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Writing on GeoAI research, the PhD application process, and life as a student researcher in Nepal.

MACHINE LEARNING · Jul 2026 · 6 min read

What Cross-Validation Actually Fixed in My Crop Model

Notes on moving from a leaky SVR baseline to a properly validated ensemble pipeline.

PHD PREPARATION · Jun 2026 · 8 min read

Mapping Out Erasmus Mundus Copernicus, DAAD, and ITC

A comparison of fully funded programs and how I'm sequencing applications.

GEOAI · May 2026 · 5 min read

Why GeoAI Needs More Than a Bigger CNN

Thoughts on spatial autocorrelation, revisit gaps, and why generic vision models underperform.

CLIMATE CHANGE · Apr 2026 · 7 min read

Reading Glacier Retreat from Thirty Years of Landsat

An early exploration of multi-decadal imagery for Himalayan basin monitoring.

GIS · Mar 2026 · 4 min read

QGIS vs. ArcGIS for a Student Budget

A practical comparison for students building a GIS workflow without institutional licenses.

RESEARCH JOURNEY · Feb 2026 · 6 min read

From Topographic Sheets to Tensors: A Semester in Review

Reflections on the fourth semester and what's shaping my research direction.