kaliraj

Dr. S. Kaliraj

Scientist D, Marine Science Group (MSG)

Email : s[dot]kaliraj[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) :0471-2511653

Mobile :6238294220

Fax : 0471-2442280

 

Education:

Ph. D. : 2016, Remote sensing - GeoTechnology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
M.Tech. : 2011, Geomatics, Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping (IIS&M), Survey of India,affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad
M.Sc. : 2008, Remote sensing & GIT, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
GATE : 2024, Qualified for GATE – Geomatics Engineering (GE)

Area of Specialization & Interest:

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications, Geo-Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Coastal Landforms Change Studies, Natural Hazards and Vulnerability Assessment, GIS-based Decision-Making Modellings.

Professional career:

2023 - Present Scientist D, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
2019 - 2023 Scientist C, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
2016 - 2019 Scientist B, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
2013 - 2016 DST-INSPIRE - SRF, M.S. University, Tirunelveli
2011 - 2013 DST-INSPIRE - JRF, M.S. University, Tirunelveli

Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions:

  1. MoES – Certificate of Merit Award (Geoscience) 2021, MoES, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
  2. Young Scientist of the Year 2016 Award conferred by IFEE, Kolkata, and CIU, New Delhi.
  3. Green Technologist of the Year Award 2017 conferred by SERI, Kolkata.
  4. CUSAT - Ph.D. Guideship - Faculty of Marine Science & Faculty of Environ. Studies.
  5. NCESS Course Coordinator for IIRS - ISRO Edusat Outreach Programme.
  6. Resource Person for UGC/ DST/ FDP/ AICTE sponsored training courses.

Membership in Professional Bodies:

  1. Life member – Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS).
  2. Life member - Ocean Society of India (OSI).
  3. Life member – Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG).
  4. Member - International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).

Google Scholar Links:

  • https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=e6jL1zMAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID:

  • https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-1972

Vidwanid:

  • https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/540466

Other Professional Activities (Professional Training/Committees/Editorial Services):

  1. Member - NCESS - CRZ Monitoring Committee.
  2. Member - NCESS - Map Library Physical Verification Committee.
  3. Member - NCESS - Technical Committee for AMC.
  4. Course Coordinator - NCESS - IIRS Edusat outreach program.

Training Courses:

  1. IIRS-ISRO sponsored training course "Landslide mitigation strategies using remote sensing data and open-source GIS tools," organized by the Dept. of Geology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum on July 31 – August 05, 2023.
  2. ICAR sponsored a training course on Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Agriculture, which was organized by NAHEP, New Delhi, on 16 - 25 January 2023.
  3. DST sponsored Winter School Training course "Recent Advances in Marine Geospatial Technologies," IIT Madras, Jan 03 – 23, 2022.
  4. NGP-DST sponsored training course on "Geo-Innovation Challenge on Meteorology and Ocean Science" organized by Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, on 20 - 22 April 2022.
  5. AICTE - STTP training course "Remote sensing, GIS & GNSS (Phase II)," FX Engineering College, Tirunelveli, September 21 - 26, 2020.
  6. Training Course on "Remote sensing of Land Degradation," IIRS, Dehradun, 01.12.2020 – 07.12.2020.
  7. Training Course on "Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Processing and Analysis," IIST-ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, October 16 – 18, 2019.
  8. Training Course on "Principles of Polarimetric SAR Remote Sensing and its Processing," IIRS, Dehradun, 18.02.2019 – 01.03.2019.
  9. Training course on "Advanced remote sensing technologies: Hyperspectral Remote sensing and LiDAR (GEOCONNECT - 2018)", IIST - ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 – 14, 2018.
  10. Training Course on "Application of SARPROZ SW for Multi-Temporal InSAR processing techniques," CGL-NCESS, February 2018.
  11. Training Course on "Desertification and Land Degradation Monitoring, Vulnerability Assessment, and Combating Plans," SAC-ISRO, Ahmedabad, March 14 – 22, 2018.
  12. Basic course on "Image Processing with MATLAB software," MathWorks, Bangalore, April 2017.
  13. Training Course on "Exploring ENVI," ESRI India, May 2017.
  14. Training Course on "Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resources" IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, January - March 2015.
  15. Training Course on "Satellite Remote Sensing for Earth Science Research (DST-NRDMS Sponsored)", Centre for Earth & Space Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, September – October 2014.
  16. International Training Course on "Ocean Colour Remote Sensing - Data, Processing & Applications (ITCOocean & IODE Sponsored)" Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, November 10 – 14, 2014.
  17. Certificate course on "Microwave (SAR) Remote Sensing for Natural Resources" IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, February – March 2014.
  18. Certificate course on "Remote sensing, GIS and GNSS" IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, August - November 2014.
  19. Training Course on "Geospatial Technologies & Applications (NRDMS Sponsored)," JNTU, Hyderabad, June – July 2012.
  20. Training Course on "Photogrammetry Applications (6 weeks Training course - ISRO Sponsored)", Institute of Remote Sensing (IRS), Anna University, Chennai, May – June 2009.
  21. Training Course on "Geoinformatics in disaster management (NNRMS - ISRO Sponsored)," Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI), Hyderabad, April – May 2009.
  22. Training Course on "Coastal System: Remote sensing and GIS application (INCOIS Sponsored)," Centre for Studies on the Bay of Bengal, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, February 02-14, 2009.
  23. Certificate course on "Basics of Remote sensing, GIS and GPS" IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, January - May 2007.

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