CV
Hamid Ali Syed
Current City: West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA | Email: syed44@purdue.edu | Website: https://syedha.com
Education
- Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, (expected 2026)
- M.Tech. Atmospheric Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, MH, India, 2021
- B.E. Mechanical, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India, 2018
Research experience
Ph.D. Topic
- Title: Tornadoes in Quasilinear Convective Systems
- Supervisor: Dr. Daniel T. Dawson
- Funding: NOAA PERiLS Project
M.Tech Thesis
- Title: Characterization of hourly derived radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation of extreme rainfall events
- Employer: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
- Supervisor: Dr. M.C.R. Kalapureddy
Skills
- Software Development: PyScanCf - The library for handling IMD radar data (Link to Library)
- 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
- Super-computing: Purdue’s Bell Cluster, IITM’s HPC Pratyush and HPC Aditya
Experience with
- 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, ERA5, ERSST-V5, ERA40, ERA-INTERIM, WRF, GPCP, IMDAA
Publications
Peer Reviewed
- in-prep
Non-Peer Reviewed
- Syed, Hamid Ali. (2023). Critical Need for Doppler Weather Radars in India: Predicting and Mitigating the Impact of Severe…, Medium, Link.
- 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, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5574160
Oral Presentations
- 2021, INTROMET: Radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation
- 2020, Seventh WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-7): PyScanCf Introduction
Poster Presentations
- 2021, Seventh WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-7): LINK to PyScanCf Poster
- 2021, ICCP 2021 & 10th International Cloud Modeling Workshop: LINK to Poster, IITM Pune
- 2021, Radar-Based Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in Western Ghats, Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research: LINK to Poster, University of Illinois
Courses/Certifications
- Nov 2020, Machine Learning by Stanford University, Coursera
- Oct 2020, Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python, Coursera
- Sep 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
- Jul 2017, Course on Computer Concepts, NIELIT
- May 2011, Course in C/C++, DOEACC
Workshops & Seminars
- Dec 2020, Basics of Satellite Meteorology at Space Application Center, ISRO Online
- Feb 2020, From the Byte to Service: Trans-disciplinary Climate Research, IITM
- Jan 2020, National Information System for Climate and Environment Studies and its Activities, NRSC ISRO & IITM Pune, IITM
- Apr 2020, Seminar on Clouds in Cyclones, SPPU
- Nov 2019, Seminar on Photosphere, SPPU
- Oct 2019, Seminar on Cyber Security, SPPU
- Jul 2017, Seminar on Autonomous Vehicles, KU
Awards
- 2014-2017 & 2019-2021, Merit cum means scholarship – Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India
Volunteering
- Feb 2020, Volunteered in Annual Monsoon Workshop hosted by Indian Meteorological Society, Pune Chapter, Pune
- Since 2014, Regular Career counseling in rural and remote areas of Kashmir Valley
Language Skills
- Proficient: Kashmiri, English, Urdu
- Intermediate: Arabic (reading and writing)
- Basic: Hindi (speaking)