Scientific Collaboration

Dr. Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Scientific Activity with Foreign Universities and Research Institutions

2024 – present: Kazimierz Wielki University (Poland) – ongoing Arctic and Baltic research

Collaboration with Dr. Michał Habel, Dr. Dawid Szatten and the Department of Waterways Revitalization on Arctic river deltas, sediment dynamics, ecological flow regimes, and coastal engineering.

Outcomes:

• Joint book: Harnessing Earth Observation for Coastal Engineering (Elsevier, 2026)

• Contemporary and projected ecological flow regimes in southern Baltic Sea rivers. Ecological Indicators (2025), IF 7.4

• Multidimensional vulnerability and risk analysis of the Andaman coast of Thailand. Climate Services (2026), IF 5.4

• EGU 2026 Session GM9.3 (Co-convener): Climate–Cryosphere–Surface process Interactions – From glaciers to the ocean

2021 – 2024: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Affiliated Faculty & Research Scientist, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management. Collaboration with Prof. Indrajit Pal on multi-hazard risk, coastal vulnerability, Mekong and Red River deltas, and geospatial modelling.

Outcomes:

• Multiple joint publications on Pléiades data, elephant habitat modelling, and flood mapping with Google Earth Engine

• Edited volumes: Multi-Hazard Approach of GIS and Remote Sensing for DRR (Springer, 2025); Proceedings of DRSD 2022

• Invited lectures and joint project development on nature-based solutions and coastal resilience

2019 – 2021: Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada

Post-Doctoral Fellow with Dr. Jens Ehn. Research on Arctic and sub-Arctic coastal systems, landfast sea ice, Nelson and Hayes River plumes into Hudson Bay, and hydrodynamic modelling.

Outcomes:

• Landfast sea ice in Hudson Bay and James Bay: Annual cycle, variability and trends, 2000–2019. Elementa (2022), IF 4.7

• Plume dispersion from the Nelson and Hayes rivers into Hudson Bay. Elementa (2023), IF 4.7

• Hydrodynamic modelling (MIKE 21, DELFT3D) and hydrographic surveys in high-latitude estuaries

Ongoing Arctic collaborations: Northwest Territories (Canada) and Great Arctic River Deltas

Community-engaged research with Inuvialuit partners on sediment and blue-carbon dynamics in Arctic river deltas (Mackenzie and related systems). Holds Northwest Territories Scientific Research License.

Outcomes:

• Active NCN Poland grants on Arctic deltas

• Comparative studies of Arctic and tropical deltas (Nelson–Ganges, Tana–Subarnarekha)

• Contributions to EGU sessions on Arctic delta futures and ice–sediment interactions

Long-term collaboration: Jadavpur University and Indian Sundarbans research network (India / Bangladesh)

Extensive joint work with Prof. Tuhin Ghosh, Prof. Sugata Hazra, and colleagues on mangrove systems, coastal vulnerability, blue carbon, and delta dynamics in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta.

Outcomes:

• Edited volume: Sundarbans Mangrove Systems: A Geo-Informatics Approach (CRC Press, 2021)

• Numerous peer-reviewed papers on mangrove zonation, shoreline change, multi-hazard risk, and salinity-driven migration

• Contributions to DECCMA and ESPA international delta projects

Scientific Activity with Polish Institutions

2024 – present: Kazimierz Wielki University, Faculty of Geographical Sciences

Assistant Professor in the Department of Waterways Revitalization. Teaching and research on remote sensing, environmental modelling, hydraulic modelling of rivers, and urban flood modelling.

Collaboration with colleagues on Baltic Sea river flow regimes, Arctic–Baltic comparative studies, and Earth observation for coastal engineering.

Collaboration with International Organisations and Agencies

2016 – 2017: The World Bank

Consultant on climate-related risks to the mangroves of the Indian Sundarbans, species zonation, and futuristic modelling under salinity change.

2014 – 2018: DECCMA Project (Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation)

Senior Researcher, Jadavpur University. Coastal vulnerability assessment, land-use modelling, erosion analysis, and hydrographic surveys in the Indian Bengal Delta.

2013 – 2014: ESPA Deltas Project

Project Scientist. Land-use/land-cover modelling, sea-level rise projections, and integrative Bayesian modelling (ΔDIEM) for the GBM delta.

2018 – 2019: Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, India

Research Associate. Geospatial assessment of mangrove species discrimination and health in the Indian Sundarbans using airborne hyperspectral (AVIRIS-NG) and RISAT-1 data.

Selected Joint Outputs

• Global trends in using the InVEST model suite and related research: A systematic review. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology (2024)

• Coupling of SWAT and DSAS Models for Assessment of River Deltaic Estuaries. Remote Sensing (2023)

• Upstream River Erosion vis-a-vis Sediments Variability in Hugli Estuary. Water (2023)

• Projected changes in area of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh due to SLR by 2100. Climatic Change (2016)

• Multiple chapters in international volumes on multi-hazard risk, ecosystem services, and coastal resilience

Dr. Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University

anirban@ukw.edu.pl