Laxmi obtained her undergraduate degree in Geomatics Engineering from Kathmandu University, Nepal, in the year 2012. Following her graduation, she commenced her career as a Geomatics Engineer (Survey Officer) at the Survey Department under the Government of Nepal. She pursued her master’s degree in Geospatial Technologies through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree Program from 2017 until 2019, undertaking studies across three universities in Portugal, Germany, and Spain. Laxmi has been actively engaged in conducting multidisciplinary research, focusing on the utilization of geospatial technologies for earth observation (EO) purposes. She spent a year in 2023 at the University of Oxford as an early-stage researcher researching on the vertical distribution of aerosols using satellite-based EO data. Following her interests in disaster management, she is currently enrolled as a PhD student at Aston University, UK, where her research investigates the utilization of emerging technologies for enhancing disaster management systems in Smart Cities. Laxmi chairs the position of President at the ISPRS Student Consortium (ISPRS SC) for the term 2022 to 2026. At ISPRS SC, she plays an instrumental role in organizing capacity-building activities and events aimed at facilitating knowledge exchange and networking opportunities for young individuals interested in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and GIS on a global scale.
