Linda Theres Bathinathan is a Lead GIS Analyst in the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Platforms team at CSTEP.

She completed her PhD in Urban Sprawl Studies from SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur; her MTech in Geoinformatics from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli; and her BE in Geoinformatics from Anna University, Chennai.

Prior to joining CSTEP, she worked as a Senior Software Engineer – Geospatial at the Center of Data for Public Good (CDPG), FSID-IISc; as a Research Associate at SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur; as an Intern at RRSC-South, ISRO; and as a Technical Executive at Geokno India Private Limited.

Her areas of interest include geospatial data analytics, ML/DL modelling, data quality checks, SDKs, and Python automated workflows.