CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 2026 (expected)
- M.Tech. Atmospheric Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, 2021
- B.E. Mechanical, University of Kashmir, 2018
Research experience
- Ph.D. Topic
- Tornadoes in Quasilinear Convective Systems
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dan Dawson
- M. Tech Thesis
- Title: Characterization of hourly derived radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation of extreme rainfall events
- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
- Supervisor: Dr. M.C.R. Kalapureddy
- Oral Presentations
- INTROMET 2021: Radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation
- Seventh WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-7): PyScanCf Introduction
- Poster Presentations
- Seventh WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-7): PyScanCf Poster (Link) (online)
- ICCP 2021 & 10th International Cloud Modeling Workshop (Link), IITM Pune (online)
- Radar-Based Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in Western Ghats
- Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research 2021 (Link), University of Illinois (online)
Skills
- Software Development
- PyScanCf - The library for handling IMD radar data (Link)
- Programming
- Python, IPyParallel, Dask Parallel, Parallel netCDF, MATLAB, FORTRAN 90/95
- Frequently using:
- PyScanCf, Py-ART, Xarray, Wradlib, Scipy, Pandas, Sklearn, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Geopandas, Metpy, etc.
- Visualization and Statistics
- Ferret, Climate Data Operators (CDO), Origin.
- Supercomputing
- Purdue’s Bell Cluster, IITM’s HPC Pratyush and HPC Aditya
- Experience in:
- Radar Volume Scan Datasets (vol, Cf-Radial), Disdrometer, Raingauge, MRR
- Satellite Observations
- TRMM, GPM (L2, L3, IMERG), INSAT3D, SRTM
- Reanalysis/Model datasets
- MRMS, NCAR Reanalysis, ERA-5, ERSST-V5, ERA40, ERA-INTERIM, WRF, GPCP, IMDAA
Publications
Syed, Hamid Ali, Sayyed, Imran, Kalapureddy, Madhu Chandra R, & Grandhi, Kishore Kumar. (2021). PyScanCf – The library for single sweep datasets of IMD weather radars. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5574160
Courses/Certifications
- Machine Learning by Stanford University Coursera, Nov 2020
- Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python Coursera, Oct 2020
- Data Analysis with python, IBM Coursera, Sep 2020
- Python for Data Science, IBM Coursera, Sep 2020
- Python for Everybody by University of Michigan Coursera, Sep 2020
- Course on Computer Concepts NIELIT, Jul 2017
- Course in C/C++ DOEACC, May 2011
Workshops & Seminars
- Basics of Satellite Meteorology at Space Application Center, ISRO Online Dec 2020
- From the Byte to Service: Trans-disciplinary Climate Research IITM, Feb 2020
- National Information System for Climate and Environment Studies and its Activities, NRSC ISRO & IITM Pune IITM, Jan 2020
- Seminar on Clouds in Cyclones SPPU, Apr 2020
- Seminar on Photosphere SPPU, Nov 2019
- Seminar on Cyber Security SPPU, Oct 2019
- Seminar on Autonomous Vehicles KU, July 2017
Awards
- Merit cum means scholarship – Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India. 2014 – 2017 & 2019 – 2021
Volunteering
- Volunteered in Annual Monsoon Workshop hosted by Indian Meteorological Society, Pune Chapter Pune, Feb 2020
- Regular career counselling in rural and remote areas of Kashmir Valley
Languages
- Kashmiri, English, Urdu, & Hindi
You can download a latest PDF copy of my CV here.