Torit Chakraborty
Focus Areas:
- Geospatial Analysis and Techniques(opens in new tab)
- Earth System Science(opens in new tab)
- Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict(opens in new tab)
- Sustainability & Global Environmental Change(opens in new tab)
Country of Origin: Bangladesh
Degree Program: PhD
Entered Program: Fall 2023
Expected Graduation: Spring 2027
Dissertation Topic: TBD
Research Statement: My research focuses on developing practical GeoAI-based frameworks to address key environmental challenges such as natural hazards, land use change, agricultural monitoring, and environmental change dynamics. I integrate deep learning, remote sensing, cloud computing, natural language processing, large language model and big geospatial data to create scalable tools or algorithms for environmental analysis and decision support. Through this interdisciplinary approach, I aim to generate actionable insights that support to take effective decisions and better understanding of environmental dynamics.
Adviser: Dr. Jane Southworth
Educational Background
- M.S. in Applied Geography, New Mexico State University, 2023
- B.S. in Urban and Rural Planning, Khulna University, Bangladesh, 2018
Recent Publications
Chakraborty, T., Alam, M. S., Bashit, M. S., Hosen, M. K., & Ahasan, R. (2023). Spatio-temporal Investigation of the urban thermal comfort in Khulna City and surrounding areas. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 6(3), 167-187.
Hosen, M. K., Alam, M. S., Chakraborty, T., & Golder, M. R. (2023). Monitoring spatiotemporal and seasonal variation of agricultural drought in Bangladesh using MODIS-derived vegetation health index. Journal of Earth System Science, 132(4), 188.
Alam, M. S., Chakraborty, T., Hossain, M. Z., & Rahaman, K. R. (2023). Evacuation dilemmas of coastal households during cyclone Amphan and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of the Southwestern region of Bangladesh. Natural Hazards, 115(1), 507-537.