Scholars

A curated list of Nepali scholars and scientists around the world.

Biology and Medicine
Dipendra Raj Pandeya
Biochemistry
Research Scientist at Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal

Biochemistry

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Manish Munikar
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
Research Scientist at Arch Analytics, Nepal

He focuses on information retrieval using natural language processing and computer vision techniques.

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Rakesh Kumar Katuwal
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
Research Scientist at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Ensemble Deep Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Pattern Recognition

Chemistry
Bhanu Neupane
Analytic Chemistry
Assistant Professor at Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University , Nepal

Development of portable devices for food and water quality monitoring and material characterization

Other
Rupendra Shrestha
Other (Medical Genetics and Stem Cell Biology)
PhD Candidate at Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

Clinical Molecular Genetics, Stem Cells, 3-D Organoids & Laboratory Medicine

Chemistry
Dhriti Nepal
Polymers
Industry Research Scientist at Air Force Research Lab, United States

Polymer Nanocomposite, Multifunctional Materials, Self and Directed Assembly, Structure-Property Relationships

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Sudha Lohani
Communication, Network Theory and Applications
Industry Research Engineer at Ericsson, Canada

Interference management, resource allocation, wireless networks, Energy harvesting, wireless/natural sources

Biology and Medicine
Pragyesh Dhungel
Microbiology and related Biotechnology
PhD Candidate at Kansas State University, United States

Virology, Translation, Vaccine, microbiology

Other
Nirmal J Ghimire
Other (Materials Science)
Assistant Professor at George Mason University, United States

Topological & Correlated Materials, Mesoscale Magnetism, Crystal Growth, Transport Properties, solid state chemistry, metallurgical synthesis

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Manoj Shakya
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
PhD Candidate at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Deep Learning

Food Sciences
Benu Adhikari
Food technology and engineering
Professor at RMIT University, Australia

Bioscience, Food technology, Food engineering, Food materials science, Food chemistry, Nutrition, Chemical Engineering

Biology and Medicine
Ajay Sharma
Microbiology and related Biotechnology
Research Scientist at Center for Molecular Dynamics, Nepal

Research Scientist at Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal. Production Manager at Biovac Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Lab Manager at Intrepid Nepal Pvt. Ltd. - Molecular Biology lab

Maths and Physics
Asman Tamang
Physics Computing, Modeling and Simulation
Postdoctoral Researcher at Dalhousie University | Metamaterial Technologies Inc, Canada

Thin-film solar cells; Color sensor; Color imaging; Computational Electromagnetic Physica

Biology and Medicine
Devi Prasad Bhattarai
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Postdoctoral Researcher at Umeå University, Sweden

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biology and Medicine
Prajwal Gurung
Infectious Disease and Immunology
Assistant Professor at University of Iowa, United States

Immunology

Biology and Medicine
Sushil Ghimire
Clinical Medicine
Postdoctoral Researcher at Thomas Jefferson University, United States

Oncology, Hematology

Environmental and Energy Science
Nabin Malakar
Atmospheric Science
Assistant Professor at Worcester State University, United States

Physics, Remote Sensing, Earth Science, Artificial Intelligence

Other
Deepak Dhungana
Other (Software Engineering)
Professor at University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria

Software Engineering, Decision support, product development, software architecture

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Debesh Jha
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
PhD Candidate at Simula Research Laboratory, Norway

Other
Suraj Gurung
Other (Plant pathology)
Industry Research Scientist at Sakata Seed America, United States

Plant pathology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Genetics, Wheat, Wheat Breeding

Biology and Medicine
Saroj Lohani
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Researcher at Reading Health System, United Kingdom

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Madhav Sigdel
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
Research Scientist at CareerBuilder, United States

Machine learning, Image processing, NLP, Bio-informatics

Other
Uttam Gaulee
Other (Higher Education Administration & Policy)
Associate Professor at Morgan State University, United States

Higher Education, Policy, Community College, Workforce Development, Talen Pipeline

Biology and Medicine
Neha Shrestha
Biochemistry
Postdoctoral Researcher at Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanoparticulate, drug delivery system, Oral protein/peptide delivery, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology,

Other
Bishoksan Kafle
Other (Computational logic, Logics in compter science)
Postdoctoral Researcher at The University Of Melbourne, Australia

Computational logic Logics in compter science Formal methods

Biology and Medicine
Nabin Koirala
Neuroscience
Postdoctoral Researcher at Yale University, United States

Neuroimaging, Parkinson's disease, Deep brain stimulation, Brain networks, Language processing

Biology and Medicine
Pawan Poudel
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Gene Expression, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Sabita Acharya
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
Industry Research Scientist at Procter and Gamble, United States

Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Healthcare Informatics, Intelligence Tutoring System

Biology and Medicine
Devi Prasad Bhattarai
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Postdoctoral Researcher at Umeå University, Sweden

Bichemistry and Molecular Biology

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Saurav Tuladhar
Electronics and Related Computing
Industry Research Engineer at ARCON Corporation , United States

Statistical signal processing, adaptive beamforming, tracking and estimation, air-traffic control automation systems

Biology and Medicine
Chandra Mani Kafle
Molecular Biology and Genetics
PhD Candidate at Miami University, United States

Oncoproteins, Cell cycle, Virology, Cancer research

Other
Dr. Jay Kant Raut
Other (Mycology)
Senior Research Scientist at Nepal Academy of Science & Technology, Nepal

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Ashish Rauniyar
Communication, Network Theory and Applications
PhD Candidate at University of Oslo, Norway

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science, researching on Internet of Things (IoT) with a focus on applying Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Secure, Energy-efficient and Resilient IoT at Network and Distributed System (ND) Research Group, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO) & Autonomous Systems and Networks (ASN) Research Group, Department of Computer Science, Olso Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Oslo, Norway. I have a Master’s Degree in IT Convergence Engineering focused in Next Generation Networks and Wireless Communication from Kumoh National Institute of Technology, South-Korea.

Other
Shyam Sharma
Other (Higher Education (Policy, Programming, Pedagogy))
Associate Professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook, United States

academic writing, professional communication, cross-cultural rhetoric, teacher training

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Vijay Prakash Dwivedi
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
PhD Candidate at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Machine Learning, Data Science, Deep Learning, Graph Neural Networks, Graph Representation Learning, Geometric Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Prakash Poudyal
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
Lecturer at Kathmandu University, Nepal

Argumentation,Natural Language Processing,Machine Learning,computational argumentation

Other
Narayan Bastola
Other (Material Science)
PhD Candidate at Indian Institute of Science, India

Structural anyalysis; Materials synthesis and characterization

Chemistry
Pashupati Pokharel
Polymers
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of New Haven, United States

Polymer Science, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Biomaterials

Other
Lujendra Ojha
Other (Planetary Science)
Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University, United States

Planetary Science, Geophysics

Chemistry
Surya Adhikari
Organic Chemistry
Postdoctoral Researcher at Indiana University, United States

Carbohydrate Synthesis Continuous Flow Synthesis Natural Product Synthesis DNA Photochemistry

Other
Kailash Budhathoki
Other (Statistical Machine Learning)
PhD Candidate at Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Germany

Causal Inference, Data Mining

Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering
Binod Thapa Chhetri
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing
PhD Candidate at Northeastern University College, United States

Human Computer Interaction, Active Machine Learning, Activity Recognition, Personal Health Informatics, Mobile Health, Digital Phenotyping, Computational Physical Behavior Modeling, Just-in-time, adaptive intervention

Environmental and Energy Science
Sushil Adhikari
Biofuel and Bioenergy
Professor at Auburn University, United States

biofuels, gasification, pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, hydrogen production

Other
Ashok Chapagain
Other (Water Resource)
Professor at University of Free State, South Africa

Water resources management, Water accounting, Water Footprint, Food, Irrigation

Other
Lok Kumar Shrestha
Other (Nanomaterials)
Senior Research Scientist at National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

Self-assembly, fullerene nanoarchitectonics, Nanoporous carbons, Porous fullerenes nanomaterials, Nanoporous carbons, Vapor sensing, Supercapacitors