Dr. Amit Bera is currently serving as an Institute Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Applied Geophysics at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from IIEST Shibpur and brings over seven years of research experience in the fields of integrated hydrogeology, groundwater modeling, and water resource management. His interdisciplinary research combines GIS, remote sensing, and machine learning to address sustainable water governance in semi-arid and drought-prone regions. Dr. Bera has been recognized among the top 2% of scientists in the world for the fourth consecutive year (2024) by Stanford University’s global ranking.