DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE
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Rajib Kumar Panigrahi
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rajib.panigrahi[at]ece.iitr.ac.in
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Information extraction from radar images, Radar signal processing,radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, Radar based remote sensing, Development of Sensors, WSN–IoT networking, AI–cloud–edge computing, and development of fore-warning systems for disaster risk-reduction
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IIT Guwahati
2011
PhD, Electrical engineering
Professional Background
Professor
10 Oct 2023 - Present
ECE Department, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Associate Professor
22 Dec 2018 - 09 Oct 2023
ECE Department, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Assistant Professor
07 Nov 2012 - 21 Dec 2018
ECE Department, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Estimation of Lunar Regolith Roughness and Dielectric Constant using Chandrayaan-II data [PI] 01 Jan 2019 Lunar Surface Characterisation 23.9 Lacs Space Application center, ISRO
Development of Satellite Interferometry based Landslide Early Warning System [PI] 01 Jun 2022 Radar Interferometry 41.90 Lacs IIRS Dehradun, India Prof. R. D. Garg, Civil Dept., IITR
INSTALLATION OF LANDSLIDE EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM AT KANNUR KERALA [PI] 01 May 2025 WSN_IoT based Monitoring 77 Lacs KDISC, Kerala, India Prof. Bodhibrata Mukhopadhyay, ECE Dept.
Development of Adaptive AI model for landslide Early Warning system in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalaya [PI] 07 Jul 2025 WSN-IoT based monitoring 132 Lacs 132 Lacs Prof. R. D. Garg, Civil Dept., IITR
Design and Development of Low-cost of Landslide Early Warning System[PI] 01 Jan 2018 WSN_IoT based Monitoring 98 Lakhs NHMS Prof. P Sateesh, Co-PI, CSE Dept
Development of polarimetric SAR tools for urban application[PI] 01 Jan 2017 Radar Based Remote Sensing 29.7 Space Application center, ISRO
Development of tools for hybrid-PolSAR data analysis and applications[PI] 01 Jan 2014 Radar based remote sensing 13.5 Lacs Space Application center, ISRO




Publications
Streamlined Butler Matrix Architecture for RF Front-End Beam Steering Systems
2026
A. S. Kaintura, A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Pages: 15793-15809 , Volumes: 62 ,
Satellite SAR monitoring and characterization of marine oil spills: Insights from controlled North Sea experiments
2026
Ajeet Kumar, Amerigo Capria, Rajib Kumar Panigrahi, Marco Martorella | NA
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin Volumes: 233 (Part 1) ,
Low-Sidelobe Series-Fed Microstrip Antenna Array With Defected Ground Structure for Vehicular Communications
2026
A. S. Kaintura and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Access Pages: 73153-73162 , Volumes: 14 ,
An Innovative H-Plane Filtering Horn Antenna in Substrate-Integrated Waveguide Technology
2025
I. Suryarajitha, R. Jawale, G. Basavarajappa, H. H. Sigmarsson, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Pages: 1072-1080 , Volumes: 15 ,
Development of a smart irrigation monitoring system employing the wireless sensor network for agricultural water management
2024
Y. K. Kushwaha, A. Joshi, R. K. Panigrahi and A. Pandey | NA
Journal: Journal of Hydroinformatics Pages: 3224-3243 , Volumes: 26(12) ,
A unique dielectric constant estimation for lunar surface through PolSAR model-based decomposition
2024
Inderkumar Kochar, Anup Das, R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Pages: 546-554 , Volumes: 218 (Part B) ,
Diagonally Shielded HMSIW Based Self-Triplexing Radiating Element for 5G Wireless Applications
2024
I. Suryarajitha, R. K. Panigrahi, and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Pages: 1?5 ,
Performance analysis of capacitive soil moisture, temperature sensors and their applications at farmer's field
2024
Y. K. Kushwaha, R. K. Panigrahi and A. Pandey | NA
Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Pages: 793 , Volumes: 196 ,
Edge detection in polarimetric synthetic aperture radar images using a hybrid approach based on scattering and statistical information
2024
A. Kumar, R. Sharma, I. Kochar, H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: Journal of Applied Remote Sensing Pages: 34519 , Volumes: 18(3) ,
Multi-Frame Fringing Field Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor With Enhanced Sensitivity and Penetration Depth
2024
A. Joshi, D. P. Kanungo and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Pages: Jan-13 , Volumes: 73 ,
Integration of Edge?AI into IoT?Cloud Architecture for Landslide Monitoring and Prediction
2024
A. Joshi, S. Agarwal, D. P. Kanungo and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Pages: 4246-4258 , Volumes: 20 ,
Estimation of Lunar Surface Roughness using Chandrayaan-2 Full-Polarimetric DFSAR Data
2023
K. Inderkumar, T. Chakraborty, S. S. Bhiravarasu, A. Das, D. Putrevu, R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: Icarus Pages: 115720 ,
Scattering Power Decomposition Using Independent Physical Models by Decoupling Co-Pol Correlation
2023
H. Maurya, A. Bhattacharya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Pages: 01-May , Volumes: 20 ,
WSN-Based Smart Landslide Monitoring Device
2023
A. Joshi, D. P. Kanungo and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Pages: 01-Dec , Volumes: 72 ,
Transition-Metal-Substituted Nanoporous Manganese Ferrites Mn0.95M0.05Fe2O4 (M: Co, Cu, and Zn) as Electrode Materials for High-Performance Supercapacitors in Redox-Active Nonaqueous Electrolytes
2023
A. Kumar, B. Narayan Mahanty, A. Rawat, R. Muhammad, R. K. Panigrahi, D. Pradhan, and P. Mohanty | NA
Journal: Energy & Fuels
Scattering Dominance and Power Assessment From PolSAR Data Using Complex Unitary Rotations
2023
A. Kumar, H. Maurya, A. Bhattacharya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Pages: 01-May , Volumes: 20 ,
Application of Hybrid-Pol SAR in Oil-Spill Detection
2023
A. Kumar, V. Mishra, R. K. Panigrahi and M. Martorella | NA
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Pages: 01-May , Volumes: 20 ,
Hybrid Three-Component Scattering Power Characterization from Polarimetric SAR Data Isolating Dominant Scattering Mechanisms
2022
H. Maurya, A. Bhattacharya, A. K. Mishra and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Pages: Jan-15 , Volumes: 60 ,
Retrieval of Lunar Surface Dielectric Constant Using Chandrayaan-2 Full-Polarimetric SAR Data
2022
K. Inderkumar, H. Maurya, A. Kumar, Sriram S. Bhiravarasu, A. Das, D. Putrevu, D. K. Pandey, R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Pages: 01-Dec , Volumes: 60 ,
A dual-band filtenna with improved gain using AMC for 5G sub-6 GHz applications
2022
I. Suryarajitha, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies Pages: 01-Sep ,
Three-Component Decomposition of Hybrid-PolSAR Data With Volume Scattering Models
2021
K. Inderkumar, A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Access Pages: 117415-117423 , Volumes: 9 ,
Dielectric Constant Estimation of Lunar Surface Using Mini-RF and Chandrayaan-2 SAR Data
2021
A. Kumar, K. Inderkumar, D. K. Pandey, A. Das, D. Putrevu, R. Kumar, R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Pages: 01-Aug , Volumes: 60 ,
An Improved Decomposition as a Trade-Off Between Utilising Unitary Matrix Rotations and New Scattering Models
2021
Amit Kumar, H. Maurya, A. R. Misra and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Access Pages: 77482-77492 , Volumes: 9 ,
Improved Four-Component Based PolSAR Image Decomposition for Urban Area Extraction
2020
H. Maurya, Amit Kumar, A. K. Mishra, R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation Pages: 619-627 ,
Texture Classification-Based NLM PolSAR Filter
2020
R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Pages: 1396-1400 , Volumes: 18 ,
Hybrid-pol Decomposition Methods: A Comparative Evaluation and a New Entropy-based Approach
2019
A. Kumar, A. Das and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IETE Technical Review
PolSAR Coherency Matrix Optimization Through Selective Unitary Rotations for Model-Based Decomposition Scheme
2019
H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Pages: 658-662 , Volumes: 16 ,
Oil-spill detection using hybrid-pol data through reconstruction technique
2019
A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: Electronics Letters Pages: 558-561 , Volumes: 55(9) ,
Entropy-based reconstruction technique for analysis of hybrid-polarimetric SAR data
2019
A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation Pages: 620-626 ,
Multi-standard, multi-band planar multiple input multiple output antenna with diversity effects for wireless applications
2019
L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering Pages: e21551 , Volumes: 29 ,
CFAR-Based Adaptive PolSAR Speckle Filter
2018
R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Pages: 4895-4905 , Volumes: 11 ,
Investigation of Branching Conditions in Model-Based Decomposition Methods
2018
H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Pages: 1224-1228 , Volumes: 15 ,
Non-negative scattering power decomposition for PolSAR data interpretation
2018
H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation Pages: 593-602 , Volumes: 12 ,
Side-lobe reduction in pulse compression having a better range resolution
2018
A. Thakur, S. R. Talluri and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: Computers & Electrical Engineering
Offset planar MIMO antenna for omnidirectional radiation patterns
2018
L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering
Stokes-based sigma filter for despeckling of compact PolSAR data
2018
R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation Pages: 475-483 , Volumes: 12 ,
Classification of hybrid-pol data using a novel cross-polarisation estimation approach
2018
A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: Electronics Letters Pages: 161-163 , Volumes: 54 ,
Improved patch-based NLM polSAR speckle filter based on iteratively reweighted least squares method
2018
Rakesh Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation Pages: 30-36 ,
Four Element Planar MIMO Antenna Design for Long-Term Evolution Operation
2018
L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: IETE Journal of Research Pages: 367-373 , Volumes: 64(3) ,
Hybrid-Pol Based Three-Component Scattering Model for Analysis of RISAT Data
2017
A. Kumar, A. Das and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Pages: 5155-5162 , Volumes: 10 ,
MIMO antennas with diversity and mutual coupling reduction techniques: A review
2017
L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies Pages: 1763-1780 , Volumes: 9(8) ,
Extended four-component decomposition by using modified cross-scattering matrix
2017
H. Maurya, R. K. Panigrahi, and A. K. Mishra | NA
Journal: IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation Pages: 1196-1202 , Volumes: 11 ,
Fast Alternative to Three and Four-Component Scattering Models for Polarimetric SAR Image Decomposition
2017
H. Maurya, A. Chauhan and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: Remote Sensing Letters Volumes: 8(8) ,
A Low Profile Planar MIMO Antenna With Polarization Diversity For LTE 1800/1900 Applications
2017
L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi and M. V. Kartikeyan | NA
Journal: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters Pages: 533-538 , Volumes: 59(3) ,
Single-layer single-patch dual band antenna for satellite applications
2017
P. L. Vijayvergiya and R. K. Panigrahi | NA
Journal: IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation Pages: 664-669 , Volumes: 11 ,
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Engineering Electromagnetics ( ECN-232 )
Spring
Advanced Radar Engg. ( ECN-544 )
Autumn
Satellite System Technology ( SSC-507 )
Spring
Microwave Engineering ( ECN-333 )
Autumn
Fibre Optic Systems ( ECN-539 )
Autumn
Linear Circuits ( ECN-201 )
Autumn
Signals and Systems ( ECN-202 )
Spring
Radar Signal Processing ( ECN-550 )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
Some Studies On MIMO Antennas With Diversity Techniques For Wireless Applications
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Aug 2017
Other Supervisors: Prof. M. V. Kartikeyan, Scholar: Dr. Leeladhar Malviya
WSN-IoT with intelligent edge computing based landslide early warning system, India
01 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2024
Other Supervisors: Dr. D. P. Kanungo, Chief Scientist, CSIR-CBRI, Scholar: Dr. Amrita Joshi
Lunar Regolith Characterization using Polarimetric SAR Data, India
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Kochar Inderkumar
Investigation on Antennas for 5G/mm-Wave Applications, India
01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2025
Other Supervisors: Prof. M. V. Kartikeyan, IIT Tirupati, Scholar: Dr. Surya Raajitha
Smart irrigation management using machine learning techniques, India
01 Jul 2020 - 30 Dec 2025
Other Supervisors: Dr. Ashish Pandey, Dept. of WRDM, IITR, Scholar: Dr. Yogesh Kumar Kushwaha
Incoherent target decomposition of polSAR data for land applications
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jul 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Himanshu Maurya
Analyses of hybrid-polsar data for landcover classification, India
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Mar 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Ajeet Kumar
Analyses of despeckling algorithms for polSAR data
01 Jan 2015 - 30 Jun 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Rakesh Sharma
Development of PolSAR based algorithms for urban applications
01 Jan 2018 - 30 Dec 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Amit Kumar
Miscellaneous
Refereed Journal Papers

Research Papers (Last 3 Years)                                                              

  • Journal Publications:
  1. R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi, "Texture classification based NLM PolSAR filter",  in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2020
  2.  H. Maurya, Amit Kumar, Amit Mishra, R. K. Panigrahi, 'An Improved Four-Component Based PolSAR Image Decomposition for Urban Area Extraction', IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, Jan 2020, DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2019.0483.  IET Digital Library, https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-rsn.2019.0483
  3. A. Kumar, A. Das & R. K. Panigrahi (2019) Hybrid-pol Decomposition Methods: A Comparative Evaluation and a New Entropy-based Approach, IETE Technical Review, DOI: 10.1080/02564602.2019.1613937
  4. A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi, "Oil-spill detection using hybrid-pol data through reconstruction technique", IET ELECTRONIC LETTER, 2018.
  5. L. Malviya,  M. V. Kartikeyan and R. K. Panigrahi, "Multi-standard, multi-band planar multiple input multiple output
    antenna with diversity effects for wireless applications", Int J RF Microw Comput Aided Eng. 2018, https://doi.org/10.1002/mmce.21551
  6. A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi, "Entropy based reconstruction technique for analysis of hybrid-polarimetric SAR data", IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 2018, DOI:  10.1049/iet-rsn.2018.5338.
  7. H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi, " PolSAR Coherency Matrix Optimization Through Selective Unitary Rotations" in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2018. doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2018.2878654. 
  8. R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi "CFAR based adaptive PolSAR speckle filter", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2018. 10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2877670.
  9. H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi, "Investigation of Branching Conditions in Model-Based Decomposition Methods," in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 1224-1228, Aug. 2018.
  10. A. Thakur, S. R. Talluri, R. K.  Panigrahi, "Side-lobe reduction in pulse compression having a better range resolution", Computers & Electrical Engineering, ELSEVIER, 10 March 2018, ISSN 0045-7906.
  11. H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi, "Non-negative scattering power decomposition for PolSAR data interpretation," in IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 593-602, 6 2018.
  12. L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi, and M. V. Kartikeyan, "Offset planar MIMO antenna for omni-directional radiation patterns" International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Feb 2018.
  13. R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi, "Stokes based sigma filter for despeckling of compact PolSAR data," in IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 475-483, 4 2018.
  14. A. Kumar and R. K. Panigrahi "Classification of hybrid-pol data using a novel cross-polarization estimation approach", in Electronics Letters, vol.54, no. 3, pp. 161-163,2018.
  15. Rakesh Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi, "Improved patch based NLM polSAR speckle filter based on iteratively reweighted least squares method" IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation , 2018, 12, (1), p. 30-36.
  16. L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi & M. V. Kartikeyan, "Four Element Planar MIMO Antenna Design for Long-Term Evolution Operation", IETE Journal of Research, 64:3, 367-373,2018.
  17. A. Kumar, A. Das and R. K. Panigrahi, "Hybrid-Pol Based Three-Component Scattering Model for Analysis of RISAT Data" in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 5155-5162, Dec. 2017. 
  18. L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi, and M. V. Kartikeyan, " MIMO antennas with diversity and mutual coupling reduction techniques: A review", International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Vol. 9 / Iss 8, December 2017, pp 1763 - 1780.
  19. H. Maurya, R. K. Panigrahi  and A. K. Mishra, "Extended four-component decomposition by using modified cross-scattering matrix," in IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1196-1202, 8 2017.
  20. H. Maurya, A Chauhan, and  R. K. Panigrahi, "Fast Alternative to Three and Four-Component Scattering Models for Polarimetric  SAR Image Decomposition", Remote Sensing letters,  Vol. 8 , Iss. 8, Mar 2017.
  21. L. Malviya, R. K. Panigrahi, and M. V. Kartikeyan, “A Low Profile Planar MIMO Antenna With Polarization Diversity For LTE 1800/1900 Applications”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol 59, no. 3, pages 533-538, 2017.

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Conference Publications:

  1.  H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi, "PolSAR Image Classification Using Generalized Scattering Models", Progress in Electromagnetics  Research Symposium (PIERS), 2017.
  2.  H. Maurya and R. K. Panigrahi, "Computationally Fast and Efficient Model-based Decomposition Method for PolSAR Data Interpretation", Progress in Electromagnetics  Research Symposium (PIERS), 2017.
  3.  A. Kumar , A. Das, and R. K. Panigrahi "RISAT data analysis for land-cover  classification", International radar symposium India(IRSI-17), 2017.
  4.  R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi, "On the Implementation of Non Local Means Speckle Filter for Hybrid PolSAR data" International radar symposium India(IRSI-17), 2017. 
  5.  R. Sharma and R. K. Panigrahi, "Performance Analysis of Speckle Filtering on Single-Look Polsar Data for Land Cover Classification," IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, Spain, 2018, pp. 2354-2357
  6. Rakesh Sharma, Ajeet Kumar, and R. K. Panigrahi, “Investigating the implementation issues of speckle filters for Single look Hybrid PolSAR data,” in Proc. POLinSAR 2019, Frascati Italy, February 2019.
  7. Ajeet Kumar, Rakesh Sharma, Anup Das, and R. K. Panigrahi, “Hybrid-pol data analysis for land cover classification,” in Proc. POLinSAR 2019, Frascati, Italy, February 2019. 
  8. Sachin Chetal, A. K. Nayak and R. K. Panigrahi, “Multiband antenna for WLAN, WiMAX, and future wireless applications,” URSI AP-RASC 2019, New Delhi, India, 09 - 15 March 2019.