Academics
Research Experience:
Assistant Professor June 2024 - present
School of Agro and Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Postdoctoral Fellow Oct 2021 - April 2024
Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University
Research Scholar Jul 2015 - Jul 2020
Microwave Remote Sensing Lab (MRSLab), CSRE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Visiting Researcher Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Visiting Researcher Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Carleton University, Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory, Ottawa, Canada
Education:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India Jul 2015 - Jul 2020
M.Tech. + Ph. D. Dual Degree in Geoinformatics and Natural Resources Engineering
• Thesis title: Retrieval of biophysical parameters for agricultural crops using polarimetric SAR data.
• Advisors: Prof. Y. S. Rao and Prof. Avik Bhattacharya
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India Jul 2011 - Jun 2015
B.Tech. in Agricultural Engineering
• Thesis title: Modelling of ultrasound assisted osmotic dehydration of Ashgouard (Benincasa hispida) during murabba processing.
• Advisor: Prof. P. K. Sahoo
Chakdaha Ramlal Academy, Chakdaha, West Bengal, India Jun 2003 - May 2011
10 and 10 + 2
Science
WBBSE/WBCHSE
Awards & Achievements:
Naik and Rastogi Excellence in Ph.D. Thesis Award, IIT Bombay, 2021 | Award
Recipient of IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) India Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2020 | Award
Finalist of Google Earth Engine India Challange 2019 | Award
Recipient of Shastri Research Student Fellowship (2018-2019) by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | Grant
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Travel Grant, IEEE GRSS and SAC-ISRO joint SMAP-NISAR Workshop on Soil Moisture and Agricultural Monitoring using Microwave Remote Sensing (Ahmedabad, India) February 2018 | Grant
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Travel Grant, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Fort Worth, Texas, United States) July 2017 | Grant
M.Tech-M.Phil & Ph.D. Assistantship (M.E,M.Tech) Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India (New Delhi, India) 2017-07 to 2021-06 | Grant
Secured 1st Rank in all India level examination (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering-GATE 2015) in Agricultural Engineering | Honor
Secured University Gold Medal (Under Graduation) for obtaining highest CPI in 2015 | Award