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As Chief Scientist, Severe Weather and Climate Information, Potty leads the development of RIMES Numerical Weather Prediction system for the prediction of severe weather events for improving forecast product lead times. He also oversees seasonal climate forecasting and climate change analysis activities of the regional facility.

Potty has more than 15 years of experience in simulating atmospheric severe weather phenomena such as tropical cyclones, monsoon depressions, polar cold air outbreaks, storm surge due to atmospheric forcing, etc. Prior to joining RIMES, he has worked with various academic and research institutions, such as Indian Institute of Technology (India), IBM Research (India), Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Germany), and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). Potty earned his Doctorate Degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (New Delhi) and Master Degree from the Cochin University of Science and Technology (India).

Fakhruddin leads the development and operation of flood and drought forecast generation and application support services, to cater to needs and demands of national hydrological services, institutional users, and high risk communities in RIMES Member States. His recent work includes provision of technical expertise for generation and application of long lead flood forecasting techniques in the Asian region and development of end-to-end flood early warning systems in select RIMES member countries.

Fakhruddin is a hydrologist by training, and has 11 years of experience specializing in water resources management, climate change risk management, and disaster management. His key areas of expertise are hydrological modeling, early warning system, emergency communication, incident command system, climate risk management and integrated water resources management. He has worked on hydrology, climate & disaster risk management in over 10 countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, Vietnam. Fakhruddin holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Post Graduate Degree in Water Resources Management from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He has also taken courses in Mathematical Modeling and GIS, and is a certified Instructor of Incident Command Systems (ICS) from the United States Forest Service (USFS).

Gautam, as a senior hydrologist, is responsible for developing discharge models for high-risk river systems for the generation of flood and flash flood forecast products that meet user needs. He also tests and evaluates forecast models, provides technical inputs for transfer of forecast models to member countries and conducts research for improving flood forecasting technology.

Gautam has more than 20 years of experience in flood forecasting and early warning, hydrological data analysis and processing, hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling (MIKE 11, HEC-RAS, ADM, SIXP, MODFLOW, HYMOS, HEC-HMS, RRL, etc.), artificial intelligence methods (neural networks, fuzzy systems) and application of GIS and remote sensing in hydrology. Prior to joining RIMES, he worked as Chief of the Flood Forecasting Section for the Department of Hydrology & Meteorology of Nepal. Gautam earned his Doctor of Engineering Science Degree from the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany, and Master of Science Degree in Hydroinformatics from the International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE) in Delft, The Netherlands.

Khambai works as a technical staff at the Weather Forecast and Aeronautical Division of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) in Lao PDR since 2005. Khambai holds a Bachelor Degree in English from the Thipvaly English College, Lao PDR, as well as various training certificates on aviation meteorology, hydrometeorology, and climate change vulnerability assessment. At RIMES, he is receiving training on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP).

Khaemeuy joined the Weather Forecast and Aeronautical Division of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH)in Lao PDR in 2011. She is responsible for weather charts analysis and data connection.Khaemeuy holds a Bachelor Degree in Meteorology from the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, Vietnam. At RIMES, she is receiving training on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP).

Kyaw has been working for 20 years for the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Myanmar. He joined in 1993 as a Junior Observer, and since 2010, he works as Assistant Director. Kyaw holds a Bachelor Degree in Physics. At RIMES, he is receiving training on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and climate modeling.

Tin joined the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Myanmar in 2001 as a Junior Observer. Since 2006, she holds the position of Deputy Superintendent. Tin holds a Doctorate Degree in Physics from the Yangon University, Myanmar, and a Master Degree in Engineering Physics from the same University. At RIMES, she is receiving training on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and climate modeling.