Dr. H. S. Sudhira

Dr. H. S. Sudhira is an urban planning researcher, geoinformatics specialist and sustainability expert with over two decades of experience in spatial research, urbanisation, environmental sustainability and urban governance. He holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and leads Gubbi Labs, an independent research collective that uses trans-disciplinary approaches to study sustainable ecosystems, liveable settlements and public policy.

His research has focused on land-use and land-cover change and its implications for environmental sustainability, natural resources and transportation. His broader work examines the evolution and growth of towns and cities, planning practices, governance and urban systems, including through the use of complexity sciences and geospatial technologies. He is also a researcher and neogeographer who works with and promotes free and open-source mapping tools.

He established Research Matters as a science communication initiative to bridge the gap between research institutions and the wider public, and continues to lead the initiative. He also volunteers with the India Literacy Project and serves as a Trustee.

Past Affiliations:

• Visiting Faculty, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology
• Research Advisor, Kabadiwalla Connect
• Faculty, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
• Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
• Specialist Consultant (Land-use and Transport), Directorate of Urban Land Transport, Government of Karnataka

Educational Qualification:

• Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Governance, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (2005 - 2008)
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Geoinformatics, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of
• Twente, The Netherlands (2003 - 2004)
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Environmental Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) (1998 - 2002)

Publications:

• Seshadri K.S., Vidisha M.K., Wagh P., Sudhira H.S., and Thaker M. (2025). Anuran assemblage in a rapidly urbanising city in South Asia. Urban Ecosystems 28, 224 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-025-01842-z
• Sudhira H. S. (2025). Exploring the emergence of peripheral centralities in Bengaluru – the case of Electronics City, Book chapter (In: Peripheral Centralities: The Lost and Past Urbanity of the Suburbs. Editors: Nicholas Phelps, Roger Keil and Paul J. Maginn), Chapter 9. Routledge Planning History). https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003367246-10/exploring-emergence-peripheral-centralities-bengaluru-case-electronics-city-sudhira
• Gururaja K V, Hebbar P, Prasad D, Malleshappa V, Kumar V, Rao R, Jaiswal S, Joy A, Seshadri K S, Vidisha M K, Kamath V, Badrinath R, Ashokavardhana, Sudhira H S, Srinivasa B (2025). Bisle Frog Watch: Long-term Amphibian Observations from the Western Ghats, India. Gubbi Labs. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/e9wesz accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-20.
• Banya Kar, Janet Orlene, Parmananda Barman, Priyamvada Chugh, Siddharth Kankaria, and Sudhira H.S., 2024. Current Landscape of Indian Science Communication and Public Engagement Efforts.  SciComm ThinkLabs Report, FAST India, 2024. https://www.fast-india.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SciComm-Thinklabs_Report.pdf
• Ashwini, B. P., Sumathi, R., & Sudhira, H. S. (2022). Bus Travel Time Prediction: A Comparative Study of Linear and Non-Linear Machine Learning Models. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2161(1), 012053. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2161/1/012053
• Savithramma, R. M., Sumathi, R., & Sudhira, H. S. (2022). A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms in the Design Process of Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2161(1), 012054. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2161/1/012054
• Castán Broto, V., Sudhira, H.S. and Unnikrishnan, H. (2021), WALK THE PIPELINE: Urban Infrastructure Landscapes in Bengaluru's Long Twentieth Century. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12985