PhD Scholar, IIT Roorkee · JST LOTUS Fellow, Osaka Metropolitan University

Ankita Agrawal

My research focuses on generative AI, diffusion models, trustworthy AI, and multimodal learning, with an emphasis on developing robust and uncertainty-aware methods for heterogeneous real-world data. I am currently a JST LOTUS Fellow at Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan.

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About

About Me

I am a PhD Scholar in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, under the supervision of Prof. Balasubramanian Raman and Prof. Aparajita Khan. My research lies at the intersection of generative AI, diffusion models, multimodal learning, and trustworthy AI, with particular emphasis on uncertainty-aware and evidential deep learning for robust learning from noisy and heterogeneous data.

My broader research goal is to develop reliable multimodal learning systems that integrate complementary information across diverse modalities while providing calibrated and interpretable predictions. I apply these ideas to computer vision and scientific machine learning problems, including flood inundation mapping using multimodal satellite and multi-view imagery.

Prior to joining IIT Roorkee, I completed my M.Tech in Geoinformatics & Its Applications at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, under the guidance of Prof. S. K. Katiyar, and my B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Government Engineering College, Raipur. I have been supported by the MHRD fellowship during my postgraduate and doctoral studies and am currently undertaking a research exchange at Osaka Metropolitan University through the JST LOTUS Fellowship.

Institute
IIT Roorkee
Advisors
Prof. Balasubramanian Raman
Prof. Aparajita Khan
Currently
JST LOTUS Fellow, OMU, Japan
Email
ankita_a@cs.iitr.ac.in
Scholar
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Focus areas

Research interests

01

Generative AI & Diffusion Models

Generative and diffusion-based architectures for robust representation learning, reconstruction, and prediction across heterogeneous data.

02

Multimodal Learning

Learning complementary representations across heterogeneous modalities, including satellite, multi-view, and multi-sensor imagery.

03

Trustworthy AI

Uncertainty quantification and evidential deep learning for calibrated, interpretable, and reliable predictions under uncertainty and noisy supervision.

04

Computer Vision

Deep visual representation learning, segmentation, and information extraction across multiple viewpoints and sensing modalities.

05

Scientific Machine Learning

AI-driven methods for scientific and environmental applications, with a focus on robust Earth observation and flood inundation mapping.

Timeline

Education

2023 — Present

PhD, Computer Science & Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee · Advisors: Prof. Balasubramanian Raman, Prof. Aparajita Khan

2020 — 2022

M.Tech, Geoinformatics & Its Applications

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal · Mentor: Prof. S. K. Katiyar

2014 — 2018

B.E., Computer Science & Engineering

Government Engineering College, Raipur

Selected work

Publications

2026
Ankita Agrawal, Balasubramanian Raman, Aparajita Khan
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS)
Diagram of the divergence-guided diffusion-convolution methodology: multimodal satellite data fusion, forward diffusion, reverse-diffusion denoising via DiffusionUNet, and flood inundation prediction via a segmentation UNet.
Method overview: multimodal fusion of Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, divergence-guided reverse diffusion, and segmentation-based flood inundation prediction.
2026
Divergence Guided Joint Diffusion-Convolution Network for Multimodal Flood Mapping
Ankita Agrawal, Balasubramanian Raman, Aparajita Khan
MIRU, Nagasaki, Japan · Presented Aug 5, 2026
2025
Ankita Agrawal, Aparajita Khan, Balasubramanian Raman
IGARSS, Brisbane, Australia
2025
Ankita Agrawal, Balasubramanian Raman, Aparajita Khan
AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA
2025
Ankita Agrawal, S. K. Katiyar
AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA
International collaboration

Collaborations

JST LOTUS Fellowship — Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan

15 Mar 2026 — 15 Dec 2026

I was selected for the JST LOTUS Fellowship exchange program and am currently a visiting researcher at Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan. My research collaboration focuses on trustworthy multimodal learning, uncertainty-aware AI, and generative learning methods.

During the fellowship, I am investigating diffusion-based generative learning and multimodal representation learning for reliable AI systems, extending my doctoral research toward broader computer vision and scientific machine learning applications.

Program
JST LOTUS Fellowship Exchange
Host
Osaka Metropolitan University
Duration
15 Mar 2026 — 15 Dec 2026