Rate My Professor Hitesh Upreti

Hitesh Upreti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering within the School of Engineering at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Greater Noida, India. He obtained his PhD in Water Resources Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, completing his doctoral studies from 2013 to 2018. His academic career at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence began around July 2020, where he has advanced to Associate Professor. Dr. Upreti's research focuses on water resources engineering, encompassing remote sensing in agriculture and water resources, smart agricultural water management, irrigation hydrology, drone and satellite remote sensing for agricultural applications, irrigation water management, and artificial intelligence in agriculture. He co-leads the Water Management Field Laboratory alongside Gopal Das Singhal, Associate Professor in the same department. The laboratory supports advanced studies in agricultural water management, and the department has secured significant funding, including the DST FIST-2022 research grant worth ₹105 lakhs from the Government of India.

Dr. Upreti has made notable contributions through peer-reviewed publications that address critical challenges in irrigation and crop water use. Key works include 'Evaluation of drip and flood irrigated treatments under varying irrigation levels using AquaCrop-OSPy' (Scientific Reports, 2026), 'Soil moisture extraction patterns for wheat crop under subsurface drip and flood irrigation' (2025), 'Techno-economic analysis of irrigation systems for efficient water use in wheat' (2022), 'Evaluation of the Vapor Pressure Models in the Estimation of Actual Vapor Pressure and Evapotranspiration' (Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, 2018), and 'Crop Water Stress Index and Yield Relationships for Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Crops Grown under Varying Irrigation Treatments' (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023). His research output has accumulated 127 citations on Google Scholar, reflecting impact in fields like evapotranspiration modeling, remote sensing for crop monitoring, and sustainable irrigation strategies. As Postgraduate Advisor and Faculty-in-Charge for Civil Engineering programs, he guides PhD and research scholars, aligning his efforts with departmental thrust areas in Water, Environment, and Climate.