Dr. Adrija Roy

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Expertise in Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Water Resource Management, Flood Modelling and Mapping, Atmospheric Sciences. Working experience in Python, R and MATLAB platforms. Knowledge of basic data science and machine learning methods.

Postdoctoral Research Associate.

Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research,
Department of Civil, Const. and Env. Engineering,
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

Skills

Python
R Programing
MATLAB
Machine Learning
GIS Softwares (ArcGIS, QGIS, SNAP, ERDAS Imagine)
Hydrological Modelling (VIC, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, MIKE-11, SWAT)
Climate Data Tools (NetCDF, CDO, NCL, GrADS)
Deep Learning (RNN and LSTM)

Resume

Research Focus

Highlights

  • Irrigation Scheduling and Optimization
  • Water and Food Security
  • Water Resource Management
  • Hydrological and Hydrodynamic Modelling
  • Climate Resilient Agroecosystem
  • Climate Smart Agriculture
  • Water Energy Food Ecosystem Nexus
  • Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction
  • Flood Early Warning
  • Ecohydroclimatology

Education

Ph.D.

Civil Engineering Department (Water Resources)
2018 - 2022

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India

Thesis: FARM SCALE IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT UTILIZING WEATHER FORECASTS AND EXTENDED RANGE PREDICTIONS

CGPA: 9.73 / 10

M.Tech. in Remote Sensing and GIS

Water Resources Department
2016 - 2018

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun, India

Thesis: FLOOD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH WESTERN HIMALAYA

CGPA: 8.77 / 10

B.E.

Construction Engineering Department
2012 - 2016

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

CGPA: 9.24 / 10

Department Gold Medalist

Professional Experience

Potdoc/Visiting Scientist

Sept 2023 - September 2024

University of Alabama Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research,
Department of Civil,
Construction and Environmental Engineering

  • Research on Water and Food security in CONUS region

Research Officer - Water Resource Management

Nov 2022 - Jul 2023

International Water Management Institute, CGIAR, New Delhi

  • Climate resilient watershed development in Telengana and Odisha Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus based solution and implementation at Ganga basin

Publication Highlights

(as of October 2024, Source: Google Scholar)

Citations

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Patents and Publications

Patents

Patent Granted: Ghosh, S., and Roy, A. (2019). Method and electronic device for irrigation water management (Patent No.: 552587, Application no: 201921049095)


Publications

Published Journal Articles

  • Roy, A., Narvekar, P., Murtugudde, R., Shinde, V., & Ghosh, S. (2021). Short and Medium Range Irrigation Scheduling Using Stochastic Simulation‐Optimization Framework with Farm‐Scale Ecohydrological Model and Weather Forecasts. Water Resources Research, 57(5), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR029004 (IF = 5.4)

  • Roy, A., Murtugudde, R., Sahai, A. K., Narvekar, P., Shinde, V., & Ghosh, S. (2022). Water Savings with Irrigation Water Management at Multi-week Lead Time Using Extended Range Predictions. Climate Services, 27, 100320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100320 (IF = 3.2)

  • Roy, A., Murtugudde, R., Narvekar, P., Sahai, A. K., & Ghosh, S. (2023). Remote Sensing and Climate Services Improve Irrigation Water Management at Farm Scale in Western-Central India, Science of the Total Environment, 879, 163003, ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163003 (IF = 9.8)

  • Das, R., Chaturvedi, R.K., Roy, A. et al. Warming inhibits increases in vegetation net primary productivity despite greening in India. Sci Rep 13, 21309 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48614-3 (IF = 4.6)

  • Han, X., Roy, A., Moghaddasi, P., Moftakhari, H., Magliocca, N., Mekonnen, M., Moradkhani, H. (2024). Assessment of climate change impact on rainfed corn yield with adaptation measures in Deep South, US. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 376, 109230, ISSN 0167-8809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109230

  • Roy, A., Moradkhani, H., Mekonnen, M., Moftakhari, H., Magliocca, N. (2024). Towards strategic interventions for global food security in 2050. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 954, 176811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176811


Communicated Journal Articles

  • Roy, A., Sahai, A. K., & Ghosh, S. District to Sub-district Scale Optimum Irrigation Water Management Planning at Multi-weeks Lead Time. Under Review in The Journal of Earth System Science.

  • Roy, A., Moradkhani, H. Toward an Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Indicators. Under Review in Journal of Environmental Management

Conference Articles

  • Roy, A., Ghosh, S., & Narvekar, P. (2022, December). Generation of High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Rootzone Soil Moisture Data Series from Satellite Sources Using ML-Based Approach. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, H22R-1081).

  • Roy, A., Ghosh, S., Murtugudde, R. G., Narvekar, P., & Shinde, V. (2021, December). Planning of Optimized Irrigation Decision in Weather to Extended Range using Weather Forecast with a Coupled Framework of Optimization and Ecohydrological Model. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Vol. 2021, GC44E-08)

  • Roy, A., Ghosh, S., Murtugudde, R. G., Narvekar, P., & Shinde, V. (2020, December). Irrigation Scheduling using Probabilistic Simulation Optimization Framework and Farm-scale Ecohydrological Model at Daily Scale Using Weather Forecasts. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2020, A188-0001)

  • Roy, A., Thakur, Praveen K., Pokhriyal, N., Aggarwal, S.P., Nikam, B.R., Garg, V., Dhote, P.R., Choksey, A. (2018). Inter-comparison of Different Rainfall Products and Validation of WRF Modelled Rainfall Estimation in N-W Himalaya during Monsoon Period. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Science, Volume IV-5, 2018, pp – 351-358 (Presented in ISPRS TC-V Mid-term Symposium, held in Nov, 2018)

  • Thakur, Praveen K., Dhote, P.R., Roy, A., Aggarwal, S.P., Nikam, B.R., Garg, V., Choksey, A., Pokhriyal, N., Jani, M., Chauhan, V., Thakur, N., Dogra, V.J., Rao, G.S., Chauhan, P., Kumar, A.S. (2020). Significance of Remote Sensing Based Precipitation and Terrain Information for Improved Hydrological and Hydrodynamic Simulation in Parts of Himalayan River Basins. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Sciences 43 (2020).

  • Roy, A., and Singh, C. (2018). Analysis of Cloud Parameters during Rainfall Extreme Conditions. Presented in XI International Geographical Union Commission Seminar, held on Feb, 2018

  • Roy, A., and Singh, C. (2017). Analysis of Rainfall and Temperature trend, and Meteorological Indices to Detect Flood events in Kashmir. Presented in the Symposium of INTROMET - 2017 held in November, 2017.

  • Roy, A., Thakur, P. K., & Nikam, B. R. (2018). Evaluation of high-resolution gridded precipitation products and comparison with the simulated precipitation obtained from WRF model in regions of North Western Himalaya. Presented in 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 42, A3-1.


Book Chapter

  • Thakur, P.K., Patel, P., Garg, V., Roy, A., Dhote, P.R., Bhatt, C.M., Nikam, B.R., Choksey, A., Aggarwal, S.P. (2022). Role of Geospatial Technology in Hydrological and Hydrodynamic Modeling-With Focus on Floods Studies. In: Pandey, A., Chowdary, V.M., Behera, M.D., Singh, V.P. (eds) Geospatial Technologies for Land and Water Resources Management. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 103. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90479-1_26

Contact

Location:

Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrija-roy-2bab45b0