Dr. Ir. Sk. Mustak

Dr. ir. Sk. Mustak Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, School of Environment & Earth Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab (India) +91 7047680305 [email protected]/[email protected]

Education: Degree/ University /Board Year Subject/ Specialization Certificate MS by ITC, University of Twente, Netherlands 2018 Geoinformation Science and Research Earth Observation, Urban and regional planning, Urban Geoinformatics and Geo-intelligence PhD Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 2016 Urban geography, Urban Geoinformatics and Geo-intelligence M.Phil. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 2008 Agricultural Geography M.A. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 2007 Geography

Experience: Position University/Institution Period Assistant Professor Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 2020 to till (India) date Coordinator(Research) Ecoinformatics division, Ashoka Trust for 2018 to Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), 2020 Bangalore Research Associate Ecoinformatics lab, Ashoka Trust for Research 2018 to in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), 2018 Bangalore Teaching Assistant School of Studies in Geography, Pt. Ravishankar 2009 to Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2015

Citations of Research Publications: My research publications have been cited 185 times with h-index of 5 and i10-index of 3 (Source: Google Scholar October 6, 2020). Total Impact Factor = 7.58. Google scholar : https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=NA1S68UAAAAJ&hl=en Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sk_Mustak ORCID ID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1142-383X Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55350057900 CUP_IRINS: http://cup.irins.org/profile/119501 Research Areas: Geo-Intelligence(Advanced Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) (GI) for People, Land and Urban System (PLUS)- (GIPLUS): • Urban and Regional Planning • Urban Geography • Landscape Ecology • Disaster and risk management • Health and Participatory GIS • Watershed and Fluvial Geomorphology • Applied Cartography

Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarship:

2016: ITC-UT Excellence Scholarship for M.Sc. study, ITC, Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, Enschede Netherlands. 2015: NET-JRF (December), NET (June), University Grants Commission, New Delhi. 2014: NET-JRF (June & December), University Grants Commission, New Delhi. 2014: WB-SET (December), West Bengal Collage Service Commission, Kolkata, West Bengal 2013: WB-SET (December), West Bengal Collage Service Commission, Kolkata, West Bengal 2013: International Travel Grants, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, Govt. of India. 2013: Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology, Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh. 2013: UGC-SRF, Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), University Grants Commission, New Delhi. 2012: NET (December), University Grants Commission, New Delhi 2011: International Travel Grants, Department of Science and Technology, Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh. 2011: International Travel Grants, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2011: UGC-JRF, Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Peer recognition: • Reviewer in following in the following journals: Heliyon, Elsevier; Environmental Process, springer & Journal of Earth System Science, Springer • Individual membership of International Society for Photogrammetry Remote Sensing, Germany • Chaired a technical session titled on Covid-19 Regional Scenario of Covid-19, in a two day webinar on ‘COVID-19:Implications for Human and Natural Environment’ organized by Department of Geography, R.P.S. Degree College, Mahendergarh and Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, on 23-24 June, 2020 Publications: Peer Reviewed Articles 2020: 1. Munthali, M. G. , Mustak, S., Adeola, A., Botai, J., Singh, S.K., & Davis, N.(2020). Modelling land use and land cover dynamics of Dedza district of Malawi using hybrid Cellular Automata and Markov model, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 17, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2019.100276 (CiteScore: 2.51, Scopus). 2019: 2. Mustak, S., Uday, G., Ramesh, B., and Praveen, B.(2019). Evaluation of the performance of SAR and SAR-optical fused dataset for crop discrimination, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W6, 563-571, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W6-563-2019 (Scopus) 3. Praveen, B., Mustak, S., and Sharma, P.(2019). Assessing the transferability of machine learning algorithms using cloud computing and earth observation datasets for agricultural land use/cover mapping, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W6, 585-592, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W6-585-2019 (Scopus) 2017: 4. Singh, S. K., Mustak, S., Basommi, L.P., Srivastava, P. K., Szabó, S. (2017). Modelling of Land Use Land Cover Change using Earth Observation Datasets of Tons River Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India. Geocarto International. 33(11), 1202-1222. https://doi.org/10.1080/ 10106049.2017.1343390 (IF: 3.789, Scopus). 5. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K., Srivastava, P. K., Singh, S. K., & Binolakar, R. (2017). Delineation and classification of rural-urban fringe using geospatial technique and onboard DMSP-Operational Linescan System. Geocarto International, 33(4), 375-396. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/10106049.2016.1265594 (IF: 3.789, Scopus) 2016: 6. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K., & Singh, S. K. (2016). Correction of Atmospheric Haze of IRS-1C LISS-III Multispectral Satellite Imagery: An Empirical and Semi-Empirical Based Approach. Landscape & Environment, 10(2),63-74. https://doi.org/10.21120/LE/ 10/2/2 (peer reviewed and Indexed). 2015: 7. Singh, S. K., Mustak, S., Srivastava, P. K., Szabó, S., & Islam, T. (2015). Predicting Spatial and Decadal LULC Changes Through Cellular Automata Markov Chain Models Using Earth Observation Datasets and Geo-information. Environmental Processes, 2(1), 61–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-015-0062-x (Scopus). 8. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K., & Singh, S. K. (2015). Prediction of industrial land use using linear regression and MOLA techniques : a case study of Siltara industrial belt. Landscape & Environment 9(2), 59-70 (peer reviewed and Indexed). 9. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K., & Singh, S. K. (2015). Land Suitability Modeling for gram crop using remote sensing and GIS: A case study of Seonath basin, India, Bulletin of Environmental and Scientific Research, 4(3), 6–17 (peer reviewed and Indexed). 2014: 10. Kumar, S., Yadava, R. N., & Singh, S. K., & Mustak, S. (2014). Assessment of Land Use around highly populous business centre of Lucknow City using GIS techniques and high resolution Google Earth ’ s Quickbird satellite data, Bulletin of Environmental and Scientific Research , 3(1), 8–14 (peer reviewed and Indexed). 2013: 11. Mustak, S. (2013). Correction of Atmospheric Haze in Resourcesat-1 Liss-4 Mx Data for Urban Analysis: an Improved Dark Object Subtraction Approach. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XL-1/W3(1),283–287. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W3-283- 2013 (Scopus). 2011: 12. Mustak, S. (2011). Land Suitability Modeling for Arhar Pulse through Analytic Hierarchy Process using Remote Sensing and GIS: A case study of Seonath Basin . E-proceeding, Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, October 3-7, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan(Scopus). 13. Baghmar, N. K. & Mustak, S. (2011). Morphometric Analysis of Pairi River Basin Using Remote Sensing and GIS. E-proceeding, Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, October 3-7, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan (Scopus).

Technical reports/proceedings/articles (without peer review process): 14. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K. (2013). Land use mapping and analysis of Kota urban village of Raipur city: a web GIS based approach. E-proceedings, The ISPRS 2nd International Conference on Sensors and Models in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (SMPR2013), Oct.5-8, 2013, Tehran, Iran. 15. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K., & Ratre, C. R. (2012). Measurement of Dissection Index of Pairi River Basin using Remote Sensing and GIS. National Geographical Journal of India, BHU, Varanasi, 52 (2), 97-106. 16. Mustak, S., Baghmar, N. K., & Ratre, C. R. (2012). Status of Air Quality in the Coal Mining Area: A Case Study of Jharia Coal Field. Uttar Bharat Bhoogal Patrika, Gorakhpur, 42 (3+4), 187-190. 17. Ratre, C. R., Baghmar, N. K., & Mustak, S. (2012). Tribal Slum Population in Chhattisgarh. Proceeding, UGC National Seminar on Tribal Development in Chhattisgarh: Problems and Prospects, 15-16th February 2012, Raipur. 18. Khan, Z. T., & Mustak, S.(2011). Residential Land Use Planning for Raipur City Using GIS. Journal of the Indian National Cartographic Association- Indian Cartographer, 31, 261-264. 19. Baghmar, N. K. ,Mustak, S., & Ratre, C. R. (2010). Delineation of Crop Combination Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Seonath Basin. E-proceeding, International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission Seminar ,11th -13th December, 2010, Assam. 20. Gole, U., & Mustak, S. (2009). Impact of Irrigation Facilities on Agricultural Pattern in Seonath Basin. Uttar Bharat Bhoogal Patrika, Gorakhpur, 39 (3), 99-105.

Research Grants:

Post-doctoral Fellow:

Ph.D. Students: Ongoing: One 1. Garima Jasrotia ((UGC NET-JRF))

MA/M.Sc. Students: 2020: 1. Abhi Roy (M.Sc.) 2. Saurav Raj 3. Suniti Arya 4. Yagyanwalkya Masoom 5. Sukhvir Singh 6. Sachin Sharma

Book Chapters:

Conference/seminar presentations: Paper Presented in International Conferences: 1. Mustak, S., Claudio P., & Monika, K., (2018). Evaluating the performance of machine learning algorithms for urban land use mapping using VHR: A case study of Bangalore city, XIII DGSI International Geography Conference, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India. 2. Mustak, S., Gowri, U., (2018). Validation of SAR and Optical datasets for land use/cover mapping, XIII DGSI International Geography Conference, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India. 3. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., (2014). Markov Chain Cellular Automata for Land Use Change Simulation of Peri-urban Sejbahar Village of Raipur City, International Geographical Union Commission Conference, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. 4. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., (2014). Markov Chain Cellular Automata for Land Use/Land Cover Change and Air Pollution Simulation: A Case Study Of Siltara Industrial Belt, International Conference, Raipur Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 5. Mustak, S.(2013). Correction of Atmospheric Haze in Resourcesat-1 Liss-4 MX Data for Urban Analysis: An Improved Dark Object Subtraction Approach, ISPRS The 2nd International Conference on Sensors and Models in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 6. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., (2013). Land Use Mapping and Analysis of Kota Urban Village of Raipur City: A Web GIS Based Approach, ISPRS the 2nd International Conference on Sensors and Models in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 7. Mustak, S., Khan, Z. T., (2011). Planning for Residential Land Use of Raipur City: A GIS Based Analysis, INCA XXXI International Congress, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. 8. Mustak, S., (2011). Land Suitability Modeling for Arhar Pulse through Analytic Hierarchy Process Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Seonath Basin, Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Taipei, Taiwan. 9. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K. (2011). Morphometric Analysis of Pairi River Basin Using Remote Sensing and GIS, Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Taipei, Taiwan. 10. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., & Ratre, C. R., (2011). Land Suitability Analysis for Gram Crop Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Seonath Basin, XXXII Indian Geographer’s Meet and International Conference, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. 11. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., & Ratre, C. R., (2010). Delineation of Crop Combination Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Seonath Basin, International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission Seminar, Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam, India. 12. Gole, U., Mustak, S., (2009). Impact of Irrigation Facilities on Agricultural Pattern in Seonath Basin, 3rd DGSI International Geography Conference, Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts & Social Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Paper Presented in National Conferences: 13. Jasrotia, G., & Mustak, S., (2020). COVID-19 and Sustainability of Indian Cities: Challenges and Opportunities, in National webinar on COVID-19:Implications for Human and Natural Environment, held at R.P.S. Degree College, Mahendergarh, Haryana & Department of Geography, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, June 23-24, 2020. 14. Mustak, S., & Ratre, C.R. (2014). Spatial Pattern of Population Growth in Chhattisgarh, UGC national conference, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 15. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., & Ratre, C.R., (2014). Prediction of Industrial Land use using linear regression and MOLA techniques: A case study of Siltara Industrial Belt, UGC national conference, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 16. Mustak, S., Baghmar N. K., & Ratre, C.R., (2012). Status of Air Quality in the Coal Mining Area: A Case Study of Jharia Coal Field, UGC National Seminar, Seth Phoolchand Agrawl Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Rajim, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 17. Mustak, S., (2012). Participated, UGC national conference, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Lectures delivered: • 2015-Delivered lecture on Application of Remote sensing and GIS in Geography- Theory and Practical at Department of Geography, Govt. Digvijay P.G. Autonomous College, Rajnandgaon (C.G.), India. • 2014-Delivered lecture on Application of GIS in Geography- Theory and Practical at Department of Geography, S.G.G. Govt. P.G. College, Kurud, Dhamtari (C.G.), India.

Advanced Trainings (selected only- International/national): 1. Training (12-15 September 2017), on degree of Urbanization using machine learning GEO Human Planet Initiative Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. 2. Training (November 09th to December 20, 2016), on going place with spatial Analysis, ESRI, USA. 3. Workshop (19th -25th May, 2014), on Application of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System in Geography, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 4. Training (February 11 to March 15, 2013), on Geoweb Services- Technology & Application, jointly organized by Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology, Raipur (C.G.) and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India. 5. Workshop (5th -8th October, 2013), on Metric Exploitation of High Resolution Satellite Imagery, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 6. Workshop (5th -8th October, 2013), on Principles of Modeling Uncertainties in Spatial Data and Spatial Analysis, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 7. Workshop (5th -8th October, 2013), on 3D Reconstruction Chain-From Images to 3D City Model, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 8. Workshop (17th -23rd October, 2013), on Advanced Cartography and Thematic Mapping, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 9. Workshop (30th -31st December, 2013), on Intellectual Property Right & Innovation Management in Knowledge Era, jointly organized by National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi and Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 10. Training (8th -12th October 2011), on Spatial Information Sciences for Environmental Monitoring, 7th International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Working Group VI/5 and Student Consortium, Centre for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan. 11. Training (08th -13th February 2010), on Geoinformatics and ICT Applications in Watershed Development, National Institute of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, A.P. (India). 12. Workshop (28th October to 02nd November, 2010), on Data and Analysis: Use of SPSS Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 13. Training (November 17, 2008 to February 06, 2009), on Remote Sensing & GIS Technology and Applications, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, Government of India (First class with distinction). 14. Training (26th -31st October 2009), on Geoinformatics and ICT Application for Integrated Planning & Management of RD Programme at Watershed Level, Chhattisgarh State Institute of Rural Development, Nimora, Raipur Chhattisgarh, India.

Technical skills/expertise: Remote sensing: Optical, Microwave (SAR) and Hyperspectral, VHR. GIS: Land use and Cadastral mapping, Geodatabase design (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ARC GIS database, PostGIS), Geospatial simulation and modeling (CA, Markov Chain, Sleuth, SLR, ABM, system Dynamics etc.), WebGIS (Geoserver, Leaflet, HTML, CSS), Advanced Network Analysis. Applied AI: Machine learning (scikit learn, e1071), Deep learning (Keras, TensorFlow and MatCovNet) and feature engineering. Data Science, big data, and cloud computing: Python and R-based Geostatistics and time series analysis, data visualization. Google Earth Engine and Jupyter notebook-based big data analysis and cloud computing. Commercial software/programming languages: ArcGIS with Pro, Erdas Imagine with ATCORE, ENVI, IDRISI/TerrSet, eCognition, Stella, SPSS, Global Mapper, Surfer, Matlab, Tableau, MS office, Windows, Ubuntu. Commercial software/programming languages: QGIS, ILWIS, Weka, R, Python, MATLAB, Django, Jupyter notebook, Anaconda, Geoda, Fragstats, SNEP, NetLogo, Dyna-Clue, DinamicaEGO, SIMILE, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, leaflet, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Geoserver. Digital cartography and Surveying: GIS, Prismatic Compass, Dumpy level, Theodolite and Total Station.

Academic foreign visits: • Netherlands-2016- M.S. study at ITC, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands • Tehran-2013- ISPRS 2nd International Conference on Sensors and Models in photogrammetry and remote sensing. • Taiwan -2011- Attending Asian Conference on Remote Sensing.

Date: 06/10/2020 Dr. Sk. Mustak