Shahid Shuja Shafai

About

Research Scientist with 6+ years of applied experience in satellite-based environmental monitoring, Geo-AI modelling, and multi-sensor Earth Observation across agro-forestry, cryosphere, and water quality domains. Holds an MSc from ITC, University of Twente, Netherlands under a competitive ISRO merit scholarship — the world's leading institution for applied remote sensing. Deep expertise in SAR/PolInSAR physics, radiative transfer modelling, and ML/DL pipelines; 13+ peer-reviewed papers; 5 Google Earth Engine applications in production; Co-PI experience on national and international funded programmes. Founder of Farm2i — India's first satellite and AI-powered Farm Management System for perennial horticulture under Himalayan agro-climatic conditions.

Employment

• SKUAST Kashmir Research Scientist/Geodata Professional-III
  2023 - Present
• University of Kashmir Co-Principal Investigator
  2021 - Present
• SpatioZest Pvt Ltd Division Head
  2021 - Present
• Punjab Remote Sensing Centre Microwave Remote Sensing Expert
  2020 - Present

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (15)

• Topographic and Climatic Determinants of Soil Organic Carbon Across Landscapes: A Meta‐Analysis
  Land Degradation & Development 2026 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.70880
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• Soil Bulk Density Estimation by a Novel Pedotransfer Function Tailored on Hilly Terrains
  Earth Systems and Environment 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s41748-025-00663-6
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• Geostatistical modeling approach for studying total soil nitrogen and phosphorus under various land uses of North-Western Himalayas
  Ecological Informatics 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102520
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• Mathematical vs. machine learning models for particle size distribution in fragile soils of North-Western Himalayas
  Journal of Soils and Sediments 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11368-024-03820-y
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• Unlocking the potential of soil potassium: Geostatistical approaches for understanding spatial variations in Northwestern Himalayas
  Ecological Informatics 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102592
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• Climate-Change-Driven Droughts and Tree Mortality: Assessing the Potential of UAV-Derived Early Warning Metrics
  Remote Sensing 2023 DOI: 10.3390/rs15102627
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• Polarimetric Interferometric Decomposition
  Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications 2023 DOI: 10.1201/9781003204466-3
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• Polarimetric Interferometric Decomposition
  Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing 2023 DOI: 10.1201/9781003204466-3
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• Understanding the linkages between spatio-temporal urban land system changes and land surface temperature in Srinagar City, India, using image archives from Google Earth Engine
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28889-9
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• Simulating Spatiotemporal Changes in Land Use and Land Cover of the North-Western Himalayan Region Using Markov Chain Analysis
  Land 2022 DOI: 10.3390/land11122276
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