Welcome to IMPRESS LAB!
Information Processing and Sensing (IMPRESS) Lab does research on opportunistic and conventional microwave remote sensing from satellite scales to small aerial platforms in environmental sustainability. Our research focuses on recycling the radio spectrum to address the challenges of decreasing radio spectrum space for science while exploring entirely new microwave regions for land remote sensing. To this end, we harness various man-made, non-cooperative Signals of Opportunity (SoOp) which we measure using sensory platforms as widely available as smartphones in addition to dedicated, custom-made instruments to enable a myriad of practical solutions in precision agriculture, forestry, and water conservation. Our research is grouped into six major thrusts
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STUDENT SUCCESS: Four students from IMPRESS LAB were awarded prestigious NASA graduate fellowships in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.These highly competitive fellowships are granted to less than 15% of applicants across various STEM disciplines.
IMPRESSIVE STUDENTS of IMPRESS LAB – See recent accomplishments!
MEET THE TEAM
Abesh GHosh
Since Fall 2022
MohammaD EhSAN HOQUE
Since Spring 2023
Tanvir AnjuM
Since Spring 2024
Sriman Bidhan Baray
Since Spring 2024
kAIES aL mAHMUD
Since Spring 2024
Joyita Halder
Since Spring 2025
RESEARCH IN NUTSHELL
Our research is grouped into six major thrusts:
- – Spectrum Sensing, Coexistence & Recycling
- – EM Modeling & Simulation
- – Information Retrievals & Geospatial Intelligence
- – RF Testbed for Digital Agriculture
- – Off-road Robotics & Mobility
- – Ubiquitous RF Sensing
Active Projects
Enhancing SMAP Radiometer Performance: Calibration and RFI Detection via Deep Learning
Role: PI, Investigators: Mehmet Kurum, Ali Gurbuz (NCSU), Sponsor: NASA, Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission Science Team, Solicitation: NNH23ZDA001N-SMAP, Grant Number: 80NSSC25K7061, Amount: $493,008, Duration: Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2027. Learn more
SWIFT-SAT: INtegrated Testbed Ensuring Resilient Active/Passive CoexisTence (INTERACT): End-to-End Learning-Based Interference Mitigation for Radiometers
Role: PI, Investigators: Mehmet Kurum (UGA), Vuk Marojevic (MSU), Ali Gurbuz (NCSU), Sponsor: NSF Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies – Satellite-Terrestrial Coexistence (SWIFT-SAT), Award Number:2332662, Amount: $750,000 (My share is $250,00), Duration: Jan. 1, 2024–Dec. 31, 2026. Learn more
Recycling the Radio Spectrum for Science: A New Paradigm for UAS-based Precision Agriculture
Role: PI, Investigators: Mehmet Kurum, Sponsor: NSF, Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Award Number: 2405807, Amount: $500,000, Duration: May 1, 2022–Apr. 30, 2027. Learn more
Sensing Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Forest Water Content using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Transmissometry (GNSS-T) Approach: Fundamentals, Testbed, and Data
Role: PI, Investigators: Mehmet Kurum (UGA), Ines Fenni (JPL), Sponsor: NASA Global Navigation Satellite System Research, Solicitation: NNH23ZDA001N-GNSS,Grant Number: 80NSSC25K7954, Amount: $552,073 (my share is $368,955), Duration: Apr. 8, 2025–Apr. 7, 2028. Learn more
Unlocking Forest Vital Signs: High-Resolution Spatiotemporal VOD Mapping at Large Scales Through GNSS-T and LiDAR Fusion, Advancing NASA Earth Observation Systems
Role: PI, Investigators: Mehmet Kurum, Abesh Ghosh (Graduate Student) Sponsor: NASA, Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology, Solicitation: NNH24ZDA001N-FINESST, Grant Number: 80NSSC25K0460 Amount: $150,000, Duration: Oct 1, 2025– Sep. 30, 2028. Learn more
ForBERT: Unified Theory of Radiative Transfer for Vegetation Optical Depth Retrievals at Multiple Modalities
Role: PI, Investigators: Mehmet Kurum (UGA), Dylan R Boyd (MSU), Andreas Colliander(FMI) Sponsor: NASA Remote Sensing Theory for Earth Science, Solicitation: NNH24ZDA001N-RST,Grant Number: 80NSSC26K0705, Amount: $606,155, Duration: Apr. 15, 2026–Apr. 14, 2029. Learn more
