Urban hydrology
Stormwater systems, IDF, floods, and Ecosystem-based solutions.
Urban & watershed hydrology · climate risk · modelling
Rohith A N
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India.
Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellow
School of Geography and the Environment
University of Oxford, U.K.
anrohith [at] civil.iitd.ac.in
rohith.an [at] ouce.ox.ac.uk
I build models and decision tools that connect hydrological science to resilient infrastructure planning.
Focus Stormwater systems | Watershed hydrology | Climate extremes | ML hydrology | Ecosystem based solutions.
Research and support
Research focus and lab support
HPM Lab works across hydrology, climate risk, and decision tools, supported by national and international funding partners.
Hydrological modelling
Process-based, Conceptual and data-driven simulation for catchments and cities.
Statistical Methods and Uncertainty
Uni/Multi-Variate Modelling, Risk Assessment, and Uncertainty Quantification.
Climate change
Downscaling, bias correction, and impacts on water systems and adaptation.
Background
Education and prior appointments
Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering (Water Resources), IIT Madras (2022)
- MTech, Civil Engineering (Water Resources), NIT Warangal (2016)
- B.E., Civil Engineering, Government SKSJTI, Bengaluru (2012)
Research appointments
- Pennsylvania State University: Postdoctoral Researcher, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (April 2022 - Aug 2024)
- Purdue University: SERB Visiting Doctoral Fellow, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Jan 2019 - Mar 2020)
Awards and recognision
- 2026 Jal Shakti Hackathon 2025 Award, Ministry of Jal Shakti, World Water Day 2026.
- 2025-2028 Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellowship, Oxford University, UK, & Schmidt Sciences.
- 2024-2027 Young Faculty Incentive Fellowship, IIT Delhi, India.
- 2019-2020 Science and Engineering Research Board - Purdue University Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship, SERB, Government of India, India.
- 2018 Early Career Scientists Travel Award, European Geosciences Union (EGU).
Sponsored projects (selected)
Safe-fail Hydro-Economic Framework for Urban Stormwater Management System Design for Flood Mitigation
Funding: PM-ECRG, ANRF (Government of India).
Machine Learning-Enhanced Field-Scale Hydrological Modelling Framework for Climate-Smart Water Security
Funding: Schmidt Sciences; University of Oxford Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellowship.
Paired Open-Air-Lab Experiments and Modelling for Urban Flood and Heat Mitigation using Nature Based Solutions
Funding: IRD, IIT Delhi.
Climate Change Impact, Vulnerability and Adaptation for Water Resources for India's Fourth National Communication in UNFCCC
Funding: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Government of India).
More projects at HPM Lab.
Publications (selected)
- Climate warming modifies hydrological responses in the southern Western Ghats and the western coastal plains (India): Insights from CMIP6-VIC simulations
- An extremes-weighted empirical quantile mapping for global climate model data bias correction for improved emphasis on extremes
- The selection of global climate models for regional impact studies should consider information from historical simulations and future projections
Full lists: HPM Lab and Google Scholar.
Tools and data
India Rainfall IDF Tool (CMIP6)
Explore national scale rainfall IDF curves that incorporate climate change projections across India.
Explore the toolSPONGE Web Model
Interactive web app for the SPONGE model to explore stormwater and nature-based solutions performance.
Open the appHydrological Process Modelling Lab
Visit the lab site for team profiles, projects, and collaboration opportunities.
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