Parag Jyoti Dutta

Assistant Professor,
Department of Geology, Cotton College,
Guwahati - 781001, Assam, India
E-mail: paragjdutta@gmail.com M: +91-9435147419

Profile
Member of faculty in the Department of Geology at Cotton College, a premier institution of higher education of the
NE region of India. Work profile involves teaching as well as active research. Research interests include Spatial
Modelling, Spatial Statistics, GIS, Hillslope Hydrology & Slope Stability.

Education
Gauhati University
Ph.D. student
Working in the field of GIS-enabled Statistical and Physically-based Modelling of Landslide Susceptibility

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Master of Technology in Geoexploration
CPI: 8.29
Year: 2000
Thesis: GIS-based hydrogeological study of a part of the Vedganga river basin, Kolhapur district (Maharashtra)

University of Delhi
Master of Science in Geology
Marks: 66.78%
Year: 1998
Dissertation: Ore Petrographic and Geochemical studies of Amjhore Pyrite Bed, Rohtas District, Bihar

Professional Qualification
Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Financial Planning Standards Board, Denver , CO 80202
Academic Achievements
(1) Secured All India Rank: 6 in GATE-98
(2) Qualified in Joint CSIR-UGC NET Exam in 1998

Teaching Experience
September 2003 Present
COTTON COLLEGE
Assistant Professor (Geology)
Taught UG courses in Mineralogy, Environmental Geology, Metamorphic Petrology, Ore Genesis
M.Sc. courses in Stratigraphy, Petroleum Geology, Exploration Geophysics, Geochemical Exploration

Industry Experience
January 2000 May 2003
ROLTA INDIA LTD.
Position: Product Executive (Mapping/GIS)

Technical Support to Imagery Interpretation Teams under the Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Indian
Army for mobile and static Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). These systems, for
command and truck-mounted units for mobile formations, are used to create 3D Digital Terrain Models (DTMs)
from softcopy stereo photos/imageries of the ground collected from spy satellites, drones and aircraft. Aerial photos
and high resolution satellite imageries are draped over DTMs for database creation using GIS software to create a
digital library of military targets.

Skills/Expertise: Digital Photogrammetry of LOROPS (LOng Range Oblique Photography Systems), Digital Terrain
Modelling, Satellite Image Processing and Interpretation, GIS database creation and analysis with Bentley,
Intergraph and Z/I Imaging Software

Published Papers
Dutta, P. J. and Sarma S. (2013): Landslide Susceptibility Zoning of the Kalapahar Hill, Guwahati, Assam State, (India), using
a GIS-Based Heuristic Technique, Int. Jour. of Remote Sensing & Geoscience, Vol. 2, Issue 2, March 2013, pp 49 55.
Dutta, P. J. (2015): Assessment of groundwater potential in a part of the Vedganga watershed of Kolhapur district,
Maharashtra, by a GIS-based Bivariate statistical method. Int. Jour. Adv. Earth & Environ. Sc. (2015) Vol.3, No.1, 22-29.

Persichillo, M. G., Dutta, P. J., Bordoni, M., Meisina, C., Bartelletti, C., Barsanti, M., Giannecchini, M., Avanzi, G. D.,
Galanti, Y. and Cevasco, A. (2016): Nonlinear regression technique to assess the landslide susceptibility of the Kalapahar hill,
Guwahati, Assam State (India). Rend. Online Soc. Geol. It., Vol. 41 (2016), pp. 179-182, (doi: 10.3301/ROL.2016.123).

Conference Papers
Dutta, P. J. and Jadhav, G. N., (2010) A GIS-based hydrogeological study of a part of the Vedganga River basin in Kolhapur
district, Maharashtra. Presented at National Conference on Groundwater Resource Development and Management in Hard
Rocks, University of Pune, 12 -13 February 2010, Abstract volume ed. N. J. Pawar, R. A. Duraiswami and S. Das, pp.67.
Accepted for publication in the form of Memoir of the Geological Society of India
Dutta, P. J. and Jadhav, G. N., (2010) Geostatistical simulations for reproducing spatial variability in recharge characteristics
of shallow aquifers for groundwater management A Discussion. Presented at the National Seminar on Exploration Techniques
in Sustainable Management of Groundwater, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded (Maharashtra), 5 6 February, 2010. Accepted for
publication in Special Volume of Min. Soc. of India
Sarma, S. and Dutta, P. J. (2014): Susceptibility assessment of rainfall-induced shallow landslides in the Narakasur hill of
Guwahati (Assam) by a GIS-based Deterministic Analysis. Presented at International Conference on Harnessing Natural
Resources for Sustainable Development: Global Trends Cotton College, Guwahati, 29th 31st January, 2014
Dutta, P. J. (2015): Assessment of Groundwater Potential in a part of Vedganga River basin, Kolhapur district (Maharashtra)
using GIS. Presented at IIG International Conference, Gauhati University. 25th - 28th February, 2015

Research Projects
Title: Landslide hazard zoning in the Narakasur hill of Guwahati city (Assam) for local development planning A Pilot Study
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (NRDMS), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Amount: Rs. 13,04,600/-
Tenure: 2 Years

Title: Susceptibility assessment of rainfall-induced shallow landslides in the Narakasur hill of Guwahati (Assam) by a
physically-based modeling approach
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission
Amount: Rs. 4,79,389/-
Tenure: 2 Years

Title: Influence of spatial resolution and accuracy of TanDEM-X DEM in the performance of a physically-based distributed
model (TRIGRS) for forecasting the spatial occurrence of shallow rainfall-induced landslides
Funding Agency: German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum fr Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) (DLR), Muenchner Str. 20
82234 Wessling, Germany
Product Funding: TanDEM-X Co-registered Single-look Slant-range Complex (CoSSC) SAR data used for DEM production.
Tenure: 2 Years

Consultancy Projects
Road Evaluation Project with GPS survey on GIS platform in Cachar and Tinsukia Districts of Assam (India) for The Energy
Research Institute (TERI) in the year 2004
Vertical Electric Sounding (VES) survey and 1-D modeling for groundwater investigations at 6 sites Silchar, Aizawl, Mariani,
Mokokchung, Tezu and Roing on behalf of ESS Engineers Pvt. Ltd. for Power Grid Corporation of India in 2011

Memberships

1. Member of Cotton College Teachers Association

2. Member of CCSU Library and Information Services Committee
3. Member of Remote Sensing & GIS Laboratory Committee of Geology Department, Cotton College
4. Member of Indian Society of Engineering Geology

Technical Skills/Expertise
GIS Software: SAGA GIS, ArcGIS, ArcSDM, GeoMedia Professional, IDRISI,
Softcopy Photogrammetry Production System: Intergraph ImageStation Z
Satellite Image Processing: ERDAS, PCI Geomatica
1-D VES Modeling: IPI2Win
Programming skills: Fortran 77, Scripting with R (G-stat)
Mapping: Geologic Field Mapping with Brunton Compass, Geomorphologic feature Mapping with Aerial Photos
Geotechnical Engineering Instruments: Direct Shear tests, Triaxial Shear test for soil in drained and undrained conditions, WP4
Potentiameter for soil suction measurements; Mini-disk infiltrometer for unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity