About
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Affiliation/s: Mississippi State University
- Email: surajspce@gmail.com
My research lies at the intersection of computational electromagnetics, remote sensing, and environmental modeling. As a lifelong enthusiast in sensor analytics, I focus on the design, optimization, and calibration of radar and optical sensor architectures to establish biophysically and computationally informed sensing ecosystems. I develop electromagnetic scattering models and sensor fusion frameworks that integrate SAR, GNSS, multispectral, hyperspectral, and LiDAR observations to model forest and crop canopy structure, soil moisture dynamics, and radiative transfer processes. Additionally, my work emphasizes physics-guided simulations, voxelized LiDAR analytics, and microwave scattering theory to enable accurate biophysical parameter retrieval and scalable monitoring of vegetation systems for precision agriculture and forest ecosystem assessment.
Under Construction: Awards, Fellowships, & Grants
| Name of award | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Site is under construction | Demo: This prestigious award is given to Ph.D. Candidates for outstanding research carried out as part of their doctoral work at IIT BHU . | Demo: August 2024 |
| IEEE Student Prize (MTStP) | This prestigious award is given to a student who has presented an outstanding paper at the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). | July 2022 |
courses/CERTICATIONS
SKILLS
Programming
C
C++
Python
MATLAB
R
Javascript
Software and Tools
QGIS
PolSARpro
ESA-SNAP
ArcMap
ERDAS IMAGINE
ENVI
Open Layers
git
Cloud based platforms
Google Earth Engine
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Planetary Computer
Google Cloud
NASA-ESA: Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform
Synergistic activity
Peer Recognition:
Verified Web of Science (Publons) account: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/JND-8705-2023
- Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (M’25)
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing (Life Member)
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (M’23–M’24)
- Journal:
- Remote Sensing of Environment
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
- IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics
- Nature Scientific reports
- International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
- Advances in Space Research
- Journal of Hydrology
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
- International Journal of Digital Earth
- MDPI Remote Sensing, Applied Sciences, Electronics, Forest, Agronomy
- Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
- Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Conference:
- IGRASS Brisbane 2025: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Professional Membership:
Reviewer: Journals/Conferences/Projects
Summary
Suraj A. Yadav (Postdoctoral Research Associate)
02/2024 - present
Research interests: AI-driven sensor analytics using UAV-based multispectral, hyperspectral, and LiDAR systems | Physics-informed deep learning and computer vision frameworks for UAV applications, enabling automated crop monitoring and biophysical and biochemical traits retrieval.
Institute: Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State university, USA
Suraj A. Yadav (Postdoctoral Research Assocaite)
12/2022 - 01/2024
Research interests: Computational elctreomagnetic simulations to expand the Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-Transmittivity scattering models for radio realistic and realistic forest architecture | Robotic system design and hardware-in-the-loop development, contributing to UAV/UGV platform integration for microwave sensing applications.
Suraj A. Yadav (Visiting Research Scholar)
10/2022 - 11/2024
Research interests: Modeling scattering amplitudes from dielectric scatterers with varying electromagnetic properties for applications in microwave remote sensing of vegetation.
Institute: Center of Studies in Resources Engineering (CSRE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay., USA
Education
PhD (Physics: Remote Sensing)
2017 - 2022
Institute: Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India
Thesis title: Scattering model for land bio-geophysical parameter retrieval and validation using multifrequency bistatic scatterometer measurements.
Advisors: Prof. Rajendra Prasad
CPI: 8.13/10.0
Master of Science (Physcis & Electronics)
2012 - 2014
Institute: University of Mumbai, India
Project Title: Password enabled robotics arm system
Advisors: Prof. Ashok Pawar
CPI: 6.21/7.00
Under Construction: Professional Experience
Co-authors & Metrics
Publications
- All
- Journal Articles
- Conference Proceedings
- Conference Presentations
- Book Chapters
Communicated Journal Articles
, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Xin Zhang, John P. Brooks, Joby M. Prince Czarnecki, Chamika A. Silva, and Yufeng Ge, 2026. "Physics-Guided Differentiable PROSPECT-DNN Model for Inversion of Maize Leaf Biochemistry." Science of Remote Sensing, under review.
Ehsan Hoque, Dylan Boyd, , Abesh Ghosh, Ines Fenni, and Mehmet Kurum, 2026. "LiDAR-FoReST: LiDAR-derived Forest Framework for Radiowave propagation modeling in Subcanopy Transmissometry environment." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, under review.
, Mehmet Kurum, Rajendra Prasad, and Shubham K. Singh, 2026. "Analytically Modified First-order Radiative Transfer Model Calibration via X, C, and L Band Bistatic Radar Measurements over Vegetation." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, revise and resubmit.
Refereed Journal Publications
, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Xin Zhang, Daniel McCraine, Chamika A. Silva, and Jagman Dhillon, 2026. "Calibrated PATH-based modeling and overlapping cylindrical voxelization for maize LAI mapping using UAS-LiDAR." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. NA, pp. 1-22. DOI link
, Yanbo Huang, Kenny Q. Zhu, Rayyan Haque, Wyatt Young, Lorin Harvey, Mark Hall, Xin Zhang, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Ruijun Qin, Max Feldman, Haibo Yao, and John P. Brooks, 2025. "Deep transfer learning for UAV-based cross-crop yield prediction in root crops." Remote Sensing, vol. 17, p. 4054. DOI link
, Xin Zhang, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Max Feldman, Ruijun Qin, Yanbo Huang, Sathishkumar Samiappan, Wyatt Young, and Francisco G. Tapia, 2025. "Context-aware deep learning model for yield prediction in potato using time-series UAS multispectral data." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 18, pp. 6096-6115. DOI link
Jyoti Sharma, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, Shubham K. Singh, , and Dharmendra K. Pandey, 2025. "Improved radar vegetation water content integration for SMAP soil moisture retrieval." Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, vol. 37, p. 101443. DOI link
Shubham K. Singh, Rajendra Prasad, , Prashant K. Srivastava, Gulab Singh, and Hari Shankar Srivastava, 2024. "Fusion of optical and SAR data using three approaches for the estimation of LAI with modified integral equation model." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 21, pp. 1-5. DOI link
Jyoti Sharma, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, , Shubham K. Singh, and Bhagyashree Verma, 2024. "Development of a new vegetation modulated soil moisture index for the spatial disaggregation of SMAP soil moisture data product." Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, vol. 135, p. 103594. DOI link
Shubham K. Singh, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, Vijay P. Yadav, , and Jyoti Sharma, 2023. "Incorporation of first-order backscattered power in water cloud model for improving LAI and soil moisture retrieval using dual-polarized Sentinel-1 SAR data." Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 296, p. 113756. DOI link
Bhagyashree Verma, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, , Prachi Singh, and R. K. Singh, 2022. "Investigation of optimal vegetation indices for retrieval of leaf chlorophyll and leaf area index using enhanced learning algorithms." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 192, p. 106581. DOI link
, Rajendra Prasad, Vijay P. Yadav, Bhagyashree Verma, Shubham K. Singh, Jyoti Sharma, and Prashant K. Srivastava, 2022. "Far-field bistatic scattering simulation for rice crop biophysical parameters retrieval using modified RTM at X- and C-band." Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 272, p. 112959. DOI link
, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, Shubham K. Singh, Jyoti Sharma, and Sumana Khamrai, 2022. "Time-series polarimetric bistatic scattering decomposition using modified RTM at C-band for vegetative terrain." International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 43, pp. 7161-7180. DOI link
Shubham K. Singh, Rajendra Prasad, Vijay P. Yadav, , Jyoti Sharma, and Prashant K. Srivastava, 2022. "Synergy of dual-polarimetric radar vegetation descriptor and Gaussian processes regression for LAI estimation." International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 43, pp. 6921-6935. DOI link
Jyoti Sharma, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, , and Vijay P. Yadav, 2022. "Improving spatial representation of soil moisture using single-channel algorithm with downscaling." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-10. DOI link
Jyoti Sharma, Rajendra Prasad, Prashant K. Srivastava, Shubham K. Singh, , and Vijay P. Yadav, 2021. "Roughness characterization and disaggregation of SMAP soil moisture." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, vol. 15, p. 014514. DOI link
, Rajendra Prasad, Ajeet Kumar Vishwakarma, Jyoti Sharma, Bhagyashree Verma, and Prashant K. Srivastava, 2020. "Optimization of dual-polarized bistatic scatterometer for vegetation parameter retrieval using machine learning." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 175, p. 105592. DOI link
Conference Proceedings
Rekha Shah, Chiranjibi Shah, , M. M. Nabi, and Niamat Hossain, 2025. "Spatial Aware Collaborative Representation for Classifying Roads, Buildings, And Construction Materials In Hyperspectral Images." In IGARSS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 03-08 August 2025, Brisbane, Australia. DOI link
, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Xin Zhang, and Daniel McCraine, 2025. "Radiometric and Modified RossThick-LiSparse BRDF Correction for Low-Altitude UAV Data at Varying Solar-Sensor Geometries for Time-Series Analysis." In SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 13-17 April 2025, Orlando, Florida, USA. DOI link
Sumana Khamrai, Rajendra Prasad, , Shubham K. Singh, Gulab Singh, Prashant K. Srivastava, and Muskan Dua, 2024. "Evaluating the Transferability of a Bistatic Radiative Transfer Model to Monostatic Scattering for Wheat Crop with Sentinel-1 SAR Dual Polarimetric Data." In 2024 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 02-05 December 2024, Goa, India. DOI link
Dylan Boyd, Mehmet Kurum, , Ehsanul Hoque, Abesh Ghosh, Mehedi Farhad, Ines Fenni, E. Macorps, and B. Osmanoglu, 2024. "Exploring the Impact of Tree Structure on Forest Transmissivity Modeling." In IEEE International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium, 7-12 July 2024, Athens, Greece. DOI link
Abesh Ghosh, Mehedi Farhad, Dylan Boyd, , Andrias Colliander, Micheal H. Cosh, and Mehmet Kurum, 2023. "Forest Vegetation Optical Depth Mapping Using GNSS Signals at SMAPVEX'22." In IEEE International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium, 16-21 July 2023, Pasadena, CA, USA. DOI link
Vijay P. Yadav, Rajendra Prasad, Ruchi Bala, Ajit K. Vishwakarma, , and Shubham K. Singh, 2019. "A comparison of machine-learning regression algorithms for the estimation of LAI using LANDSAT-8 satellite data." In International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W16, pp. 679-683, 6th International Conference on Geomatics and Geospatial Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DOI link
, Rajendra Prasad, Ajit K. Vishwakarma, and Vijay P. Yadav, 2018. "Random forest regression for the estimation of leaf area index of okra crop using ground-based bistatic scatterometer." In ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLII-5, pp. 719-725, ISPRS TC V Mid-term Symposium, Dehradun, India. DOI link
Vijay P. Yadav, Rajendra Prasad, Ruchi Bala, Ajit K. Vishwakarma, and , 2018. "Estimation of biophysical parameters of wheat crop through modified water cloud model using satellite data." In ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLII-5, pp. 719-725, ISPRS TC V Mid-term Symposium, Dehradun, India. DOI link
Conference Presentations
, Xin Zhang, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Max Feldman, Ruijun Qin, Yanbo Huang, Sathishkumar Samiappan, Wyatt Young, and Daniel O. Wall, 2024. "Conv1D-BiLSTM-Attention Model: Crop Yield Prediction via Time-Series Adaptive Semantic Segmentation on UAS-based Spatio-Spectral Fusion Data." In American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Meeting, 28-31 July 2024, Anaheim, California, USA. Oral presentation.
, Abesh Ghosh, Dylan Boyd, and Mehmet Kurum, 2023. "A Realistic Framework of GNSS-T for Simulating Scattering and Propagation of GNSS Signals under a Forest Canopy." In Photonics and Electromagnetics Research Symposium, 3-6 July 2023, Prague, Czech Republic. Oral presentation.
and Rajendra Prasad, 2019. "Optimization of dual-polarized bistatic scatterometer for studying microwave response of rice crop growth variable at X-band." In National Symposium on Innovations in Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Development with special emphasis on NER, 20-22 November 2019, Shillong, India. Oral presentation.
Ajit K. Vishwakarma, Rajendra Prasad, Vijay P. Yadav, and , 2019. "Multi-temporal multi-angular bistatic specular scattering measurement of corn crop field using scatterometer at multi-frequency (L, C, and X bands) co-polarizations (HH and VV)." In 2019 URSI Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference, 9-15 March 2019, New Delhi, India. Oral presentation. DOI link
Book Chapters
, Dileep K. Gupta, Rajendra Prasad, Jyoti Sharma, and Prashant K. Srivastava, 2022. "Theory of monostatic and bistatic radar systems." In Radar Remote Sensing, pp. 49-63, Elsevier. DOI link
Prashant K. Srivastava, Rajendra Prasad, Sumit Chaudhary, , Jyoti Sharma, Swati Suman, Varsha Pandey, Rishabh Singh, and Dileep K. Gupta, 2022. "Challenges in Radar remote sensing." In Radar Remote Sensing, pp. 377-385, Elsevier. DOI link