Engineer · Researcher · Educator

Sushant
Chalise

Instructor & System Administrator at Pulchowk Campus, IOE · Tribhuvan University

ECE & Data Science researcher with a decade of experience across academia, government systems, and climate-tech entrepreneurship. Currently pursuing M.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Data Science & Analytics) while leading Samsung Innovation Campus courses and conducting research at the intersection of intelligent systems and urban infrastructure.

3
Peer-reviewed
publications
10+
Years in
academia & industry
2
Master's
degrees
5+
National &
global awards
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IEEE Young
Professionals
Chair
Sushant Chalise
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Erasmus+ Researcher Italy · 3 months · 2020–21
About

Background & Expertise

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3 Degrees in Progress & Complete

B.E. in Electronics & Communication (IoE, TU) · M.Sc. Climate Change & Sustainable Dev. (GPA 3.3/4) · Currently: M.Sc. Computer Engineering — Data Science & Analytics

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Research Interests

Solar radiation modelling · Machine learning for climate systems · Graph-based urban mobility · ICT infrastructure & smart city development · Data visualisation

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Institutional Roles

System Administrator, Pulchowk Campus (2019–present) · Samsung Innovation Campus Instructor · Consultant Engineer, National Planning Commission (LPBMIS/PPBMIS)

Er. Sushant Chalise is an engineer, researcher, and educator based at the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University — Nepal's premier technical institution. With a career spanning over a decade, he bridges the worlds of systems engineering, applied research, and technology entrepreneurship.

His academic journey began with a B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering, followed by an M.Sc. in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, during which he was awarded an Erasmus+ mobility grant to conduct thesis research in Italy for three months — studying solar radiation estimation using hybrid AI models. His thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Khem Narayan Poudyal and Asst. Prof. Aayush Bhattarai, proposed novel ANN-based approaches for solar resource assessment in Nepal.

He is currently pursuing a second master's in Data Science & Analytics (Computer Engineering) at Pulchowk Campus, continuing to publish at the intersection of intelligent systems and urban infrastructure. He also serves as IEEE Young Professionals Chair and was a co-founder & CTO of Green Coins Pvt. Ltd., a social enterprise recognised at Climate Launchpad South Asia.

Python Node.js Machine Learning R Programming Data Visualisation Graph Algorithms Solar Radiation Modelling ICT Infrastructure System Administration CCNA Deep Learning UI/UX

Experience Timeline

2024–Now
M.Sc. Computer Engineering (Data Science)
Pulchowk Campus, IOE, TU
Samsung Innovation Campus — Coding, Advanced Data Science
2023–2024
Consultant Engineer
National Planning Commission — LPBMIS/PPBMIS
Delivered orientation & training to government employees at local & provincial level
2019–Now
System Administrator
Pulchowk Campus, IOE, TU
ICT infrastructure, software development, internet services & research
2019–2021
M.Sc. Climate Change & Sustainable Dev.
Pulchowk Campus, IOE · + Erasmus+ Italy
GPA 3.3/4 · Thesis: Solar Radiation using ANN Hybrid Models
2018–2020
Co-Founder & CTO
Green Coins Pvt. Ltd.
Climate-tech startup · UNDP Accelerator Lab · Climate Launchpad 1st Runner-Up
2014–2017
B.E. Electronics & Communication Eng.
Kantipur Engineering College, IOE, TU
Final Project: Smart City using IoT · CCNA certified 2016
Research & Publications

Peer-Reviewed Work

Research spanning solar energy systems, ICT infrastructure, urban mobility, and smart city development — published in international journals and conferences.

2025
An Optimized Graph Based Implementation for Efficient Journey Planning with Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley
Parajuli M.P., Sharma M., Chalise S., Giri S.
International Journal on Engineering Technology, 2(2), 296–305
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2024
ICT Infrastructure Analysis and E-Readiness for Smart City Development in Nepal
Gautam G., Shrestha S., Chalise S.
12th International Conference on Advanced Engineering and ICT-Convergence 2024
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2021
Prediction of Solar Radiation: A Case Study at Hill Station Kushma, Nepal using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)
Chalise S., Bhattrai A., Neupane P., Chalise A., Bhattarai N., Poudyal K.N.
Proceedings of 10th IOE Graduate Conference, Vol. 10, pp. 1065–1070
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Erasmus+ International Mobility — Italy

Awarded a prestigious Erasmus+ mobility grant to conduct thesis research at a partner institution in Italy for three months (2020–21). The research focused on estimating global solar radiation potential across Nepal using hybrid AI models — combining Angstrom-Prescott empirical models with Artificial Neural Networks. This work contributed to a 3.3 GPA master's thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Khem Narayan Poudyal and Asst. Prof. Aayush Bhattarai at Pulchowk Campus, IOE.

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Work

Delivered Projects

From government information systems to climate-tech platforms — a selection of impactful projects built across sectors.

Project Bank MIS
National Planning Commission, Nepal
Local/Provincial Project Bank Management Information System
Designed and deployed a nationwide MIS enabling government project tracking at local and provincial levels. Delivered orientation and training to policy makers and government employees across Nepal.
Government MIS Policy
GreenCoins
Green Coins Pvt. Ltd. — Co-founder & CTO
GreenCoins — Climate-Tech Social Enterprise
Co-founded a social business with UNDP Accelerator Lab partnership. Built platforms including Walkman, Hariyobazar, and GreenPartner Interface. Winner at Climate Launchpad Nepal; Top 11 in South Asia.
Climate Tech UNDP Startup
Info Viz
MSDSA · Pulchowk Campus
Visualisation of Priorities at Pulchowk Campus
Interactive data visualisation dashboard developed for academic decision-making. Supervised by Asst. Prof. Aman Shakya, with team members Suraj Kalu and Yatru Magar.
Data Viz Dashboard
Nextlite
Nextlite
Custom Video Editing & Upload Web App
Built a full-stack web application for professional video editing and cloud upload workflows. Implemented custom processing pipelines for media management.
Node.js Web App Media
Awards & Recognition

Achievements

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IoE Football Cup — First Place
Institute of Engineering, Nepal
2022
2
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Climate Launchpad Nepal — 1st Runner-Up
Green Coins · National Climate Competition
2020
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Climate Launchpad South Asia — Top 11
Regional Climate Innovation Programme
2020
20
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Belt and Road Entrepreneurial Stories — Top 20
International Entrepreneurship Competition, China
2019
5
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Startup ICT Award — Top 5
Nepal ICT Startup Competition
2019
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Erasmus+ International Mobility Grant
Research stay in Italy · Thesis on Solar Radiation & ANN
2020–2021
Insights

Writing & Tutorials

Technical writing on cloud infrastructure, data visualisation, and engineering topics.

Hadoop on AWS
Cloud Infrastructure
How to Setup a Hadoop Cluster and Configure on AWS
Step-by-step guide to provisioning EC2 instances, configuring HDFS, YARN, and deploying Apache Hadoop in a multi-node cluster on Amazon Web Services.
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Data Visualisation
Data Science
Data Visualisation: History, Evolution & Modern Practice
An exploration of how data visualisation has evolved from early statistical graphics to modern interactive dashboards — and why it matters for communicating research.
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More articles coming soon
Working on posts about solar radiation modelling, graph algorithms for transit networks, and teaching data science at IoE.
Contact

Get in Touch

Open to research collaborations, speaking invitations, consulting enquiries, and teaching opportunities.

Location Kageshwori Manohara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone +977-9849****75
Email [email protected]
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Also find me at

LinkedIn — Sushant Chalise Facebook — Sushant Chalise Instagram — @sushantchalise

Certifications

CCNA 200-215 Neural Networks & Deep Learning Data Scientist's Toolbox R Programming IT Infrastructure Computer Networking