Abhilash Roy
Graduate Research Assistant
College Park, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAbhilash Roy is a forest-focused geospatial researcher and budding software practitioner with 11 years of experience blending field ecology and remote sensing to study forests from above using satellite datasets like NASA GEDI and NISAR. Currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Maryland pursuing a PhD in Geographic Information Science and Cartography, he brings hands-on research experience from institutions across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. His background combines rigorous forestry training (Erasmus Mundus MSc, BSc Hons) with practical stints as a research associate, intern, and freelance researcher, plus on-the-ground exposure through forest department and bamboo institute placements. An ML and NLP enthusiast who codes on GitHub, he aims to turn large remote-sensing datasets into actionable ecological insights and deployable apps—an unusual mix of fieldwork grit and developing software chops.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Erasmus Mundus MSc in Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR), Forestry, 8.7/10, Erasmus Mundus MSc in Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR), Forestry, 8.7/10 at University of LisbonHigher Secondary, Biology, Mathematics, 78%, Higher Secondary, Biology, Mathematics, 78% at Holy Cross School AgartalaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science and Cartography at University of MarylandBachelor of Science with Honours, Forestry, 8.4/10, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Forestry, 8.4/10 at Central Agricultural University
Bengali, English, Hindi
Github Skills (17)
python10
windows10
command-line-interface10
linux10
code-analysis10
lint10
java9
linter9
cli9
macos9
linting9
elasticsearch8
search-engine8
restful7
opensearch5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
abhiroyg/scrape-anime
Apr 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 43 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
abhiroyg/useful-scripts
May 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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