Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)
Dr. Arka Roy
Scientist D
Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)
Email : arka[dot]roy[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in
Phone(Off): 0471-2511624
Mobile : +91-7736569216
Fax : 0471-2442280
Education
Ph.D : 2024, "Theoretical development of forward and inverse gravity modeling and its application to the crustal structure estimation of south India", Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala
M.Sc : 2012, Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
B.Sc : 2010, Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal
Professional career
- 2024 - Present Scientist D, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
- 2020 - 2023 Scientist C, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
- 2016 - 2019 Scientist B, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
- 2015 - 2016 Project Scientist B, High Impact Severe Weather Forecasting System, National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Noida, UP.
- 2013 - 2015 Trainee Scientist, Centre for Advanced Training in Earth System Sciences and Climate, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, Maharashtra.
Area of Specialization & Interest
- Geophysics, Tectonics, Deep Learning .
- Primary expertise in numerical modeling and interpretations of crustal structures and their inherent heterogeneities for local and regional scales using geophysical datasets such as Gravity, Magnetics.
Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions
- Scholarship, Recipient of West Bengal Government Scholarship for Higher Education, awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, India.
- Scholarship, Recipient of Innovation for Scientific Pursuit of Inspire Research (INSPIRE), a National Scholarship awarded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India for Academic Excellence in Natural Sciences.
- CSIR- NET, Qualified in the subject PHYSICAL SCIENCES under CSIR fellowship scheme in Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) held on 17-06-2012.
- Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Qualified for JRF in IISER Kolkata, Department of Physical Sciences, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
- Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST), Secured All India Rank 78 (with percentile 98.09) conducted by Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), India.
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Secured All India Rank 340 (with percentile 95.46) conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT BOMBAY), India.
- Trainee Scientist position, Qualified for Trainee Scientist in IITM Pune, Centre for Advanced Training, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government. of India
- MoES (Ministry of Earth Science) travel grant for 27th IUGG General Assembly, 2019, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Conferences/Seminars/Symposia
- Roy, A., Sharma, R. K., Jash, D., & Tomson, J. K. (2024). Innovative insights into Earth’s depths: Mohotopography estimation using Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks from observed gravityanomalies. In European Geophysical Union Gener2al Assembly (EGU-2024), Vienna, Austria.
- Roy, A., & Padma Rao, B. (2023). Gravity inversion with seismic constraints to map the crustalthickness beneath antarctica. In National Conference on Polar Sciences (NCPS-2023), Goa, India.
- Roy, A., & Tomson, J. K. (2023). High-resolution 3d moho structure estimation in southern India andsurrounding regions: Insights from gravity disturbances and seismic constraints. In Indian GeophysicalUnion Annual Convention (IGU-2023), Cochin, India.
- Chandrasekhar, N. P., & Roy, A. (2019). Study of geomagnetic data from Ettaiyapuram and Hyderabadmagnetic observatories, India over two solar cycles provide insights into atmospheric couplingprocesses. In 27th IUGG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada.
- Roy, A., Chandrasekhar, N. P., Arora, K., & Rao, N. P. (2019). Spatial & temporal characteristics of solarquiet & equatorial electrojet along American& south-east Asian sectors. In 27th IUGG General Assembly,Montreal, Canada.
Training
- Training course on 'AI for Digital Transformation and Data-Driven Decision Making’ for MOES scientists at INCOIS, ITCOO, Hyderabad, India on November 6th to 9th, 2023.
- Pre-Antarctic Snow-Ice acclimatization training at ITBP Auli, India in connection to the 39th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica on September 10th to October 3rd, 2019.
- India International Science Festival, Lucknow, India on October 5th to 8th, 2018.
- MATLAB training program, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram, India, September 26th to 30th, 2016.
- 'Geodynamic processes, evolution of Geophysical fields, Tectonics and Climate’ at IISC Bangalore, September 2016 (1 week).
Popular Articles:
- Roy, A., Prasad, M., Rao B, P., & Tomson, J. (2023). Estimation of moho depth beneath southern Indian shield by inverting gravity anomalies constrained by seismic data. Journal of Geophysical Research: SolidEarth, e2022JB025651.
- Roy, A., Dubey, C. P., & Prasad, M. (2021a). Gravity inversion for heterogeneous sedimentary basin withb-spline polynomial approximation using differential evolution algorithm. Geophysics, 86(3), F35–F47.
Memberships
- Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Member, European Geosciences Union (EGU)
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ORCID
- 0000-0002-4603-7760
SCI Publications
- Ai, H., Ekinci, Y. L., Balkaya, C., Alvandi, A., Ekinci, R., Roy, A., ... Pham, L. T. (2024). Modified barnacles mating optimizing algorithm for the inversion of self-potential anomalies due to oredeposits. Natural Resources Research, 1–30.
- Roy, A., Sharma, R. K., Jash, D., Rao B, P., Dev, J. A., & Tomson, J. (2024). Imaging of moho topography with conditional generative adversarial network from observed gravity anomalies. Journal of AsianEarth Sciences, 106093.
- Roy, A., Prasad, M., Rao B, P., & Tomson, J. (2023). Estimation of moho depth beneath southern Indian shield by inverting gravity anomalies constrained by seismic data. Journal of Geophysical Research: SolidEarth, e2022JB025651.
- >Roy, A.,& Wu, L. (2023). Generalized Gauss-FFT 3D forward gravity modeling for irregular topographic mass having any 3d variable density contrast. Computers & Geosciences, 172, 105297.
- Sharma, R. K., Kumar, S., Padmalal, D., &Roy, A. (2023). Streamflow prediction using machine learning models in selected rivers of Southern India. International Journal of River Basin Management, 21(0), 1–27.
- Roy, A., Kumar, T. S., & Sharma, R. K. (2022). Structure estimation of 2D listric faults using quadratic Bezier curve for depth varying density distributions. Earth and Space Science, 9(2), e2021EA002061.
- Roy, A., Dubey, C. P., & Prasad, M. (2021a). Gravity inversion for heterogeneous sedimentary basin with b-spline polynomial approximation using differential evolution algorithm. Geophysics, 86(3), F35–F47.
- Roy, A., Dubey, C. P., & Prasad, M. (2021b). Gravity inversion of basement relief using particle swarm optimization by automated parameter selection of Fourier coefficients. Computers & Geosciences, 156,104875.
- >Roy, A.,& Kumar, T. S. (2021). Gravity inversion of 2D fault having variable density contrast using particle swarm optimization. Geophysical Prospecting, 69(6), 1358–1374.
- >Chandrasekhar, N. P., &Roy, A. (2020). Imprints of sunspot cycles on normal and abnormal geomagnetic fields: Case study from equatorial and low-latitude sites of India. Journal of GeophysicalResearch: Space Physics, 125(12), e2020JA028464.
Non SCI Publications
- Dubey, C. P., &Roy, A. (2023). Joint inversion of gravity and gravity gradient and its application to mineral exploration. The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 27(1), 1–18.

























