Ongoing PhD Students
Swarnendu Sekhar Ghosh
PhD Student, CSRE, IIT Bombay
Mr. Swarnendu Sekhar Ghosh received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering and M.tech degree in Applied Mathematics. He is currently working in MRS Lab as a Ph.D. student. His current research is focused on the retrieval of biophysical crop parameters estimation using PolSAR data.
Research Interest:
- Remote sensing of vegetation
- SAR Polarimetry
- Bio-geophysical Parameter retrieval
- Statistical learning
Abhinav Verma
PhD Student, CSRE, IIT Bombay
Mr. Verma has received an integrated master in technology degree in Geo-informatics from Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi. He is currently a Ph. D. scholar at the MRSLab. His research aims to advance and apply radar remote sensing datasets for different land cover applications. He is particularly interested in developing new dual- and compact-polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data methodologies useful in land cover characterization.
Research Interest:
- SAR Polarimetry
- Target characterization
- Urban area monitoring/change dynamics
- Crop characterization
Sandeep Kumar
PhD Student, CSRE, IIT Bombay
Mr. Sandeep Kumar received his Master’s (Int. MTech) in Geoinformatics from the Central University of Jharkhand. As a PhD student, his current research is focused on the Modelling of Forest Disturbances Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data.
Research Interest:
- Remote Sensing of Vegetation
- Vegetation Disturbace
- Forest Fire
Ashmitha Nihar
PhD Student, CSRE, IIT Bombay
Ms. Ashmitha Nihar earned her B.Tech degree in Agricultural Information Technology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and her M.Tech degree in Remote Sensing and GIS from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. as a doctoral student in MRSLab, focusing on advancing radar remote sensing techniques for agricultural applications.
Research Interest:
- SAR Polarimetry
- Crop characterization
- Land surface phenology extraction
- Crop biophysical parameter retrieval