Teja Malladi

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EDUCATION:
2012    MSc, Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation in Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk

             Management University of Twente, Netherlands Twente, Netherlands

2009    BArch School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University

             Hyderabad, Telangana, India

 

Countries: India, Nepal, Turkey
States: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh
Cities: Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Shillong, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Shimla, Navi Mumbai, Cuttack, Dharamshala, Lucknow, Patna, Surat, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Alappuzha, Srinagar
Languages: Telugu, English, Hindi, Tamil

Since 2021, Teja Malladi has been an external consultant with the Practice Programme and Geospatial Lab at IIHS.

 

Teja specialises in applying spatial data science techniques to monitor changes in the urban environment, measure spatial inequalities, and to reduce disaster risks. His current work and research focuses on understanding the evolving nature of disaster risk in due to changes in hazards, exposure and vulnerability particularly in urban areas. Teja and his team have developed open-source methods and tools for mapping homogeneous neighborhoods, street hierarchy, spatial inequalities, and flood mapping at scale.

 

He holds a master’s degree in geo-information sciences (GIS) and earth observation (EO) with a specialisation in natural hazards and disaster risk management, and a bachelor’s degree in architecture. Teja is co-founder and CEO of MapSolve AI Private Limited. Teja is also Associate Director, Spatial Data Analytics at HUL. At HUL he is developing the Spatial Data Centre (SDC), that develops datasets, analysis, platforms, tools and organise trainings to meet the needs of researchers, civil society and governmental actors in Hyderabad.

 

From 2013–21, Teja worked with IIHS, where he led the IIHS Geospatial Lab, the centre for spatial research, consulting, and capacity building activities at IIHS, and he worked as Senior Practice Consultant with the Urban Risk and Resilience team. He leads a team of multidisciplinary researchers with expertise in geoinformatics, statistics, image processing, computer vision, machine learning and cartographic design. Prior to IIHS, he worked as a Fellow at People in Centre, Ahmedabad, where he worked on projects related to capacity building for disaster safe construction, post disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Journal Articles

  • Tripathy, P., & Malladi, T. (2022). Global flood mapper: A novel Google Earth Engine application for rapid flood mapping using Sentinel-1 SAR. Natural Hazards, 114, 1341–1363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05428-2

 

Books/Book Chapters

  • Malladi, T., & Jain, G. (2022). Rehabilitation as a means for building long-term resilience: A case study of Odisha Disaster Recovery Project. In H. Grover, T. Islam & J. Slick (Eds.), Case studies in disaster mitigation and prevention (pp. 87-105). Elsevier.
  • Nalla, V., Ranjit, N., Udupa, Y., Madhavan, M., Arvind, J., Jain, G., & Malladi, T. (2022). In V. Nalla & N. Ranjit (Eds.), Afterwards: Graphic narratives of disaster risk and recovery from India. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Nalla, V., Ranjit, N., Udupa, Y., Madhavan, M., Arvind, J., Jain, G., & Malladi, T. (2022). In V. Nalla & N. Ranjit (Eds.), Shesham: Indiayil Ninnulla Durantha Prakhyathangaludeyum Veendedukalinteyum Graphic Vivarangal. Indian Institute for Human Settlements. [Malayalam Book]
  • Nalla, V., Ranjit, N., Udupa, Y., Madhavan, M., Arvind, J., Jain, G., & Malladi, T. (2022). In V. Nalla & N. Ranjit (Eds.), TAA’ PARE: Biparjaya Ebang Punaruddhaarara Chitrita Kaahaani. Indian Institute for Human Settlements. [Odia Book]
  • Nalla, V., Ranjit, N., Udupa, Y., Madhavan, M., Arvind, J., Jain, G., & Malladi, T. (2022). In V. Nalla & N. Ranjit (Eds.), Piragu: India-vil irundhu perazhivu aapaththu meetpu patriya varaikalai kadhaigal. Indian Institute for Human Settlements. [Tamil Book]
  • Nalla, V., Ranjit, N., Udupa, Y., Madhavan, M., Arvind, J., Jain, G., & Malladi, T. (2022). In V. Nalla & N. Ranjit (Eds.), Afterwards: Graphic narratives of disaster risk and recovery from India [Vol. 1 -4]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Jain. G., Singh, C., & Malladi, T. (2021). (Re)creating disasters: A case of post-disaster resettlements in Chennai. In C. Johnson, G. Jain, & A. Lavell (Eds.), Rethinking urban risks and resettlement in the global South (pp. 269-289). UCL Press.
  • Malladi, T., Chatterji, N., & Jana, A. (2018). India Urban Atlas: Mapping the Growth and Expansion of India’s 100 Largest Cities. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas [Vol. 1-6]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas [Vol. 1]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas: Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, NCT of Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand [Vol. 2].
  • Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal [Vol. 3]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan [Vol. 4]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana [Vol. 5]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Malladi, T., Mayavel, D., Chatterji, N., & Tripathy, P. (2018). In A. Revi (Ed.), India Higher Education Atlas: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura [Vol. 6]. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Bazaz, A., Jana, A., Revi, A., Malladi, T (2016). Urban India 2016: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https:// doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2018
    Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Anand, S., Bazaz, A., Bhan, G. … Shah, S. (2015). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https:// doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Demographic Dynamics (pp. 1-26). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_2
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, S., Koduganti, J., Raju, M. J. S., & Sami, N. (2015). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban economy (pp. 27-54). Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_3
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, S., Bhan, G., Koduganti, J., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion (pp. 55-78). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_4
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Bhan, G., Harish, S., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Housing (pp. 79-91). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_5
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Wankhade, K., Vishnu, M.J., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Urban water supply and sanitation (pp. 92-114). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_6
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Energy (pp. 137-150). Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_7
  • Malladi, T., Shah, S., & Rao, P. (2015). In A. Revi, (Ed.), Urban transportation (pp. 115-136). Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015_8

 

Others

  • Tripathy, P., Balakrishnan, K., Malladi, T., Kiran, A., & Bhan, G. (2022). Methods for spatial sampling of urban neighbourhoods by socio-economic status in Indian cities. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—asia/—ro-bangkok/—sro-new_delhi/documents/publication/wcms_864760.pdf
  • Kiran, A., Mahalingam, A., Singh, C., Mayavel, D., Koduganti, M., Roy, P., Poonacha, P., Patil, S., Sharma, S., & Malladi, T. (2023). An action agenda for urban agriculture in India (Policy Brief). Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Jain, G., & Singh, C. (2020, October 20). Long-term implications of humanitarian responses: The case of Chennai. https://www.iied.org/10840iied
  • Jain, G., Singh, C., & Malladi, T. (2017). Rethinking post-disaster relocation in urban India (IIED Briefing Paper). London, UK: IIED.
  • Jain, G., Jigyasu, R., Gajjar, S. P., & Malladi, T. (2015). Cities provide a transformational opportunity to reduce risk accumulation (IIHS-RF Policy Brief No. 8). Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Palrecha, A., Kapoor, D., & Malladi T. (2012). Wastewater irrigation in Gujarat [India]: an exploratory study. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight , 30. pp. 16. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38988
  • Kiran, A., & Malladi, T. (2023, April 23-28). Building a geospatial lab – the People, the tools, and the process [Paper presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-12638
  • Mahalingam, A., Sagar, U. S., Singh, Y., & Malladi, T. (2022). Quantifying the long-term environmental impacts of urban and peri-urban agriculture. In Urban arc 2022: Beyond binaries- IIHS annual research conference. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Singh, C., Patil, S., Poonacha, P., Roy, P., Malladi, T., Mahalingam, A., Koduganti, M., & Sharma, S. (2021). Understanding the impacts of urban and peri-urban agriculture on human wellbeing and urban sustainability: Case of Bangalore and Pune. In Urban imaginaries 2021: IIHS annual research conference proceedings (pp. 143-146). Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Tripathy, P., & Malladi, T. (2021, April 19–30). Global flood mapper: Democratising open EO resources for flood mapping [Paper presentation]. vEGU21: Gather Online: EGU General Assembly 2021. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-16195
  • Malladi, T. (2018). Seismic vulnerability and risk assessment of Gangtok Region, India. In N. Martins, L. Hobeica, M. Vahanvati, P. P. Santos, J. M. Mendes, & J. Ali (Eds.), 8th International Conference on Building Resilience: Risk and Resilience in practice: Vulnerabilities, Displaced People, Local Communities and Heritages. Lisbon, Portugal: University of Lisbon.
  • Jain, G., & Malladi, T. (2016, June). Understanding risk concentration in urban India. In P. T. Costa, D. Quino & R. A. C. Garcia (Eds.), International Conference on Urban Risks (pp. 43-50). Lisbon: European Centre on Urban Risks.
  • Chief Minister of Rajasthan’s Economic Transformation Advisory Council (CMRETAC): Urban Transitions
  • (Re)thinking the Off Grid City
  • Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)—Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA)
  • Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)
  • Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project (CDRRP)
  • Disaster Resilience Leadership (Phase I & II)
  • Future-Proofing Indian Cities
  • Identifying Locations of High-Intensity Economic Agglomeration in Odisha
  • India Data Cube
  • India Flood Monitoring and Impact Assessment Portal (IFMIAP)
  • India Higher Education Atlas
  • India Urban Atlas 2017
  • India Urban Policy Support Partnership
  • KC Sivaramakrishnan Expert Committee for Identification of Capital for Andhra Pradesh (Set Up by Government of India)
  • Long-Term Implications of Humanitarian Actions: The Case of Chennai
  • Makran Subduction Tsunami Risk Analysis for the Cities on the Indian West Coast
  • Multi-hazard Urban Disaster Risk Transitions Research Hub
  • PEAK Urban: Spatial Inequalities in Bengaluru
  • Post-Disaster Damage Assessment Mission to Kathmandu
  • Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas
  • Report to the XV Finance Commission: The Potential of Urbanisation to Accelerate Post-COVID Economic Recovery:
  • Resilience Baseline Study: Enhancing Community Resilience to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
  • Study for Namami Gange Programme
  • Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP)
  • Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF)
  • Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure (UP-AGrI)
  • India Urban Evidence, 2015–17