Conference Committee

Conference leadership and a representative list from the programme, scientific and organizing committees.

Chair, ICNSS 2026 · GSCOE & Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Palakkad

Chair · IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Specialist Group

Convenor, ICNSS 2026 · GSCOE, IIT Palakkad

Director, IIT Palakkad

Conference Chair, ICNSS 2026

Chair, IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Specialist Group

Conference Convenor, ICNSS 2026

Programme & Scientific Committee

Global expertise across sanitation, water, policy and research.

Dr. Nupur Bahadur — NMCG-TERI Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse, India

Dr. Lokesh Kumar — Delhi Jal Board, India

Prof. Thanikal V. Joseph — Adithya Institute of Technology, India

Mr. Siddharth Desai — Kishor Pumps Pvt. Ltd, India

Dr. Roshan Raj Shreshtha — Gates Foundation, USA

Ms. Sakshi Gudwani — Gates Foundation, India

Mr. Jay Bhagwan — Water Research Commission, South Africa

Prof. Devandra Saroj — University of Surrey, UK

Prof. Marc Deshusses — Gates Foundation, USA

Prof. Thammarat Koottatep — Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Prof. Yannis Ieropoulos — University of Southampton, UK

Prof. Indumathi Nambi — IIT Madras, India

Dr. Linda Strande — Sandec-Eawag, Switzerland

Dr. Charles B. Niwagaba — Makerere University, Uganda

Organizing Committee

Dr. Praveen G — GSCOE, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Deepak Jaiswal — ESSENCE, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Subrat Kumar Mallick — Civil Engineering, IIT Palakkad

Midhu Unnithan — TECHIN, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Sarosh Kothandath — TECHIN, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Guruprasad Talekar — GSCOE, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Sudeepta Girijan — GSCOE, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Gokul Gopan — GSCOE, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Gogoi — GSCOE, IIT Palakkad

Dr. Monali Muduli — GSCOE, IIT Palakkad