIS Leak AlertsWater Efficiency
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Machine Learning | Environmental AI | Climate Analytics
Environmental Stress Prediction using Machine Learning
Random Forest-Based Environmental Stress Classification
Machine learning-based environmental stress prediction system using NDVI, soil moisture, temperature anomaly, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, and biome data to classify environmental conditions into Vegetation Healthy, Moderate Stress, and High Water Stress categories for climate resilience and ecosystem monitoring.
PythonScikit-learnRandom ForestPandasEnvironmental AI
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Hydrogeology | Machine Learning | Coastal Groundwater Modeling
AI-Based Coastal Aquifer Surrogate Modeling for Seawater Intrusion Prediction
Rapid Groundwater Salinity Prediction using Deep Learning Surrogate Models
Machine learning-based surrogate modeling framework for rapid prediction of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers using hydrogeological parameters, enabling fast salinity risk assessment and coastal groundwater management.
PythonTensorFlowDeep LearningHydrogeologyCNN
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Hydrogeology | GIS | Machine Learning
AI-Assisted Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Mapping using Random Forest for Wadi Ham Coastal Aquifer
Groundwater Salinity Classification with 86.2% Accuracy
Developed an AI-assisted groundwater vulnerability assessment framework for the Wadi Ham coastal aquifer, UAE, integrating GIS, GALDIT, Random Forest ML, and SHAP explainability to generate seawater intrusion probability and salinity classification map.
PythonGISRandom ForestSHAPHydrogeology
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Research AI | Bibliometrics | Water Technology
R-based Bibliometric Analysis and Mapping for Desalination Research Trend Analysis
Bibliometric Knowledge Mapping Pipeline
Developed an R-based bibliometric analytics pipeline to examine desalination research trends, influential authors, citation networks, keyword evolution, and global collaboration patterns.
RBibliometrixCitation NetworksKnowledge Mapping
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Sustainability Analytics

Sustainability Analytics | Supply Chain
Sustainable Packaging Material Optimization Dashboard
Tableau Analytics | Lifecycle Impact Comparison
Developed an interactive sustainability dashboard comparing packaging materials across lifecycle impact, production efficiency, logistics emissions, recycling performance, and customer feedback.
TableauLifecycle AssessmentSupply Chain Analytics
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Logistics Analytics | Route Optimization
Route Optimization for Supply Chain Dashboard
Tableau Analytics | Delivery Efficiency & Network Performance
Developed an interactive Tableau dashboard to analyze supply chain route performance, delivery efficiency, distance patterns, transportation costs, and logistics bottlenecks.
TableauRoute OptimizationLogistics Analytics
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ESG Reporting | Supply Chain Sustainability
Sustainable Reporting Dashboard
Tableau Analytics | ESG & Supplier Performance
Developed an interactive Tableau dashboard for supply chain sustainability reporting, tracking ESG performance, supplier sustainability indicators, emissions-related metrics, and operational trends.
TableauESG ReportingSupplier Analytics
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GHG Analytics | Supply Chain Sustainability
Greenhouse Gas Emission Dashboard
Tableau Analytics | NAICS 2017 Emission Factor Analysis
Developed an interactive Tableau dashboard analyzing supply chain greenhouse gas emission factors using NAICS 2017 data to compare industry-level emissions and support decarbonization decisions.
TableauGHG EmissionsSustainability Reporting
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Data Science Projects

IPL
SQL Analytics
IPL Data Exploration
SQL-based exploration of IPL match data to extract insights on bidding trends, team performance, and player statistics.
SQLSports DataEDA
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COVID-19
Python EDA
COVID-19 India Analysis
Exploratory Python analysis of pandemic spread, vaccination progress, and public health trends across India.
PythonPandasHealthcare
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Netflix
Tableau Dashboard
Netflix Data Visualization
Interactive dashboard visualizing Netflix content distribution by release year, country, type, duration, and rating.
TableauDashboardVisualization
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Global COVID
Global Health Dashboard
Global COVID-19 Visualization
Worldwide Tableau visualization comparing confirmed cases, mortality rates, and recovery patterns across top affected nations.
TableauCOVIDGlobal Data
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Revenue
Customer Analytics
Revenue Dashboard
Customer-product revenue dashboard evaluating demographic purchasing behaviour across North American markets.
TableauBIRevenue
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Crime
Geospatial Analysis
Crime Mapping Analysis
Visualizing San Francisco's crime rate by neighbourhood to identify high-risk areas for urban planning and public safety.
PythonMappingGIS
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Amazon
Web Scraping
Amazon Web Scraping
Using Beautiful Soup to extract product data for iPhone 14 Pro from Amazon India to facilitate price and feature comparison.
PythonBS4Automation
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Survey
Data Analysis
Data Analysis of Survey
Summarizing audience interest in data science topics using Matplotlib to drive decisions in education and programming.
MatplotlibEDAStatistics
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Twitter
Social Media Analytics
Twitter Visualization
Classifying and visualizing top Twitter accounts based on country, occupation, and follower metrics via Tableau.
TableauDashboardSocial Data
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Publications

2022
Conference Paper
Management of Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: Present and Future Challenge
Mohandas Surekha, S., Sherif, M., Sefelnasr, A.
International Conference on Water Resources Management and Sustainability: Solutions for Arid Regions (WMS-Expo 2020), Dubai, UAE
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2018
Journal / Conference
Fluid Temperature Sensitivity to Hydraulic Aperture and Thermal Width Values of Major Vertical Fractures in Forced-Gradient Flow
Mohandas Surekha S., Ghergut J., Khaleefah N., Sauter M.
DGMK-Tagungsberichte, Bd. 2018-1 [ISBN: 978-3-941721-86-9] | Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Mineralol und Kohle, Hamburg, pp. 601–609
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Live ML Demo

Environmental Stress Classifier
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Corn Maize CNN Classifier
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Selected corn maize leaf sample
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Select a maize leaf sample and run the CNN classifier.
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Contact

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Open to collaborations in environmental ML, remote sensing research, and data science consulting. Always happy to connect with researchers working at the intersection of AI and earth sciences.