Dr. Hemalatha T is an Assistant Professor at the Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India. She is an accomplished researcher specializing in forecasting imminent landslides, leveraging social media analytics for natural hazard event detection, and designing advanced decision support systems for landslide monitoring and early warning. Her work focuses on establishing critical thresholds for sensor data in landslide forecasting, enabling efficient prediction of imminent landslides, and performing comprehensive risk analyses.

Dr. Hemalatha’s expertise extends to data science, machine learning, computational optimization, disaster risk reduction, multi-hazard modelling, community engagement, and citizen science approaches. A passionate educator and mentor, she teaches advanced courses in machine learning and deep learning while guiding students in developing innovative applications in geoinformatics and disaster management.