Shalini Gakhar (She/Her)
Data Scientist at International Rice Research Institute
India
About
Shalini Gakhar is presently working as a Data Scientist: Interoperability and Data Science Life Cycle at IRRI, India. She has completed her PhD degree from Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi, India. Major areas of research include hyperspectral remote sensing, machine learning, deep learning, target detection, drone data acquisition and
using Big Data Analytics. She has an experience in working on projects associated with Department of Science and Technology (DST), India; Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and has deployed software products for airborne and spaceborne data processing. She continues to thrive for the opportunities and challenges in the agricultural domain that can be addressed using data science.