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Curriculum Vitae

General Information

Full Name Shibaji Chakraborty
Languages English, Bengali

Education

  • 2021
    PhD in Electrical Engineering
    Virginia Tech, USA
    • Specialzed in Electromagnetism/Space Weather
    • Supervisors.
      • J. Michael Ruohoniemi
      • Joseph B. H. Baker
  • 2020
    MA in Data Analytics and Applied Statistics
    Virginia Tech, USA
  • 2017
    MS in Electrical Engineering
    Virginia Tech, USA
    • Specialzed in Electromagnetism
  • 2010
    B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
    West Bengal University of Technology

Experience

  • 2021 - now
    Postdoctoral Associate
    Virginia Tech, USA
  • 2010 - 2015
    IT Analyst
    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Certifications and Skills

  • Certifications
    • Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics, Virginia Tech (May 2019)
  • Numerical Models/Framework
    • WACCM-X, TIE-GCM, FISM-2.
    • D-region HF absorption model.
    • Submarine Cable Upset By Auroral Streams (SCUBAS).
  • Technical Skills
    • An expert in python based coding (working over 10 years)
    • A moderate level experiance in MATLAB, using it for scientific coding.
    • An expert level experiance in JS/Html/CSS/MkDocs, using it for documentations.
    • A beginier level experiance in C/C++. Used it significantly during industry days.

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Collaborative Research / Investigation of ionospheric density response to American Solar Eclipses using coordinated radio observations with modeling support’ [2024-2027].
    • Determining the connections between driving conditions, magnetosphere-ionosphere-ground properties, and extreme geomagnetic and geoelectric disturbances
  • 2022
    • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-term)
    • ISEE international joint research fellowship, Nagoya University
  • 2021
    • IEEE/WiSEE Best conference paper
  • 2020
    • ASP-GVP Fellowship, NCAR/UCAR
  • 2019
    • Pratt Fellowship, Virginia Tech
  • 2018
    • Vella Fellowship and ISR-1 summer school, LANL/ISR
  • 2010
    • Won ‘Electronically Yours’ event in the category ‘Newron’, Techno India

Selected Presentations/Talks

  • Solar Flare impact on IT Response
    • Chakraborty, S. (Invited), Characterization of Solar Flare Effects Observed by High Frequency Radar, HAO Colloquium, 12 July, 2023, Online.
    • Chakraborty, S., Nishitani, N., Ruohoniemi, J. M., and Baker, J. B. H., Shi, X., Kunduri, B., Solar Flare effects on High Latitude Electrodynamics, Fall AGU, Chicago, IL, 12-16 December, 2022
    • Chakraborty, S., Nishitani, N., Qian, L., Ruohoniemi, J., Baker, J., Mclnerney, J., The Role of Flare-Driven Ionospheric Electron Density Changes on the Doppler Flash Observed by SuperDARN HF Radars, STE, Nagoya University, Japan, 27 September, 2022.
    • Chakraborty, S., Qian, L., Ruohoniemi, J. M., Baker, J., and McInerney, J., The effects of solar flare-driven ionospheric electron density change on Doppler Flash, SuperDARN Workshop, 2021.
    • Chakraborty, S., Baker, J. B. H., Fiori, R. A. D., Ruohoniemi, J. M., & Zawdie, K. A., Testing the role of Dispersion Relation & Collision Frequency Formulations on Estimation of Shortwave-Fadeout (SWF), URSI GASS, Rome, Italy, 2021
    • Chakrabarty, S., Baker, J. B. H., Ruohoniemi, J. M., Bailey, S., Fiori, R. A. D., Nishitani, N., A Study of Solar Flare Effects on Mid and High Latitude Radio Wave Propagation using SuperDARN HF Radar, AGU Fall Meeting, Washington DC, 2018.
  • GMD Impact on Submarine Cables
    • Boteler, D., Chakraborty, S., Shi, X., Murphy, B., Hartinger, M., Wang, X., Lucas, G., and Baker, J., Modeling Geomagnetic Induction in Submarine Cable, Fall AGU, Chicago, IL, 12-16 December, 2022.
  • Solar Eclipse impact on IT Response
    • Chakraborty, S., Qian, L., Mabie, J., Mclnerney, J. M., Mark, S., Erickson, P. J., Earle, G., Origination of Ionospheric G-condition following a Total solar eclipse, TESS, Bellevue, WA, 8-11 August, 2022.
    • Chakrabarty, S. (Invited), Shi., X., Chisham, G., Ruohoniemi, J. M., Baker, J. B. H., Stern, K., and Thomas, E. G., Coordinated Investigation of Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse (TSE) using SuperDARN HF Radars, CEDAR Workshop, Austin, June 2022.
  • Generic
    • Maimaiti, M., Chakrabarty, S., SuperDARN Radars in Space Science Research, CEDAR Workshop, Keystone, June 2017. (Invited)

Conference Papers

  • Space Weather & Space Physics
    • Chakraborty, S., Baker, J. B. H., and Ruohoniemi, J. M., Probabilistic Short-wave Fadeout Detection in SuperDARN Time Series Observations, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), 2021, pp. 43-48, doi 10.1109/WiSEE50203.2021.9613835.
    • Chakraborty, S., Ruohoniemi, J. M., Baker, J. B. H. and Fiori, R. and Zawdie, K. and Bailey, S. and Nishitani, N. and Drob, D. et al., Sluggishness of the Ionosphere Characteristic time-lag in Response to Solar Flares, 2020 XXXIIIrd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, Rome, Italy, 2020, pp. 1-4, doi 10.23919/URSIGASS49373.2020.9232206.
  • Antenna Design & Genetic Algorithms
    • Chakrabarty, S., U. Mukherjee, Circular Micro-strip Antenna Modelling using FDTD method and Design using Genetic Algorithms. CALCON – 2015, ID EC20140700015.
    • Chakrabarty, S., Mukherjee, U., Circular Micro-strip (Coax Feed) Antenna Modelling using FDTD Method and Design using Genetic Algorithms A Comparative Study on Different Types of Design Techniques, ICCCT - 2014, IEEE Digital Xplore, doi:10.1109/ICCCT.2014.7001514.
    • Chakrabarty, S., Mukherjee, U., Comparative Study of Micro-strip antennas designed by coaxial feed and line feed, ICCCT - 2011, IEEE Digital Xplore, doi:10.1109/ICCCT.2011.6075196.
    • Chakrabarty, S., Mukherjee, U., Micro-strip antenna optimization using genetic algorithms, ICCCT - 2010, IEEE Digital Explore, doi:10.1109/ICCCT.2011.6075196.

Professional Services

  • Fall AGU
    • Session Convener (2022).
    • Fall AGU OSPA Judge (Since 2021).
  • NASA Panel Reviewer (2023).
  • Mentor of Google Summer of Code (2018).
  • Active member of SuperDARN Data Visualization Working group (Since 2021).
  • Journal Reviewer
    • Nature Communication; JGR Space Physics; Space Weather; Radio Science; Astrophysical Journal; Earth Planet and Science; Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing; Advances in Space Research; EGU Sphere; Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (Since 2019).

Outreach & Activities

  • Participated in Summer Camp for pre-college students, such as (1) Imagination (rising 7th and 8th graders) and Pathways for Future Engineers (first generation rising 10-12th graders), as a volunteer faculty, organized by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech (Since 2021).
  • Participated in Science and Collaborative talks for the freshmen as a volunteer faculty, organized by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech (Since 2021).