Project Title: Azure4GEO – Deep learning based crop characterization with synergistic use of SAR and optical data on cloud computing platform.

Funding Agency/Organization: GEO-Microsoft Planetary Computer Programme

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya, Dr. Y. S. Rao, Dr. Subhadip Dey, Mr. Narayanarao Bhogapurapu, Dr. Ushasi Chaudhuri, Mr. Abhinav Verma, and Mr. Swarnendu S. Ghosh.

Timeline: 2022-2025

Project Title: AWS4AgriSAR-Crop inventory mapping from SAR data on cloud computing platform.

Funding Agency/Organization: GEO-AWS Earth Observations Cloud Credits Programme

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya, Dr. Y. S. Rao, Mr. Dipankar Mandal, Mr. Subhadip Dey, Mr. Divya Sekhar Vaka, Mr. Vineet Kumar (CSRE, IITBombay, India); Dr. Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez, Dr. J. David Ballester-Berman, Dr. Tomas Martinez-Marin, Dr. Jesus Selva, Mrs. Noelia Romero-Puig, Mr. Alejandro Mestre-Quereda (IUII, Universidad de Alicante, Spain).

Timeline: 2019-2022

Project Title: JECAM SAR Inter-Comparison Experiment: Crop Type Identification & Mapping and crop biophysical parameter retrieval.

Funding Agency/Organization: JECAM/GEOGLAM

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya, Dr. Y. S. Rao, Mr. Vineet Kumar, Mr. Dipankar Mandal (CSRE, IITBombay, India).

Timeline: 2017-2020

Project Title: Crop characterization using fully polarimetric Radarsat-2 SAR data.

Funding Agency/Organization: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)/ Maxar (MDA)–RADARSAT-2 Science and Operational Applications Research

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya, Dr. Y. S. Rao, Mr. Vineet Kumar, Mr. Dipankar Mandal (CSRE, IITBombay, India).

Timeline: 2017-2020

Project Title: Analysis of Optical and Radar Remote Sensing Images for Dynamic Earth Process Monitoring.
Funding Agency/Organization: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Trento Program for Advanced Research, Italy (ITPAR- Phase IV).
PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya (CSRE, IITBombay, India).
Timeline: 2019-2021

Project Title: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Analysis for Earth Observation (EO) Applications.
Funding Agency/Organization: ISRO-IIT(B) Space Technology Cell, IIT Bombay (Indian Space Research Organisation).
PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya (CSRE, IITBombay, India).
Timeline: 2017-2019

Project Title: Development of Bistatic Radar Remote Sensing Techniques for Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Retrieval.
Funding Agency/Organization: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya (CSRE, IITBombay, India).
Timeline: 2015-2018

Project Title: Snow Ice Structure Retrieval from PolSAR Data
Data Support: TerraSAR-X from German Space Agency (DLR)..
PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya (CSRE, IITBombay, India).
Timeline: 2015-2016

Project Title: Glacier Mapping And Velocity Estimation Using Satellite Images.
Funding Agency/Organization: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
PI/Co-PI: Dr. Avik Bhattacharya (CSRE, IITBombay, India).
Timeline: 2014-2017