Doctoral Student

Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Room no: 128A, Księcia Janusza 64, 01-452 Warsaw, Poland
Email: vkambala@igf.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0002-1696-984X

Education

  • Oct 2021 – Present
    Ph.D. in Geophysics
    Thesis:
    “The Asperity Model Perspective: Comparative Analysis of Seismic Data from Selected Regions”
    Supervisor:
    Dr hab. Prof. Piotr Senatorski
  • 2014-2017
    M.Sc. (Tech) in Geophysics
    Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India
  • 2013
    B.Sc. in Computer Science
    Krishna University, Machilipatnam, India

Research Interests

  • Seismic activity in subduction and collision zones.
  • Asperity modeling and earthquake forecasting.
  • Statistical analysis of seismicity patterns (e.g., recurrence times, forerunning earthquakes).
  • Integration of data science techniques with geophysical datasets (e.g., JMA catalogs, S-net OBS data).

Professional Experience

  • Junior Research Fellow (Mar 2020 – Sep 2021)
    AMET University, Chennai, India | Worked on a DST-ICPS sponsored project: “Underwater Structural Data Acquisition: A case study on Poompuhar Heritage Underwater Site.”
  • Project Assistant (PA-II) (Oct 2018 – Feb 2020)
    CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, India | Conducted research in the Gravity and Magnetic division

Research Intership

  • Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), University of Tokyo, Japan (Jan–Feb 2023):
    Collaborated with Prof. Naoki Uchida on “Seismicity Patterns and Asperities in the Japan Subduction Zone.” | Analyzed JMA and S-net ocean-bottom seismometer data to map asperities and coupling dynamics.

Technical Expertise

  • Data Analysis: JMA Catalogs, S-net OBS, publicly available seismic datasets.
  • Methods: Asperity modeling, recurrence time analysis, statistical seismology.
  • Tools: Python, GMT, seismic visualization tools.

Conference Presentations

  • MedGU-23 (Istanbul, Nov 2023):
    Oral presentation on “Earthquake Recurrence Time and Patterns of Forerunning Earthquakes in Subduction/Collision Zones.”
  • EGU General Assembly 2024 (Vienna, Apr 2024):
    Poster presentation on “Asperity Distribution and Earthquake Recurrence Time Based on Forerunning Earthquake Patterns.”