Shashwat Jha is a recent Civil Engineering graduate from IoE Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University who is extremely passionate about leveraging computational techniques to create a more resilient environment for the looming hazards of the future. He is currently working as a research assistant at the Research and Training Unit at Pulchowk under the supervision of Dr. Kshitij C. Shrestha. His research focuses on quantifying the risks of built-up infrastructures and exploring the use of innovative materials to improve their resilience. He is also involved in an ongoing research to improve the predictive performance of hydrological models for the context of Himalayan catchments of Nepal. He also leads a team of students at the Kathmandu Geo Lab focusing on piloting an earthquake early warning system for the Kathmandu Valley where his research work primarily revolves around using appropriate models for peak prediction.
