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Prof.Anil Kumar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Applied Geophysics

Email: anilkumar[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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About Me: I work at the intersection of computational geophysics and scientific machine learning. My research focuses on developing frameworks for solving complex inverse problems by leveraging advances in machine learning and allied computational techniques within the physics-based systems to build scalable and operational solutions.

Research Interest: Geophysical inversion, Reduced-order modeling, Bayesian inference and uncertainty quantification, Interpretable ML for geosciences, Data fusion, GPU-accelerated simulations, Physics-constrained surrogate modeling

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Teaching

1. Applied Remote Sensing
2. Introduction to Near Surface Geophysics

Academics

  • Ph.D. in Computational Geophysics
    IITB-Monash Research Academy
    Joint Ph.D. program, collaboratively supervised by IIT Bombay (India) and Monash University (Australia)
  • M.Tech. in Petroleum Geosciences
    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • 5 yr. Integrated M.Tech. in Geophysical Technology
    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
  • Senior Secondary (XII)
    Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad
  • Secondary (X)
    De Nobili School Digwadih, Dhanbad

Position

  • Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
    Department of Applied Geophysics
    Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
    May 2026 - Present
  • Principal Project Scientist
    Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    Aug 2023 - Apr 2026
  • Senior Project Scientist
    Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    Dec 2022 - Jul 2023

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Books Published

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  • Kumar, A., Saharia, M., Kumar, K. N., Kaur, S., and Prasad, V. S. (2025). "A GPU-enabled Flood Inundation Forecasting System with River-Urban Connectivity for Cyclonic Events: A Case Study on Cyclone Michaung and Chennai." SSRN Journal.
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5461779
  • Panda, G., Singh, V. K., Kumar, A., Saharia, M., and Kumar, S. (2025). "Graph Machine Learning Framework for Gravimetry Data Analysis and Cavity Detection." IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence.
    DOI: 10.1109/TAI.2025.3648693
  • Hu, R., Kumar, A., Yellishetty, M., and Walsh, S. D. C. (2024). "A Bootstrap Strategy to Train, Validate and Test Reduced Order Models of Coupled Geomechanical Processes." Computers and Geotechnics.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106094
  • Kumar, A., Saharia, M., and Kirstetter, P. (2024). "Mapping a Novel Metric for Flash Flood Recovery using Interpretable Machine Learning." Journal of Hydrometeorology.
    DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-23-0196.1
  • Joshi, R. M., Kumar, A., and Singh, K. H. (2023). "A Simulation and Data Informed Approach to Porosity Partitioning." Geoenergy Science and Engineering.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212044
  • Kumar, A., Hu, R., and Walsh, S. D. C. (2021). "Development of Reduced Order Hydro-Mechanical Models of Fractured Media." Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
    DOI: 10.1007/s00603-021-02668-9
  • Gautam, P. K., Dwivedi, R., Kumar, A., Verma, A. K., Singh, K. H., and Singh, T. N. (2020). "Damage Characteristics of Jalore Granitic Rocks After Thermal Cycling Effect for Nuclear Waste Repository." Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
    DOI: 10.1007/s00603-020-02260-7
  • Kumar, A., Shrivastava, R. K., and Singh, K. H. (2020). "Bayesian Inference of Material Properties in Disordered Media Using Sound Characteristics." EPL (Europhysics Letters).
    DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/129/24001
  • Tripathy, A., Kumar, A., Srinivasan, V., Singh, K. H., and Singh, T. N. (2019). "Fractal Analysis and Spatial Disposition of Porosity in Major Indian Gas Shales using Low-Pressure Nitrogen Adsorption and Advanced Image Segmentation." Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2019.103009
  • Sarkar, P., Kumar, A., Singh, K. H., Ghosh, R., and Singh, T. N. (2018). "Pore System, Microstructure and Porosity Characterization of Gondwana Shale of Eastern India using Laboratory Experiment and Watershed Image Segmentation Algorithm." Marine and Petroleum Geology.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.04.006

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  • Mishra, S., and Kumar, A. (2026). "The Linguistic Creativity, Authorship, and Authenticity of Modern GenAI-Based Chefs." Presented at the international conference Digital P(a)lates: The Language of Online Food Practices, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
    Program: Conference Program
  • Singh, K. H., Kumar, A., Pandit, S., and Soni, A. (2020). "Partitioning of Porosity for Carbonate Reservoirs Using Differential Effective Medium Models." In Petro-physics and Rock Physics of Carbonate Reservoirs: Likely Elucidations and Way Forward. Springer, Singapore.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1211-3_10
  • Sharma, M., Singh, K. H., Pandit, S., Kumar, A., and Soni, A. (2020). "Petrophysical Modelling of Carbonate Reservoir from Bombay Offshore Basin." In Petro-physics and Rock Physics of Carbonate Reservoirs: Likely Elucidations and Way Forward. Springer, Singapore.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1211-3_5

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