Sharing My Adventure (Pawan Thapa)

I am a graduate student in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. My research focuses on geographic information science (GIS), remote sensing, machine learning, deep learning analysis, mapping, and modeling rivers for width, centerline, direction, meander classification, and detection to estimate flood, floodplain, erosion, and riparian vegetation.

Previously, I lectured at Kathmandu University, Nepal. Notably, I was the first person from Nepal to earn a Master of Science in Geoinformatics from Muenster University, Germany, in 2017. Awarded Graduate Fellowship & honored with Outstanding Doctoral Research Award 2026.

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  1. Thapa P., Davis L., Amanambu A., Frame J., LaFevor M. (2025) Enhanced River Planform Analysis Using Deep Learning and Medial Axis Transform with Sentinel 1A Imagery, under review Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70158
  2. Thapa P, Thapa M. (2025) Integrating Geospatial Technologies and Machine Learning for Enhanced Disaster Management in Developing Countries, conference proceedings for Locate 25 The National Geospatial Conference, FIG Working Week in 2025, Hybrid, Brisbane, Australia
  3. Thapa, P., & Thapa, M. (2025). Operational Efficiency and Environmental Impact of UAV-Based Vaccine Delivery in Remote Areas of Nepal. Next Research, 100207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100207
  4. Thapa, P., Thapa N, Thapa M. (2025) Deep Learning-Enhanced Flood Risk Assessment for Unplanned Settlements in Morang, Nepal, Accepted Chapter for “The Himalaya Dilemma - Navigating Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Geohazard-Prone Regions" (Springer Nature)”.
  5. Thapa P. (2025) MMATWidth: Detection of River Centerlines Extraction and Width Estimation conference proceedings for IEEE Region 10 Symposium 2025, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  6. Thapa, P. (2024) Assessing Wildfire Severity and Identifying Hotspots Using Computational, Accepted Chapter for “Intelligence and Image Processing Computational Intelligence in Surveillance Systems Using Image Processing ” to be published by Elsevier.
  7. Aryal, R., Thapa, P., & Karki, M. (2023) Smoke Scene Detection from Satellite Imagery using Deep Learning.
  8. Thapa, P. (2022). Time Series Analysis and Forecast of COVID-19 Pandemic. In: Hassan, S.A., Mohamed, A.W., Alnowibet, K.A. (eds) Decision Sciences for COVID-19. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 320. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87019-5_6
  9. Thapa, P. (2022). Soil Erosion Estimation Using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) Model and GIS. In GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources (pp. 253-266). Apple Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003284512
  10. Regmi, S., Dhungana, B., Saud, R., Gautam, S., Thapa, P., & Bhandari, R. (2022). Prospection of Potential Iron Deposit in Gandaki and Lumbini Province of Nepal Using Remote Sensing Technology. Journal on Geoinformatics, Nepal, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.3126/njg.v21i1.50886.
  11. Thapa, P., Kuikel, S. (2022). Spatial Analysis of Relationship between Land Surface Temperature, NDVI and LULCC. Geospace 7 (1).
  12. Thapa, P. (2021). Predicating COVID19 Epidemic in Nepal Using the SIR Model. In: Oliva, D., Hassan, S.A., Mohamed, A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 358. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69744-0_14.
  13. Thapa, P. (2021). The Relationship between Land Use and Climate Change: A Case Study of Nepal. In The Nature, Causes, Effects and Mitigation of Climate Change on the Environment. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98282.
  14. Thapa, P. (2021). Potential of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Agriculture: A Review. Review of Behavioral Aspect in Organizations and Society, 3(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.32770/rbaos.vol31-8.
  15. Thapa, P. (2021). Impacts of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change on Land Degradation: A Case Study in Dolakha District, Nepal. In Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications (pp. 209-216). Taylor & Francis Group Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003049210-15.
  16. Thapa, P. (2021). Still a Vision Cadastre 2014 for Nepal. Türkiye Arazi Yönetimi Dergisi, 3 (2), 53-57. https://doi.org/10.51765/tayod.899431.
  17. Thapa, P., & Thapa, N. (2021). Land Parcel Information System Using Free and Open-Source Platform. Proceedings of FIG eWorking Week, 2021. TS07.2_thapa_10910.pdf (fig.net)
  18. Thapa P., Gautam A. (2021). Potential of Free and Open-Source Software for Education in Developing Countries, Proceedings of FOSS4G Asia 2021: In The Era of Artificial Intelligence and IoT for Land Management and Sustainable Development.
  19. Thapa, P. (2021). Predicating COVID19 epidemic in Nepal using the SIR model. Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19, 229-237.
  20. Pawan, T. (2020). Evaluating a fit-for-purpose integrated service platform for climate change and land information of rural mountain community. J Remote Sens GIS, 9, 278.
  21. Thapa, P. (2020). Spatial estimation of soil erosion using RUSLE modeling: a case study of Dolakha district, Nepal. Environmental Systems Research, 9(1), 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-020-00177-2.
  22. Thapa P, (2020) A Prototype for Interactive Web Map December, Geospace VII.
  23. Thapa, P., & Upadhyaya, P. S. (2019). Vulnerability assessment of indigenous communities to climate change in Nepal. Journal of Land Management and Geomatics Education, 1(1), 41-46.
  24. Thapa, P., & Dhulikhel, N. (2019). Observed and perceived climate change analysis in the Terai Region, Nepal. GSJ, 7(12), 35-43.

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