Hikmat is a computational researcher from Karnali, Nepal — building machine learning for climate, hydrology and public policy, bound not by place or labels but by a hunger to turn data into decisions.

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Climate & AI

IamHikmatBudhaChhetri,acomputationalresearcher.Ibuildmachinelearningforclimate,hydrology,andpublicpolicy.

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Evidence for every decision.

Monsoon Modeling. 01

  • 31 years of daily rainfall records analysed
  • Mann–Kendall trend & Pettitt change-point tests
  • LSTM forecasts with 22.8% lower error
  • Manuscript submitted to Springer Nature
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GeoAI for Karnali. 02

  • Satellite-image analysis of settlements
  • River-basin hazard exposure mapping
  • Decision-support workflows for planners
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Responsible AI. 03

  • Bilingual RAG platform for cyber rights
  • Built for low-bandwidth communities
  • Human-centred, responsible design
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