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

PyScanCf – The library for single sweep datasets of IMD weather radars Permalink

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.