Dr Irfan Rashid is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Geoinformatics at the University of Kashmir. His research focuses on cryospheric processes, glacier–climate interactions and mountain hazards in the Himalaya. He integrates field observations, sensor networks, multisource remote sensing and numerical modelling to investigate glacier dynamics, mass balance, snow and glacier melt, and permafrost processes. His work also addresses glacial lake outburst floods, rock–ice avalanches and cryosphere–climate–hydrological interactions. He is a recipient of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Scientist Award in Earth and Environmental Sciences.