Name: Prof V Madhava Rao
Nationality: Indian
Date Of Birth: 1st February 1956
Academic Qualification:
•Ph.D (Engineering)(Spatial Information Technology), JNTU, Hyderabad, India (2007).
•M Tech(Remote Sensing), J N T University, Hyderabad, India(2001).
•PGD in Planning & Project Management(PGDPM), HCU, Hyderabad, India.(1997).
•Ph.D(Economics),MGKV,Varanasi,India.(1997).
•MBA( Symbiosis SIBM, Pune), University of Pune, India.(1982).
•B Sc(Electrical Engineering), Sambalpur University, Odisha, India(1979).
Certificate Academic Programmes
• Harvard University, USA
• University of Helsinki, Finland
• University of Tokyo, Japan
• Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India
• IGNOU, India
• Columbia University, USA
• Indian School of Business(ISB), Hyderabad, India
Current Academic Programmes Pursuing
Doctor of Science (D.Sc), Sambalpur University, Odisha,India Expected to be completed in 2020-21.
5. Training:
1. Geospatial Technology Application, at AIT, Bangkok, under Japanese Govt Fellowship (1996).
2. ODA Training in IIRR, Phillippines, under ODA Fellowship. (1994).
Professional Experience: (Total Professional Experience 32 years)
• Presently working as Research Professor, GIET University, Gunupur, Odisha State;.
• Former Advisor & Head(CGARD), CGARD,School of Science, Technology & Knowledge Systems (SSTKS), NIRDPR,MoRD, GoI, Hyderabad;
• Former Professor & Head(CGARD), CGARD NIRDPR,MoRD, GoI, Hyderabad;
• Former Deputy Director & Head(Computer Cell & Economic Research) in KVIC, Mumbai, Govt of India;
• Former Sales and Purchase Manager, OMC, Govt of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, India;
• Junior Executive(Marketing), HEC, Govt of India, Ranchi, India;
• Lecturer cum Placement Officer, PGCMS, SMIT, Affiliated to Berhampur University, Odisha.
Research Work:
Executed more than 50 National and International Research Projects in Geoinformatics applications, watershed, rural roads, rural housing, village development, disaster management, drinking water & sanitation, rural housing, rural industries, rural energy, precision agriculture, employment guarantee, waste lands development, etc.
Seminar & Conferences:
• Participated as a Delegate and presented Papers in about 30 National & International Conferences and Seminars.
• Organised about 25 National Seminars and Conferences and 20 International Training Programmes.
Member Of Professional Scientific Societies:
• Life Member of Indian Economic Association(IEA),
• Indian Society for Ecological Economics(ISEE);
• Indian Society for Remote Sensing(ISRS),
• Indian Society of Geomatics(ISG),
• Member ISPRS,
• Member, Institution of Engineers(India)
• Member, All India Management Association.
Awards Received:
• Outstanding Young Person by Jaycees International, 1985;
• National Innovation Abhinav Award 2015 Govt of India;
• Outstanding and Distinguished Contributions in NRM and RD Award, SSTGRA, 2005;
• Outstanding and Distinguished Contributions in NRM and RD Award, SSTGRA, 2015.