Dr Madhav N Kulkarni was Professor of Geodesy & Remote Sensing at IIT Bombay. He joined faculty of the Geodesy & Remote Sensing Division of Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, in June 1999, after taking

voluntary retirement from Army Engineers, as Lt Co. An Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Dr Kulkarni served in Survey of India, a Department under DST, for 20 years, on deputation from Army. He carried out and supervised extensive Geodetic survey operations from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari, for diverse applications. He did his Masters and PhD in Space Geodesy at The Ohio State University, USA, in a NASA-funded project, on a study leave, and received two international awards. His areas of specialization include Space Geodesy, Satellite-based Surveying & Mapping techniques, Earthquake Studies using Geodetic Techniques, and Global Positioning System (GPS).

Dr. Kulkarni was also an Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai, and member of several National committees, including the National GPS Expert Group. He has over 50 technical publications to his credit.