Surajit Ghosh

Surajit Ghosh is a researcher in the field of spatial data science. He joined as Spatial Scientist at the Geoinformatics Unit of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). He did Masters in Computer Applications from West Bengal University of Technology, and MPhil in Oceanography and coastal management from Jadavpur University, India. Recently, he has submitted his doctoral thesis at Civil Engineering Department of National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India.

Previously, he was engaged with Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO; Kolkata Port Trust; IORA Ecological Solutions and International Water Management Institute. He has published several peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters. Many of his works have been deeply intertwined with various aspects of spatial science applications to manage the natural resource management towards achieving the sustainable development goals. He has been mainly worked on multi-sensor integration techniques, radar altimetry derived water level, flood vulnerability mapping, algorithm development, Ecosystem services, climate risk adaptation strategies for agriculture practices, forest phenology and biomass assessment, Big Data analytics etc. He has been also actively involved in capacity building programme for decision makers, researchers and d students.