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Dr. Varuliantor Dear is a distinguished researcher in the field of telecommunication engineering, currently serving as a senior researcher at the space research center, Badan Riset Dan Inovasi Nasional, Indonesia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in telecommunication engineering from University Krisnadwipayana, followed by a master’s and doctor of philosophy from Institute technology Bandung, specializing in ionospheric communication systems and multi-carrier modulation techniques. With over a decade of experience in space and ionospheric communication research, he previously served as a young researcher at lembaga penerbangan dan antariksa nasional and as an intern researcher at the space earth technology–ingv in Rome, Italy. His scientific contributions focus on the optimization of ionospheric propagation channels and the Advanced Motion Planning, development of reliable telecommunication systems. Dr. Dear has authored 22 research documents, which have collectively received 122 citations across 117 sources, reflecting his growing academic influence and an h-index of 3. he also contributes to the academic community as a reviewer for the spectral journal at Politeknik negeri Jakarta, ensuring research quality in electronics and telecommunication engineering. Through his work, he continues to advance Indonesia’s research excellence in space and telecommunication sciences.
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Featured Publications
Dear, V., Harjosuwito, J., Mardiani, A. S., Purwono, A., Bahar, A., Susanti, I., Priyambada, S. A., & Pradipta, R. (2025, December). Rapid determination of daily ionospheric F-layer critical frequency value using a quick-scale method based on Frequency-Time-Intensity plots. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 259, 106671.
Husin, A., Dear, V., Faturahman, A., Anggarani, S., Mardiani, A. S., Purwono, A., Harjosuwito, J., & Pradipta, R. (2025, January). Simultaneous observation of equatorial plasma bubbles and traveling ionospheric disturbances over Indonesia following the 15 January 2022 Tonga volcano eruption. Space Weather, 23(1), e2024SW004025.
Dear, V., Afero, F., Pradipta, R., Abadi, P., Arifianto, M. S., & Iskandar, I. (2024). Frequency window with homogeneous time of flight (ToF) for near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS) propagation determined based on ionograms. IEEE Access, 12, 3454599.
Dear, V., Arifianto, M. S., Abadi, P., Purnomo, C., Husin, A., Kurniawan, A., & Iskandar, I. S. (2024, June). Ionospheric channel impulse response measurement system for NVIS propagation mode over Java Island based on low-cost SDR platform. Radio Science, 59(6), e2023RS007877.
Husin, A., Dear, V., Faturahman, A., Anggarani, S., Mardiani, A. S., Purwono, A., Harjosuwito, J., & Pradipta, R. (2024, June 13). Simultaneous observation of equatorial plasma bubbles and traveling ionospheric disturbances over Indonesia following the 15 January 2022 Tonga volcano eruption [Preprint]. ESSOAr.