Curriculum Vitae

Mohammed Zia

Temporary address: CS-04, Govind Bhawan, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, Uttarakhand,

India.

Correspondence address: s/o Inamul Haque, STE, Chief Engineer Central Command, Post Office- Dilkusha,

Lucknow-226002, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Personal Webpage: http://people.iitr.ernet.in/shp/08410011/Website/zia.html, http://lnkd.in/ZMRdjH

Academics

Degree Institute Year CGPA/%

Integrated Master of Technology in IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Pursuing 7.437/10

(5th year)

Geological Technology Roorkee, India

Intermediate/ High School Central Board of Secondary Education 2007 80.4%

Matriculation Central Board of Secondary Education 2005 79.6%

Computer Proficiency

Fluent: ArcGIS (GIS software), ADORE-DORIS ( Delft Object-oriented Radar Interferometric Software),

ERDAS-Imagine (image processing and analysis software), Adobe-Photoshop (photo editing software)

Past experience: NEST (Next ESA SAR Toolbox), BEAM (Earth Observation Toolbox and Development

Platform), ENVI-SARscape (InSAR processing software), PCI Geomatica, TAS ( Terrain Analysis System), ASF

(Alaskan Satellite Facility) Map Ready, Idrisi Taiga, Idrisi Kilimanjaro

Programming Languages: MATLAB, C# (C Sharp), HTML, C++ (basic)

Application Software: Google SketchUp (3D modeling software), Trimble Office (GPS data handling package),

Minitab 15 (statistical analysis software), MicroSoft Office

Environment: Linux, MS-DOS (MicroSoft Disk Operating System), Windows Operating Systems, Mac

Research Interests

SAR Interferometry (InSAR) and Differential-InSAR applications for ground deformation monitoring.

GIS (Geographic Information Sciences), Web-GIS, GPS (Global Positioning System), Geoinformatics and

spatial data processing/analysis.

Remote Sensing (optical, radar, thermal etc.) and its applications.

Land surface processes and LULC (Land Use Land Cover) monitoring and analysis.

Natural hazards and urban environment related planning, management and policies implementations.

Glaciers and Marine geology.

Software development.

Currently ongoing work

With the help of ADORE-DORIS package, developed by TUDelft DEOS group, I am trying to study post seismic

activity going on in Kutch and Saurashtra region (Gujarat, India) after Bhuj (Kutch, Gujarat, India) earthquake, Mw 7.7,

2001, 26th January. I am using ENVISAT ASAR data along with SRTM and ASTER DEMs to see the effect of DEM

resolution on topographic effect removal during complex interferogram and other end products generation.

My master’s dissertation is also solely focused on radar interferometry. I will try to analyze post seismic activity

accumulated in Gujarat, India and North-East India using interferometry, GPS data and fault’s focal mechanism, by

the end of my dissertation. Since DORIS is under developing stage, my future work may include limiting errors

propagation and bugs removal since I am conversant in programming too.

Past Research Publications

1. M Zia. 2009. False Topographic Perception Phenomena and its presence on Moon’s Surface. Poster presented

at 71st EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers) Student Conference Program, Amsterdam,

The Netherlands, held in June 2009, Link:http://earthdoc.eage.org/detail.php?pubid=32390

2. A K Saraf, M Zia, J. D. Das, K Sharma and V Rawat. False Topographic Perception Phenomena observed with

the satellite images of Moon’s surface. International Journal of Remote Sensing.

Link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431161.2010.550950

3. M Zia. 2010. Cloud cover pattern over Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand, India) using MODIS-721-RGB Image. Poster

presented at Cognizance (technical festival), Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee.

4. M Zia. 2011. Qualitative Assessment of Linear and Quadratic Transformations in Georeferencing of Satellite

Imagery. Poster presented at 73 rd EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers) Student

Conference Program, Vienna, Austria, held in May 2011.

Link:http://earthdoc.eage.org/detail.php?pubid=50964

5. A K Saraf, M Zia, J. D. Das. Satellite Detection of Thermal Precursors of Yamnotri, Ravar and Dalbandin

Earthquakes. Natural hazards.

Link:http://www.springerlink.com/content/u15v34277483n6r5/

6. M Zia, A K Saraf. 2011. Satellite Detection of Thermal Precursors of Yamnotri (India), Ravar (Iran) and

Dalbandin (Pakistan) Earthquakes. Poster presented at Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Catchment

Sciences: Interactions of Hydrology, Biology and Geochemistry, Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, USA, held in

July 2011.

Internship

Worked on HEAD (Health, Ecosystem And Disturbances) project under supervision of Dr. Irena Creed in the

University of Western Ontario, Canada as a Remote Sensing Assistant from 26 th May to 06th August, 2011. Project

included mapping of soil moisture probability in the region of Beaverhills watershed (near Edmonton city, Alberta,

Canada) using ERS-1,2 SAR dataset collected from the past two decades (1990-2011). I used fuzzy classification

approach to create shapefiles locating those places which will remain moist throughout the year, with 90% confidence

level, on GIS platform.

Field Experience

Two weeks (from 18th July to 31st July, 2011) field experience of soil moisture, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide gases

collection at crest slope, shoulder slope, toe slope, outer and inner wetlands at Turkey Lakes watershed, located in

the north of Sault St. Marie (Ontario, Canada). Also collected, filtered and processed water samples of 35 different

lakes in this watershed to know different ecology and health status and to find possible reasons for ferric ions binding,

deteriorating aquatic life and water quality.

Languages

ENGLISH (fluent): Speak, Write, Understand

HINDI (mother tongue, fluent): Speak, Write, Understand

German (basic): Understand

Examinations Qualified

SAT Reasoning Test (June 2010): 1650/2400

SAT Subject Test (November 2009): 2400/2400 (Maths Level 2, Physics, Chemistry)

TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test) (December 2009): 92/120

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) qualifier: All India Rank 196

Awards and Scholarships

Received 102,000 INR (Indian National Rupees) for master’s dissertation.

EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers) Student Travel Grant recipient of €500

(Euros) for presenting poster at 71st EAGE’s International Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam (The

Netherlands).

EAGE Student Travel Grant recipient of €665 (Euros) for presenting poster at 73rd EAGE’s International

Conference and Exhibition in Vienna (Austria).

Received scholarship of 60,000 INR for securing highest rank in JEE-2008 (Joint Entrance Examination) in

the department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee.

Scholarship holder of 60,000 INR for above average performance in IIT Roorkee (2010-2011).

Scholarship holder of 60,000 INR for above average performance in IIT Roorkee (2011-2012).

Outstanding Student award of 5,000 INR in 2007 at school level.

International Societies Membership

SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists)

EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers)

ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)

GSA (Geological Society of America)

Extra-Curricular Activities

Mountain Climbing Standard Level qualifier approved by NTMC (NainiTal Mountaineering Club), India.

Active HEC (Himalayan Explorers’ Club) member. Did a lot of mountains trekking including Roopkund

(Skeleton lake) and Junargali trek (Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India) at 5022m altitude.

Volunteer of NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) working for aged people, HelpAge India (1998).

Participated in SIIRD (Students Initiative for Integrate Rural Development), a joint effort of IIT Roorkee and

Uttarakhand Government, India, to spread awareness about Information Technology in rural areas in the state. I

personally visited villages to teach students.

Love mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, almost all adventurous sports. During vacations you will find me doing

one of these.

References

Professor Arun K. Saraf Dr. J. D. Das

Head of Department Scientific Officer

Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee, India Earthquake Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee, India

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