Hrishikesh Chandra Gautam is a Data Specialist of Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) at EPIC. Prior to joining EPIC, he worked as a senior associate at Center for study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) where he worked on statistical model development for satellite data analysis, calibration of low-cost sensors, reduced complexity model and Emission Inventory development. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) where he worked on ANN-based air quality forecasting, and Fuzzy AQI development. He has a master’s in environmental engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK). During his leisure time, he likes to indulge in reading and philately.