Dr. Om Prakash

 
Dr. Om Prakash
Asst. Professor
Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University, Australia
Phone: +91-612-302 8193
om.prakash[AT]iitp.ac.in
Research Interest :
  • Water Resource Systems Engineering;
  • Hydrological and Hydro-Geological Modelling;
  • Numerical Modelling of Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport;
  • Water Resources Management;
  • Optimization based solutions for Groundwater and Water Resource Management Problems
Ph.D Students :

Anirban Chakraborty


Subhajit Dey

Kumar Abhishek Kishore
Publications : Original Articles
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2015), Efficient Identification of Unknown Pollutant Source Characteristics in Groundwater Aquifers by Integrating Sequential Optimal Monitoring Network Design and Source Identification: An Application, Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-015-1292-8
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2012), Sequential optimal monitoring network design and iterative spatial estimation of pollutant concentration for identification of unknown groundwater pollution source locations, Environment Monitoring Assess., DOI 10.1007/s10661-012-2971-8
  • Datta, B., O. Prakash, S. Campbell, and G. Escalada (2013), Efficient Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources using Linked Simulation-optimization incorporating Monitoring Location Impact Factor and Frequency Factor, Water Resources Management., DOI 10.1007/s11269-013-0451-8
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2013), A Multi-Objective Monitoring Network Design for Efficient Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources Incorporating Genetic Programming Based Monitoring, J. Hydrol. Eng. , 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000952 , 04014025
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2013), Optimal monitoring network design for efficient identification of unknown groundwater pollution sources, Int. J. of GEOMATE, March, 2014, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Sl. No. 11), pp. 785-790
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2014), Encapsulating the Role of Solution Response Space Roughness on Global Optimal Solution: Application in Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources, Open Journal of Optimization
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2014), Characterization of Groundwater Pollution Sources with Unknown Release Time History, Journal of Water Resource and Protection (JWARP), doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2014.64036
  • Datta, B., O. Prakash, P. Cassou, and M. Valetaud (2014), Optimal Unknown Pollution Source Characterization in a Contaminated Groundwater Aquifer – Evaluation of a Developed Dedicated Software Tool, Journal of Geosciences and Environment Protection

Book Chapter:
  • Datta, B., O. Prakash, and J. Sreekanth (2014), Application of Genetic Programming Models Incorporated in Optimization Models for Contaminated Groundwater Systems Management, A bridge between Probability, Set Oriented Numerics and Evolutionary Computations VI, (Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Springer Series), DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-07494-8_13.


Conference Papers:

  • Datta, B., R. Arachchige,  O. Prakash, M. Amirabdollahian, D. Singh,  C. Sreenivasulu and R. Naidu (2013), Software Package: (1) Optimal Identification of Unknown Groundwater Contamination Sources; (2) Optimal Monitoring Network Design in Contaminated Groundwater Systems, Proceedings: Cleanup Conference 2013
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2012), Efficient Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources Using Linked Simulation Optimization Incorporating Monitoring Impact Factor, Proceedings: AOGS – AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly 
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta (2013), Simultaneous Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Source Fluxes and Their Starting Time, Proceedings: Cleanup Conference 2013.

Seminar and Conference Presentations

  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta, Optimal monitoring network design for efficient identification of unknown groundwater pollution sources, Geomate 2013, Nagoya Japan
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta, Simultaneous Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Source Fluxes and Their Starting Time, Cleanup Conference 2013, Melbourne Australia 15th -18th September 2013
  • Datta, B., O. Prakash, M. Amirabdollahian, Software Package: (1) Optimal Identification of Unknown Groundwater Contamination Sources; (2) Optimal Monitoring Network Design in Contaminated Groundwater Systems, Cleanup Conference 2013, Melbourne Australia 15th -18th September 2013
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta, Efficient Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources Using Linked Simulation Optimization Incorporating Monitoring Impact Factor, AOGS – AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly Resort World Convention Centre, Singapore  13th – 17th August 2012
  • Prakash, O.,  and B. Datta, Monitoring Network Design and Identification of Contamination Sources in Groundwater Aquifers, 4th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, Adelaide, Australia 11th-15th September 2011.
  • Prakash, O., and B. Datta, Optimal Monitoring Network Design for Identification of Contaminant Plume Boundary and subsequent  Identification of Unknown Groundwater Pollution Sources Using spatial Pollutant Concentration Gradient Information, Engineers  Australia - Qld Division Water Panel - Post-Graduate Presentation Evening Engineering House, Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia 18th May 2011.