Dr.-Ing. Arnab Muhuri
Dr.-Ing. Arnab Muhuri holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (2009) and later obtained his Master of Technology (2012) & PhD (2018) in Satellite Earth Observation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India. In 2018, for his research contributions, he was conferred upon the Excellence in PhD Research Award by the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi, at the 56th Institute Convocation of IIT Bombay, India.
In 2019, he was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship by the AvH Foundation, Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, to continue his research at the Professur für Hydrogeographie und Klimatologie, Geographisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg. In 2020, he was awarded the European Research Stay Grant by the AvH Foundation for working as a Visiting Scientist at the Centre d’Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphére (CESBIO)-Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France. In 2021, he joined the Centre d'Applications et de Recherches en Télédétection (CARTEL) at L'Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada where his research was funded by the Discovery grant and CREATE program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). In 2022, he joined the Earth Observation and Modelling (EOM), Geographisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universit ̈at zu Kiel, Germany, where he is working towards his Habilitation and teaches courses on satellite Earth observation. His present research interests lies in the development of Earth observation algorithms integrating fundamentals of imaging physics with information retrieval techniques like machine learning for applications like grassland and coastal monitoring with SAR, LiDAR, and optical sensors.
Dr. Muhuri has collaboratively worked with the Space Application Center (SAC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Tokyo, Japan under the DST-JSPS grant. Dr. Muhuri has worked with Earth observation (RADARSAT-2 and RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM)) and extra-terrestrial (Chandrayaan-1 Mini-SAR) satellite missions for interdisciplinary applications like exploration of the Lunar polar regions, high-mountain cryosphere monitoring, natural disaster impact assessment, agricultural parameter retrieval, and development of polarimetric SAR decomposition techniques. He is on the review board of IEEE TGRS & JSTARS, International Journal of Climatology, Remote Sensing of Environment etc. and serves as a Research Ambassador for Heidelberg Alumni International, Universität Heidelberg.
Research Interests
- Development of satellite-based (SAR & optical) Earth observation algorithms.
- Performance assessment of operational snow cover monitoring algorithms in forested landscapes.
- Microwave remote sensing of soil parameters.
Research Projects
- Rhine-Transect: An interdisciplinary, long-term research project across the Upper Rhine Valley
- Glacier mapping & velocity estimation using satellite images. Funded by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India
- Development of Methodologies for Snow Pack Parameters Estimation by Using SAR Polarimetry & Interferometry. Funded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India-Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- Chandrayaan-1 Mini-SAR Payload For Lunar Polar Region Exploration. Funded by Space Application Center, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Government of India
Teaching
- Winter Semester, 2020/2021: Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
- Summer Semester, 2021: Fundamentals of Optical and Radar Remote Sensing
Journal reviewer
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
- MDPI Remote Sensing, Water, and Climate
- International Journal of Climatology
- Annales Geophysicae
Professional Memberships
- Member, European Geosciences Union (EGU)
- Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
Synergistic Activities
- Research Ambassador, Heidelberg University
- Vice President (Public Relations and Treasurer), Rhetorikclub Rhein-Neckar Heidelberg, Toastmasters International
