Research

Research Interests:

• Crop Monitoring, Model Inversion, Biophysical parameter estimation, Crop classification
• SAR Polarimetry, Scattering models, Quad and Compact polarimetry.
• Agricultural Engineering, Crop phenology, Water stress, Farm machinery.

Research Network:

Research Statement:

Previous and on-going research:

• Crop biophysical parameter estimation using SAR data
• Improved Radar Vegetation Indices for quad, compact, and dual-pol SAR data
• Multi-temporal Crop Classification using Polarimetric SAR data
• Comparative Analysis of Compact-pol and Linear-pol SAR data for agricultural application
• Crop monitoring using Time Series SAR data in Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing platform
• Retrieval of Canopy Biophysical Parameters using PROSAIL Model from MERIS Sensor Product
• Leaf Phenological Analysis and Retrieval of Leaf Biophysical Parameters Using PROSPECT-5 Model.
• Fluorescence, PRI and Canopy Temperature for Water Stress Detection in Cereal Crops

Research Projects:

Field Campaign Activity

• 2018
  • SASYA-VIJ & JECAM field campaign with joint collaboration by MRSLab – IIT Bombay, and APSAC, at JECAM Test site in Andhra Pradesh, India: June 2018–December 2018. # Aimed for Crop and Soil parameter collection in synchronous with Satellite (Radarsat-2, Sentinel-1A, LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2) overpasses.
  • SASYA-BWN field campaign with joint collaboration by MRSLab – IIT Bombay, and BCKV at Bardhaman, WB, India: December 2017–April 2018. # Aimed for Crop and Soil parameter collection in synchronous with Satellite (Radarsat-2, Sentinel-1A, LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2) overpasses.
• 2017
  • Field and Satellite data collection planning for Crop Biophysical Parameter retrieval at Bardhaman, WB, India. #Satellite Data: RADARSAT-2 Science and Operational Applications Research – Education International (SOAR-EI)
• 2016
  • Field Campaign at Chakdaha, Indo-Gangetic plains, West Bengal, India with ESA- Sentinel-1 & 2 Satellite Pass.
  • Surendranagar, Gujarat, India: Collected agricultural crop, irrigation practice information and soil moisture parameters with parallel to SMAP satellite pass.
  • Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Collected agricultural crop parameters and soil parameter with parallel to RISAT-1 satellite pass.

Research/Product Development:

• Web-application for collecting in-situ measurement during the field campaign--Field Data Collection App: SANGRAHAN

• Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Based Grading of Basmati Rice Grains Using Image Processing Technique

• Computer-aided engineering approach for small farm machinery design

• Development of a Multi-purpose cold storage design software for heat-load calculation

• Development of User-Friendly Software to Design Dairy Heat Exchanger and Performance Evaluation