George Biswas

Assistant Professor

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. honours) in Geology, Calcutta University, Calcutta, 2014.
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Geology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India, 2016
• Ph.D. in Geology (Physical Science), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) (An Institute of National Importance in India), CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, 2023

Dr. George Biswas is a geoscientist and academician, currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at Presidency University, Kolkata. With a background in hydrogeology, hydrogeophysics, and water resource management, Dr. Biswas has significantly contributed to Earth sciences, particularly in understanding complex basaltic aquifer systems and applying multi-disciplinary approaches to water sustainability and resource mapping.

Dr. Biswas completed his Ph.D. in Geology (Physical Sciences) from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), conducted at the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad. His academic journey began with a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology from the University of Calcutta, followed by an M.Sc. in Applied Geology from IIEST Shibpur. Before his current academic position, Dr. Biswas held research fellowships at CSIR-NGRI, including as a CSIR-JRF and SRF.

At Presidency University, he has been actively engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching since 2018, and he regularly mentors research projects, student workshops, and international collaborations.

Dr. Biswas has been invited globally to deliver lectures, keynote addresses, and capacity-building sessions. His talks span groundwater resource management, geophysical modelling, and interdisciplinary research strategies. He has also served as a trainer for international research workshops, including those organised by the Dhaka University Research Society (DURS), Bangladesh.

Dr. Biswas is an accomplished researcher with numerous publications in reputed international journals. He has also contributed book chapters published by Springer, Elsevier, and Wiley. Dr. Biswas is also credited as a co-innovator in a patented IoT-based greenhouse monitoring device to improve agricultural sustainability through real-time environmental sensing and cloud integration.

He is a recipient of several prestigious awards and recognitions:

·        Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (2023) from AcSIR

·        Outstanding research Presentation for Dr. S. K. Ghosh Memorial Young Scientist Award (2025) by the Indian Meteorological Society, Kolkata Chapter

·        Ramai Pandit Award (2024) for excellence in Earth Sciences

·        Outstanding Project Presentation Award in the AIMILGWR-2025 CEC course at NIT Raipur

·        Arijit Guha Memorial Award for Community Engagement and Social Welfare (2016)

He has been honoured with Life Fellowship from the Indian Social Science Academy (FISSA). He is a life member of numerous scientific organisations, including the Geological Society of India, Indian Geophysical Union, IAHS, ISCA, AGGS, MMSI, and the International Water Association.

In addition to his academic and research responsibilities, Dr. Biswas actively contributes to institutional development. He holds key administrative roles as Convener of the Central Sports Board and Faculty Placement Coordinator of the Department of Geology at Presidency University. His efforts are pivotal in promoting student welfare, career development, and inter-departmental coordination.

1.     Convener, Central Sports Board, Presidency University. Overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of university-level sports activities and events, fostering student engagement and physical well-being.

2.     Faculty Placement Coordinator, Department of Geology, Presidency University – Facilitating campus placement activities, industry outreach, and career development initiatives for postgraduate geology students.

I have been teaching for the last seven years in both PG & UG Honours in Geology. I teach Geophysics, Engineering Geology, and Mineralogy at UG and PG levels. These contain both theory and laboratory-based coursework. I was an international trainer for the Science Research Workshop Module by the Dhaka University Research Society (DURS), Dhaka, Bangladesh, from September 3, 2022, to November 3, 2022. 

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1.     Received ‘Life Fellow’ from Indian Social Science Academy, Prayagraj, 2025 (FISSA), Reference Number: LF/2504/780/2024

2.     Life Member of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) (Membership Number: 16264).

3.     An active member of the International Water Association (IWA).

4.     Life Member of Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (Membership Number: LM-AGGS-153 from 11.02.2022).

5.     Life Member of the Indian Geophysical Union (IGU).

6.     Life Member of Geological Society of India (Membership Number: M-0241 from 10.08.2022).

7.     Life Member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) (Membership Number: L37449 from 28 December 2018).

8.     Life Member of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of India (MMSI).

9.     Member of YES Network Deutschland (Membership Number: yes02381).

PATENT

1.     A new design for a greenhouse monitoring IOT- DEVICE has been granted. The claimed portion of the design of the GREENHOUSE MONITORING IOT- DEVICE consists of parameters such as temperature, humidity, soil moisture, light intensity, and CO2 levels. A central microcontroller processes this data, which is displayed on a digital interface and transmitted to a cloud platform for real-time remote monitoring.

Application Id: 446696-001, Cbr Number: 202496,

PATENT INNOVATORS:  Md Osim aquatar, Ali Jaan  Hussain, Abhisekh Saha, Sujata F Hariapur, Sasmita Mohanty, George Biswas, Omkar Singh Kushwaha, Uttaran Santra, asit Kumar Parida, Sirajuddin Ahmed

PUBLICATIONS

1. Totan Garai1, George Biswas, Uttaran Santra and Sourav Kumar Giri, 2024. MCDM Method for Managing the Water Resources Based on Possibility Theory under Bipolar Fuzzy Environment. Journal of Intelligent Systems in Current Computer Engineering, XXXX, XX, Exxxxxx., DOI: 10.2174/0126662949317545240923092950

2. George Biswas, Mohd Arshad, Naseem us Saba, Tanvi Arora, Shakeel Ahmed, 2023. Hydrogeochemical investigation and groundwater quality assessment toward ‘smart city planning in a coastal aquifer, India. Water Practice and Technology, 18(1), pp.168-184. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2022.168 

3. George Biswas, Totan Garai, Uttaran Santra (2023), A possibility-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for artificial recharge structure selection using pentagonal fuzzy numbers. Decision Analytics Journal, p.100365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100365

4.  Totan Garai, Harish Garg, & George Biswas, 2023, A fraction ranking-based multi-criteria decision-making method for water resource management under bipolar neutrosophic fuzzy environment. Artificial Intelligence Review, pp.1-42. (Impact Factor: 12) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10514-3

5. Totan Garai, Harish Garg, George Biswas (2023), " Possibilistic index-based multi-criteria decision-making with an unknown weight of air pollution model under bipolar fuzzy environment. Soft Computing, 27(23), pp.17991-18009. (Impact factor: 4.1) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-023-09008-9

6. Totan Garai, George Biswas, and Uttaran Santra, (2022), “A Novel MCDM Method Based on Possibility Mean and Its Application to Water Resource Management Problem Under Bipolar Fuzzy Environment” In International Conference on Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (pp. 405-412). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09173-5_49

7.  Warsi, T., Kumar, V. S., Kumar, D., Nandan, M. J., Biswas, G., Sahadevan, D. K Manikyamba, C., Rao, T.V., Rangarajan, R., Ahmed, S. and Chandrasekhar, V. (2020). ‘Integration of geophysics and petrography for identifying the aquifer and the rock type: A case study from Giddalur, Andhra Pradesh, India.’ Journal of Earth System Science, 129(1), 1-13. (Impact Factor: 1.371)

BOOK CHAPTER

1. Tina Sultana, Sahana Hegde, Taufique Warsi, Khan Tahama, Syed Shams Rizvi, Suryadipta Mukherjee, Sarita Chemburkar, George Biswas, Data analytics for drought vulnerability under climate change scenarios, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Earth Resource, 2025, Pages 137-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23595-5.00008-5

2. T Warsi, T., Mukherjee, S., Biswas, G., Mitran, T., & Rizvi, S. S. (2022). Urban water resources and its sustainable management. In Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research (Vol. 6, pp. 489-509). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91838-1.00020-8 , ISSN: 2542-7946

3. Mukherjee, S., Rizvi, S. S., Biswas, G., Paswan, A. K., Vaiphei, S. P., Warsi, T., & Mitran, T (2022). Aquatic Eco?systems Under Influence of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Activities: Potential Threats and Its Mitigation Strategies. Hydrogeochemistry of Aquatic Ecosystems, 307-331. Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-119-87053-1, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119870562.ch14