Dr. Y. S. Rao is a professor at the Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
Apart from applications, he has also contributed in the field of Polarimetric SAR system calibration and software tool development.
[23][24] His current research interests include application of polarimetry for geophysical parameter retrieval[25][23] and SAR interferometry for DEM[26][27] and land deformation.
He has conducted numerous training programmes for Indians on SAR and InSAR related activities as a member of task group, and also organized international programmes with the help of DLR Germany, CNES France and University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Rao is the principal and co-principal investigator of numerous projects sponsored by European Space Agency (ESRIN/ESA); German Aerospace Centre (DLR); the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India; Snow & Avalanche Study Estt (SASE), Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL), Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE)- Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Government of India; Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO); Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India; and GEOGLAM-JECAM SAR Inter-Comparison Experiment.