Utpal Kumar
Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, United States
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Top SchoolUtpal Kumar is a computational and data science research specialist based in Berkeley with nine years of experience applying software development, numerical modeling, and machine learning to geophysics. He has led projects at UC Berkeley that fuse smartphone MyShake data, automated surface-wave tomography, and 3D box-tomography to reveal deep structures beneath the Yellowstone hotspot and improve seismic monitoring. Comfortable bridging code and science, he develops reproducible tools for data processing, algorithmic phase identification, and clustering geodetic signals using methods like Dynamic Time Warping. His background spans academia and international collaborations (Belmont Forum RESIST), reflecting both domain depth in seismic/infrasound analysis and practical engineering across web and desktop applications. Known for turning messy observational data into interpretable models, he combines a PhD in geosciences with hands-on software craftsmanship to deliver technology-driven insights into Earth processes.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at National Central UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Earth Sciences, Master of Science (MS), Earth Sciences at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Hindi, English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
806reputation
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20answers
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Github Skills (83)
wave10
measurement9
google-scholar9
receiver-functions9
geophysics9
seismology9
receiver9
high-resolution8
gmt8
python-interface8
mapping-tools7
wake-on-lan7
earth-science7
citations7
ram7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
earthinversion/earthinversion
Jan 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:20 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
earthinversion/GlobalCMTCatalogDownloader
Aug 2017 - Dec 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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