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Dr. Sunny Agarwal

Dr. Sunny Agarwal

CEO & innovation evangelist bridging academia and grassroots entrepreneurship

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Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Joined December 2025
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Summary

Applied researcher in urban flood modelling and water resources: Sunny's academic work centers on SWMM-based urban flood simulation, IDF curve generation, and statistical downscaling for climate-driven flood assessment; he has multiple papers and a Ph.D. thesis on urban flooding (Vijayawada). google+2
Incubation and ecosystem builder: transitioned from academia into incubation leadership and operations (KLTIF, ACIC-SGTU) and now leads ACIC-CBIT, focusing on fundraising, mentor/investor networks, program building, and scaling community innovation efforts for underserved regions. acic-cbit+2
Educator and mentor with substantial student supervision experience: served as Assistant Professor at KL University (2016–2022), taught multiple civil engineering courses, guided B.Tech/M.Tech projects, and ran workshops on design thinking and innovation for students. kluniversity+2
Practical program delivery and fundraising experience in incubators: responsibilities have included organizing training/mentorship events, scouting startups, and securing CSR/grant funding (e.g., involvement in HDFC Parivartan SmartUp grant efforts while at KLTIF). deepenrich+1

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Writing

Assessment of Urban Flood in Vijayawada under Historical and Future Projected Climate Scenarios

January 1, 2023

Study assessing urban flood risk in Vijayawada using historical observations and future downscaled climate projections; part of doctoral research and reflected in conference/journal outputs.

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Urban Flood Modeling and Management using SWMM for New R.R. Pet Region, Vijayawada, India

January 1, 2019

Paper applying the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) to simulate urban flood scenarios for a region in Vijayawada and proposing management measures; demonstrates use of hydrological modelling for urban flood assessment.

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