About the Speaker:

Dr. Balakrishnan Nair is a Senior Scientist and GroupDirector for Ocean Modelling, Applied Research andServices (O-MARS) Group, at the Indian National Centerfor Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry ofEarth sciences, Government of India, Hyderabad- aleading and unique organization in the field of operationaloceanography viz. ocean observation, modelling, Earlywarning and Marine services under the Ministry of EarthSciences (MoES), Government of India. He is one of thefounder members of INCOIS, having over 25 years ofexperience as a researcher and leading the OceanInformation and Forecast Service Group of INCOIS forlast 19 years.