• Visiting Faculty at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(BHU), Varanasi. June 2016-May 2017.
• Water Resource Engineer, Entrepreneur with the collaboration of Ecole Des Mines Saint Etienne, France. January 2014-June 2016.
• Worked as Researcher and Post Doc, UMR 5600 EVS, Ecole des Mines, St Etienne, France. January 2010 - December 2013:
• Technical Engineer (Water Resources & Urban Water Division), DHI (India) Ltd, New Delhi, India. July 2005 - November 2005:
• Senior Research Fellow, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. July 2004 - July 2005.

1. International Workshop with collaboration of DBT and IC-Impact. ‘Rejuvenation of a stretch of River Ganga near Varanasi and a similarly polluted body of water in Canada’s First Nations’ Feb 21-22, 2018 at IIT(BHU).
2. International Workshop with collaboration of Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENIS), St Etienne, France entitled “2nd Scientific Workshop on Rehabilitation of polluted Sites and Soils” 29-30 October, 2018 at St Etienne, France.
3. International Conference entitled “River Health: Assessment to Restoration (RHAR-2019)” February 14-16, 2019 at IIT(BHU).
4. AICTE Sponsored  QIP Short Term Course & Continuing Education Program On ‘Principles and Applications of GIS” January 7-12, 2019 Organized By Quality Improvement Program Center and IIT(BHU)

• Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
• Bourse Région Mobilité Internationale Etudiant (Scholarship of Region Rhone Alpes for International Studnets), France.
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), French National Center for Scientific Research, France

• Convener of National Coordinate Committee for the Induction Programme (NCC-IP), AICTE.

• Faculty Coordinator Student Counselling Service (SCS)
• Coordinator Induction Outreach Cell IIT(BHU)
• Member in the committee of Institute Lecture Series

Programming Languages & Softwares: Matlab, C++, GMS 10.4, Mike SHE, Mike 11, ArcGIS,      ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI, Geomedia Professional

1.   Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
2. Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
3. Water Resources Management
4. CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water

2 Ph.d. students working on the following topics:

• Assessment of Water quality parameters using hyperspectral imagery and mathematicall Modelling.
• River-Aquifer Exchanges Study for Ganga river Basin

5 M.Tech. students

1. River-Aquifer Exchanges & Hydrogeological Study for Watershed Management of Betwa River Basin. Duration 2 years. Amount sanctioned 24,80,000 INR (33000 Euros), Funding Agency: NRDMS, DST.

2. Strategic Planning for water resources and implementation of novel biotechnical treatment solutions and good practices. Duration 2 years. DBT & European Union. Amount sanctioned 71,00,000 INR.

3. Development of Integrated Sensors based Unmanned Surface Water Vessel for the Study of Surface Water Bodies. Duration 2 years. Funding Agency Design Innovation Centre, Varanasi. Amount sanctioned 500,000 INR (6600 Euros).

4. Quantitative & Qualitative Assessment of Groundwater for the Future Planning & Development of the Water Resources in Varanasi Region. Duration 2 years. Funding Agency Project Varanasi. Amount sanctioned 1,000,000 (13200 Euros).

5. Development of field Instruments & Techniques to study River Aquifer Exchanges. Seed Grand. Amount Sanctioned 1,000,000 INR (13200 Euros)

• Principles and Applications of GIS. January 7-12, 2019 Organized By Quality Improvement Program Center and IIT(BHU)

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Joint research Workshop by IC-IMPACTS-DBT–IIT (BHU) on Ganga Rejuvenation Project. Funded by DBT. February 21-22, 2018.

• International Conference entitled “River Health: Assessment to Restoration (RHAR-2019). Department of Bio Technology (DBT). Funded by NMCG, MoWR, NEERI. February 14-16, 2019.

• International Workshop entitled “2nd Scientific Workshop on Rehabilitation of polluted Sites and Soils. Jointly organized by Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENIS), October 29-30, 2018 at St Etienne, France.

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Visiting faculty, June-July 2017, Ecole Des Mines, St Etienne, France

1. Gaur S., Mishra A., Gupta A., Jain A., Dave A., Eslamian S., Dwivedi S. B., Graillot D., Application of Artificial Neural Network Model for the Prediction of Suspended Sediment Load in the Large River, Water Resources. (Accepted).

2. PJ Omar, S Gaur, SB Dwivedi, PKS Dikshit, A Modular Three-Dimensional Scenario-Based Numerical Modelling of Groundwater Flow, Water Resources Management, 1-20

3.  AK Agnihotri, A Ohri, S Gaur, N Das, S Mishra, Flood inundation mapping and monitoring using SAR data and its impact on Ramganga River in Ganga basin, Environmental monitoring and assessment 191 (12), 760.

4. Omar P., Gaur S., Dwivedi S.B., Dikshit P.K.S., (2019) Groundwater Modelling Using Analytic Element Method and Finite Difference Method: A Insight for Lower Ganga River basin. Journal of Earth System Science, Journal of Earth System Science 128 (7), 195.

5. Gaur S., Dave A., Gupta A., Ohri A., Graillot D., Dwivedi S.B., (2018) Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Identifying Optimal Groundwater Pumping and Piping Network Layout. Water Resources Management, 32(15), 5067-5079.

6. Shivhare N., Rahul A., Omar P., Chauhan M., Gaur S., Dikshit P.K.S., Dwivedi S.B., (2017). Identification of critical soil erosion prone areas and prioritization of micro-watersheds using geoinformatics techniques. Ecological Engineering, 121, 26-34.

7. Gaur S., Srinivasa Raju K., Nagesh Kumar D., Graillot D., (2015). "Multiobjective Fuzzy Optimization for Sustainable Groundwater Management using Particle Swarm Optimization and Analytic Element Method". Hydrological Processes, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 29(19), 4175-4187.

8. Gaur S., Chintapatli S., Chahar, B.R., Graillot D. and Nagesh Kumar (2013). “Application of Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization for the Management of Groundwater”. Water Resources Management, Springer, 27(3), 927-941.

9. Karthikeyan L., Nagesh Kumar D., Graillot D. and Gaur S. (2013). “Prediction of Ground Water Levels in the Uplands of a Tropical Coastal Riparian Wetland using Artificial Neural Networks”. Water Resources Management, Springer, 27(3), 871-883.

10. Chahar B.R., Graillot D. and Gaur S. (2012). “Storm Water Management through Infiltration Trenches”. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, 138(3), 274-281.

11. Gaur S., and Graillot D. (2011). “Analytic Elements Method and Particle Swarm Optimization based Simulation-Optimization Model for Groundwater Management", Journal of hydrology, 402(3-4), 217-227.

12. Gaur S., Graillot D., Mimoun D. (2011). "Advantages of the Analytic Element Method for the Solution of Groundwater Management Problems". Hydrological Processes, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 25 (22), 3426–3436.

13. Gaur S., Chahar B.R. and Graillot D. (2011). “Combined use of groundwater modeling and potential zone analysis for management of groundwater”. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 13(1), 127-139.

14. Mimoun D., Gaur S., and Graillot D. (2011). “Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Identifying a Suitable Location for Groundwater Pumping Wells”. IJAES International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Information Systems, 3(1), 72-85.

1. Springer: Water Science and Technology Library Series: Development of Water Resources in India. Hydrological Planning of Watershed of RGSC Mirzapur, UP, Using GIS Techniques.

1. Hervé Piégay, Fanny Arnaud, Naudet Grégoire, Hervé Capra, Spitoni Marie, et al.. Caractérisation physique et thermique des habitats aquatiques de l'Ain. [Rapport de recherche] EVS - UMR 5600; IRSTEA; Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne; Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon. 2016, 66 p. ⟨hal-01313825⟩

1. Das N, Kumar V, Tewari A, Agnihotri AK, Shivam, Gaur S and Ohri A. (2019). ‘Periodic monitoring of rivers using portable sensor system’, Proceedings of the 8 th International conference on System Modeling & Advancement in Research Trends, Moradabad, UP, 22-23 November. (ISBN: 978-1-7282-3243-3), IEEE Conference ID: 46866.

2. Das, N., Shivam, Yadav, N.A., Ohri, A., Gaur, S., Piégay, H., Agnihotri, A.K., Bhattacharjee, R. (2019), Periodic Monitoring of Thermal Variation in Rivers using Satellite Images, .ISRS (6 Biennial Symposium) Riverine Landsacpaes As Coupled Socio-Ecological Systems, Vienna (Austria). 8-13 September 2019.

3. S. Gaur , A. Dave, A. Gupta, PKS. Dikshit, S.B. Diwedi, A. Ohari (2017). ANN & PSO based models for the solution of groundwater management problem. 10th World congress on Water Resources and Environment, Athens, Greece.

4. S. Gaur , B.R. Chahar, PKS. Dikshit, S.B. Diwedi, A. Ohari (2017). Application of Simulation-Optimization Model for Management of Groundwater Resources. International Conference on Emerging Trends on Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, Vijayaram.

5. S. Gaur , A. Dave, A. Gupta, PKS. Dikshit, S.B. Diwedi (2017). Application of Artificial Neural Networks Model for the approximation of Analytic Element Method based Groundwater Simulation Model. International Conference on Modeling of Environmental and Water Resources Systems (ICMEWRS 2017). Kanpur.

6. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Mimoun, D., (2015) “Application of AEM and Artificial Neural Network

for Optimization of Groundwater Extraction”. ICAEM-2015, Golden, Colorado, USA.

7. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Chahar, B.R., (2013) “Groundwater Resources Management model using Analytic Element Method (AEM) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)”. MODFLOW AND MORE:2013, Golden, Colorado, USA.

8. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Mimoun, D., (2013) “Analytic Elements Method based Simulation optimization Model for groundwater Management”. ICAEM-2013, Golden, Colorado,            USA.

9. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Kumar, D. Nagesh, (2012) Multi-objective Optimization for Groundwater Resources Management using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). GEM-IIT conference, IIT Delhi.

10. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Mimoun, D., (2011) “Analytic Element Method based Simulation Optimization Model for the Management of Groundwater Pumping Wells”. MODFLOW AND MORE: 2011, Golden, Colorado, USA.

11. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Mimoun, D., and Chahar, B.R., (2010) “Identification of Maximum Groundwater Discharge from Dore River Basin, France.” EWRI's 3rd conference: India2010 - An International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environment, Chennai, India.

12. Gaur, S., Graillot, D., Mimoun, D., and Chahar, B.R., (2009) “Combined Use of Groundwater Modeling and Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Identifying the Suitable Location for Groundwater Pumping Wells.” Proceedings of 2009 International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 23-25 April, 2010.

13. Gaur, S., Chahar, B. R., Chintapatli, S. and Mathur, S. (2009). “Morphometric Analysis for Delineating Groundwater Potential Zones in Semi Arid Area”. An International Perspective on Environmental & Water Resources conference, Bangkok, Thailand.

14. Gaur, S., Chahar, B.R., and Graillot, D., (2008) “Coupled simulation-optimization model for management of groundwater resource.” Interactive Applied Research Seminar- organized by IIT Delhi & Groupe des Ecoles des Mines, (GEM) France, New Delhi, India.

15. Gaur, S., Chahar, BR, Chintapatli, S. and Mathur, S. (2008). "Groundwater Flow Modeling and Optimization: A Case Study for Ramgarh Reservoir Basin, India" MODFLOW AND MORE: Proceding, 274-278.

16. Gaur, S., Chahar, B. R., and Kilania, S., (2008). “Groundwater Modeling Using Analytic Element Method and A Comparative Study With MODFLOW Model”. In the proceeding of 12^th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Beijing, China, pp 44.

17. Sharma, D., and Gaur, S., (2008). “Watershed Management using Landuse Change in National Capital Territory, India”. Oral presentation at the International Convention on Water Resources Developments and Management (ICWRDM-2008), BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, India.

18. Gaur, S., Chahar, B.R., and Graillot, D., (2008) “Coupled simulation-optimization model for management of groundwater resource.” GEM-IITD Interactive Applied Research Seminar, New Delhi, India.

Other Conference:

• Das N, Tewari A, Kumar V, Gaur S, Ohri A, Agnihotri AK and Omar PJ. (2019). ‘Validation of thermal map generated from Landsat-8 satellite image with portable thermal sensor’, Proceedings of National conference on Sustainable and recent innovation in science & engineering, Motihari , Bihar, 28-29 November. (ISBN: 978-93-5391-715-9).

• Das N, Kumar V, Tewari A, Agnihotri AK, Shivam, Gaur S and Ohri A. (2019). ‘Periodic monitoring of rivers using portable sensor system’, Proceedings of the 8^th International conference on System Modeling & Advancement in Research Trends, Moradabad, UP, 22-23 November. (ISBN: 978-1-7282-3243-3), IEEE Conference ID: 46866.

• Keshari, A. K., (2005). “GIS based Groundwater Pollution Study of NCR Delhi Region.” Oral Presentation at National Workshop cum Conference on Emerging Technology For Controlling Groundwater Pollution: Drinking Water Perspectives, organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India)

• Gaur, S., Sinha, V.S.P., and Punia, M., (2004). “Groundwater Modeling and Justification by Morphometric Analysis”.  Oral Presentation at Annual convention and National Symposium of Indian Society of Remote Sensing.