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Dr. Swastika Chakraborty | Lunar Exosphere | Women Researcher Award  

Dr. Swastika Chakraborty, Narula Institute of Technology, Heard and McDonald Islands

Dr. Swastika Chakraborty is a seasoned researcher and professor specializing in atmospheric remote sensing and satellite communication. With 25 years in academia, she has made significant contributions to the study of tropical atmospheric propagation, remote hazard monitoring, and machine learning applications in climate science. Through her leadership in numerous high-impact research projects and active involvement in professional communities, Dr. Chakraborty continues to advance innovation and knowledge in remote sensing and communication sciences.

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Educational Details

Dr. Swastika Chakraborty holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Remote Sensing, awarded by the University of Calcutta in 2015. Her doctoral research focused on tropical atmospheric phenomena, laying the groundwork for her future contributions to atmospheric and satellite communication sciences.

Professional Experience

Dr. Chakraborty is a Professor at the Narula Institute of Technology (2022–Present), where she brings 25 years of experience in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Her prior roles include Associate Professor at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (2016–2022) and Assistant Professor at JIS College of Engineering (2000–2016). In these roles, she has not only advanced her teaching and research but also developed new methodologies in electronics, satellite communication, and remote sensing.

Research Interests

Dr. Chakraborty’s research spans a range of topics within atmospheric and planetary remote sensing, satellite communication, and data science. Her work includes spectrometric analysis for planetary research, remote sensing of tropical atmospheric conditions, Doppler radar analysis for climate hazard nowcasting, satellite communication propagation in tropical atmospheres, UAV-based hazard monitoring, and the use of machine learning for climate event prediction using big data.

Honors and Awards

Her expertise and contributions have been widely recognized through awards such as the JIS SAMMAN (2024), NIT Jewel (2024), and JIS INNOVATION AWARD (2024) from Narula Institute of Technology. Dr. Chakraborty has also received the Best Teacher Award (2019) from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology and the JIS Samman (2015) from JIS Group.

Research Projects

Deep Learning-Based Study of Iono Scintillation Using GNSS Data (2025) – investigating its effects on position accuracy over low-latitude regions.

Short-Term Forecasting of Orographic Rain for Landslide Prediction (2023) – involving Doppler radar data analysis for real-time hazard warning systems.

Sunlit Lunar Exosphere Analysis from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter data (2022).

Study on Tropospheric Scintillation and Rain Attenuation for SATCOM links over North Eastern India, Ku/Ka Band (2019).

Glacial Lake Dynamics Monitoring in the Eastern Himalayas (2018).

Committee Memberships

Dr. Chakraborty is actively engaged in professional committees. She serves as Program Committee Member for ICCIDA 2024, Travel Committee Chair for MIGARS 2023, and has held roles as YP Chair for INGARSS in both 2021 and 2020.

Professional Memberships

She is a Senior Member of IEEE GRSS (Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society) since 2017, reflecting her commitment to staying connected with the latest advancements in her fields of expertise.

Top Notable Publications

On the association of lightning activity and projected change in climate over the Indian sub-continent
Authors: U. Saha, D. Siingh, A.K. Kamra, E. Galanaki, A. Maitra, R.P. Singh, A.K. Singh, et al.
Journal: Atmospheric Research
Volume: 183, Pages: 173-190
Year: 2017
Citations: 66

Cloud liquid water content and cloud attenuation studies with radiosonde data at a tropical location
Authors: A. Maitra, S. Chakraborty
Journal: Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
Volume: 30, Pages: 367-373
Year: 2009
Citations: 32

Relationship of convective precipitation with atmospheric heat flux—a regression approach over an Indian tropical location
Authors: S. Chakraborty, U. Saha, A. Maitra
Journal: Atmospheric Research
Volume: 161, Pages: 116-124
Year: 2015
Citations: 27

A comparative study of cloud liquid water content from radiosonde data at a tropical location
Authors: S. Chakraborty, A. Maitra
Journal: International Journal of Geosciences
Volume: 3 (1), Pages: 44-49
Year: 2012
Citations: 23

Radiometric measurements of cloud attenuation at a tropical location in India
Authors: S. Das, S. Chakraborty, A. Maitra
Journal: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Volume: 105, Pages: 97-100
Year: 2013
Citations: 11

Interrelation between microphysical and optical properties of cloud and rainfall in the Indian region
Authors: S. Chakraborty, A. Maitra
Fields: 92.60.jf; 92.60.nc
Year: 2013
Citations: 11

Validation of Synthetic Storm Technique for Attenuation Prediction over High Rainfall Tropical Region
Authors: S.D. Swastika Chakraborty, Pooja Verma, Bishal Paudel
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Pages: 1-4
Year: 2021
Citations: 10

Experimental studies of Ka band rain fade slope at a tropical location of India
Authors: S. Das, M. Chakraborty, S. Chakraborty, A. Shukla, R. Acharya
Journal: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 66 (7), Pages: 1551-1557
Year: 2020
Citations: 10

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Swastika Chakraborty | Lunar Exosphere | Women Researcher Award

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