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    Candidate Profile
     Date Submitted:21-09-2007
     Last Modified:11-07-2008 (06:58)
    Job information
     Current job:Research Fellow
     Employment Term:Temp/Contract
     Relocation:Anywhere
     Date available:immediately
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     KeywordsOptical and Microwave Remote Sensing, SAR Polarimetry,SAR Interferometry,SAR data Processing,Signal Processing
    CV
    OBJECTIVES
    • Apply my strong technical knowledge to real- life businesses and for team & organization
    success
    • To strive to attain greater respect and responsibility
    • Keep on learning from the constantly changing trends and scenarios and apply it to my work.
    ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (S)
    • Pursuing Ph.D in Remote Sensing from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
    • M.Tech in Remote Sensing from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, 2005
    Aggregate Marks obtained 86%.
    • M.Sc Physics from CCS University, Meerut, 2000
    Aggregate Marks obtained 66.7%
    • B.Sc (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) from CCS University, Meerut, 1998
    Aggregate Marks obtained 59.4%
    ADDITIONAL COURSES COMPLETED
    • Advanced programming in C++/Unix from IIT Bombay
    • Satellite Image Processing, CSRE, IIT Bombay
    • Advanced Concepts in Polarimetric SAR Image Analysis, IIT Bombay
    • Signal Processing and its applications, IIT Bombay
    • Wavelets, IIT Bombay
    COMPUTER LITERACY
    Operating System : Windows and Linux
    Languages : C and C++, Matlab
    Packages : ERDAS 9.0, ARC/INFO, ARCGIS 9.1,
    GAMMA, DORIS, ENVI+IDL, PCI Geomatica 10.2, Matlab
    PolSARpro_v2.0 & 3.0
    SKILLS DEVELOPED
    • Database creation in GIS domain.
    • Image Interpretation
    • Geospatial Analysis using raster & vector layers
    • Digital Image Processing
    • Optical and SAR data Processing
    • SAR Interferometry, Polarimetry
    SKILLS DEVELOPING
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • Wavelets
    RESEARCH INTERESTS
    Microwave Remote Sensing data processing, Image Processing, SAR Interferometry,
    RADAR Polarimetry,
    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
    • Research scholar (from 19-07-2007 to till date)
    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra,
    • Research Fellow (from 08-08-2005 to 19-07-2007)
    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra,
    • Project Trainee (from July 2004 - july2005) for M.Tech thesis
    Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (NRSA), Derhadun, Uttaranchal
    VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
    • Teaching experience of intermediate physics classes during 2002 to 2003.
    • Organized the Microwave Remote Sensing data processing and analysis for glacier and snow
    studies /Training Programme at CSRE, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2005
    • Teaching Assistant, CSRE, IIT Bombay, From 2007 to till date
    • Organized an International workshop on Snow, Ice, Glacier and Avalanches at CSRE, Indian
    Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2008
    CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
    • Microwave Remote Sensing data processing and analysis for glacier and snow studies, 5 days
    Training Program organized by CSRE, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in October,2005.
    • Attended SPIE-Asia Pacific Remote Sensing International symposium from 13-17 November,
    2006 at Panaji, Goa, India.
    • Attended International Workshop on Glacier in Watershed and Global Ice Hydrology from
    27-31 August, 2007 at Obergurgl, Austria.
    • Attended International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glacier and Avalanches from 7-9 January,
    2008 at IIT Bombay, India.
    • Attended National Snow Science Workshop from 11-12 January, 2008 at SASE Chandigarh,
    India.
    GRANTS AND AWARDS
    • UGC Grant during M.Tech. course work, August 2003 – July 2005
    • DST Research Fellow Grant, August 2005 – July 2007
    • Selected for UNESCO Scientific Grant and awarded, 2007
    • Presently getting MHRD Grant for Ph.D, from July 2007
    • Selected for 2nd Best Paper Prize at NSSW, SASE, Chandigarh, 2008
    COUNTRIES VISITED
    • Austria
    MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
    • Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
    • Resources Engineering Association (REA), IITB
    PROJECTS
    1. Geo-environmental appraisal through Geoinformatics in the part of Mizoram with a special
    emphasis of spatial statistical modeling in landslide hazard zonation, 2005
    2. Optical Remote Sensing data analysis for Snow cover Mapping,2005
    3. ENVISAT ASAR Data Analysis for estimating Snow Wetness, 2006
    4. SAR Polarimetric Techniques for Lunar surface Water/Ice deposition detection 2007
    5. Remote Sensing for snow pack parameters estimation 2007
    6. SAR data analysis for Snow pack characteristics and glacier movement studies on Gangotri
    glacier, 2008.
    7. Image fusion using wavelets, 2008
    8. Land use/cover Classification using Polarimetric Techniques
    9. SAR Polarimeric Techniques for snow parameter estimation
    LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
    1. Rao, Y.S., Venkataraman, G. and Singh Gulab.,2006, ENVISAT-ASAR data analysis for snow
    cover mapping over Gangotri region, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6410, pp.59-66 (DOI:10.1117/12.693845).
    2. Singh Gulab, Kumar Vijay, Mohite Kishor, Venkataraman, G., Rao, Y.S., and Snehmani,
    2006,Snow wetness estimation in Himalayan snow covered regions using ENVISAT-ASAR
    data, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6410, pp.67-78 (DOI:10.1117/12.693690 ).
    3. Singh Gulab and Venkatraman, G., 2007, Snow wetness mapping using advanced synthetic
    aperture radar data, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Volume1 013521 published online
    (DOI:10.1117/1.2768622) .
    4. Singh Gulab, Kumar Vijay, Venkataraman, G., Rao, Y.S., and Snehmani, 2007, Snow porosity
    estimation using advanced synthetic aperture radar single look complex data analysis and its
    effects on backscattering coefficient, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. Volume1, published
    online.
    5. Venkatraman, G., Singh Gulab and Kumar, V., Kishor Mohite, Y.S. Rao ,Snow grain size
    estimation in Himalayan snow covered region using advanced synthetic aperture radar data,
    SPIE Proc. Vol. 6677, 2007 (DOI: 10.1117/12.732810).
    6. Venkataraman, G., Singh Gulab, Kumar Vijay, Rao, Y.S., Investigating Snow wetness using
    dual polarization advanced synthetic aperture radar imagery, SPIE Proc. Vol. 6677, 2007 (DOI:
    10.1117/12.732813).
    7. Singh Gulab, Kumar Vijay, Mohite Kishor, Venkataraman, G., Rao, Y.S., and Snehmani,
    ENVISAT-ASAR single polarized SLC data analysis for the study of snow pack characteristics,
    SPIE Proc. Vol. 6677, 2007(DOI: 10.1117/12.732816).
    8. Singh Gulab, Kumar Vijay, Mohite Kishor, Venkataraman, G., and Rao, Y.S., ENVISATASAR
    data analysis for the study of snow pack characteristics, presented in Glacier in
    Watershed and Global Ice Hydrology, Obergurgl, Austria, August, 2007.
    9. Mohite Kishor, Singh Gulab, Venkataraman, G., Feasibility of various Remote Sensing data for
    mapping Snow cover area around Gangotri Glacier, MIPPR, SPIE Proc., Vol. 6787, 2007 (DOI:
    10.1117/12.753441).
    10. Venkataraman G., Singh Gulab and Y.S.Rao "Snow cover monitoring and snow density
    estimation using ALOS PALSAR data," Proceedings of First PI Symposium, Kyoto, Japan,
    2007.
    11. Kumar V., Rao Y.S., Venkataraman G., Singh Gulab, Mohite Kishor and Snehmani, “ A time
    series analysis of Aqua AMSRE drived SWE over Himalayan snow covered regions”, Proc
    International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glaciers and Avalanches, pp.42-48, 2008.
    12. Singh Gulab, Kumar V., Mohite Kishor, Venkataraman G. and Rao,Y.S, “ Snow parameters
    estimation using ENVISATASAR data”, Proc International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glaciers
    and Avalanches, pp.49-56, 2008.
    13. Singh Gulab, Venkataraman G., Kumar V., Mohite Kishor and Rao Y. S., “ Snow grain size
    estimation using ASAR data”, Proc International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glaciers and
    Avalanches, pp.57-64, 2008.
    14. Singh Gulab ,Kumar V, Mohite K, , Venkataraman G., Rao Y.S., “Glacier facies mapping using
    multi temporal Envisat ASAR data for Gangotri glacier,” Proc International Workshop on Snow,
    Ice, Glaciers and Avalanches, pp.215-222, 2008.
    15. Rao Y.S., Venkataraman G., Kumar V., Singh Gulab and Snehmani, “The Loss of Coherence in
    the InSAR images of Himalayan Glaciers”, Proc International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glaciers
    and Avalanches, pp.223-239, 2008.
    16. Venkataraman G., Singh Gulab, Kumar V., Rao Y. S and Snehmani “The application of snow
    permittivity retrieval inversion algorithm for estimating snow wetness in Himalayan snow
    covered region using ENVISAT-ASAR APS data” presented in National Snow Science
    Workshop at SASE, Chandigarh, Jan, 2008.
    17. Singh Gulab, Kumar Vijay, Mohite Kishor, Venkataraman G., Rao Y.S. and Snehmani “Snow
    density estimation using ENVISAT-ASAR SLC data” presented in National Snow Science
    Workshop at SASE, Chandigarh, Jan, 2008.
    PAPERS TO BE PUBLISHED
    18. Venkataraman G., Mahato Bikash C., Singh Gulab, Ravi S. and Rao Y.S., Fusion of LISS- III
    and Radarsat-1 data for snow cover mapping, submetted to JARS.
    19. Kumar Vijay, Rao Y.S., Singh Gulab, Venkataraman G., and Snehmani, “Spaceborne InSAR
    technique for study of Himalayan glaciers using ENVISAT ASAR and ERS data,” Abstract
    Accepted in Proc. IGARSS 2008, July 6-11, 2008 Bostan, USA,2008.
    20. Singh Gulab, Venkataraman G., Kumar V., Rao Y.S. and Snehmani, “The H/A/alpha
    Polarimetric decomposition theorem and complex Wishart distribution for Snow cover
    monitoring”, Abstract Accepted in Proc. IGARSS 2008, July 6-11, 2008 Bostan, USA,2008.
    21. Singh Gulab, Venkataraman G., Rao Y.S. and Snehmani, “Insar coherence measurement
    techniques for snow cover mapping in Himalayan region,” Abstract Accepted in Proc. IGARSS
    2008, July 6-11, 2008 Bostan, USA, 2008.


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