Her primary area of research is multiscale modelling and simulations of physicochemical processes in biology and chemistry deploying composite computational chemistry and machine learning methods.

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  • Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany (2006-2009)
  • M.Sc in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2004-2006)
  • B.Sc in Chemistry, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, The University of Burdwan, India (2001-2004)

Journal Articles:
  • Molecular Representations for Machine Learning Applications in Chemistry, S. Raghunathan*, U. D. Priyakumar*, Int. J. Quantum Chem. e26870 (2021).
  • Desolvation of Peptide Bond by O to S Substitution Impacts Protein Stability, B. Khatri, S. Raghunathan, S. Chakraborti, Rahisuddin, S. Kumaran, R. Tadala, P. Wagh, U. D. Priyakumar, J. Chatterjee, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 24870 (2021).
  • SCONES: Self-Consistent Neural Network for Protein Stability Prediction Upon Mutation, Y. B.L. Samaga, S. Raghunathan, U. D. Priyakumar, J. Phys. Chem. B 125, 10657 (2021).
  • MoleGuLAR: Molecule Generation using Reinforcement Learning with Alternating Rewards, M. Goel, S. Raghunathan, S. Laghuvarapu, U. D. Priyakumar, J. Chem. Inf. Model 61, 5815 (2021).
  • Multiscale Modeling of Wobble to Watson-Crick-like Guanine-Uracil Tautomerization Pathways in RNA, S. Chandorkar, S. Raghunathan, T. Jaganade, U. D. Priyakumar, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 5411 (2021).
  • Urea-Aromatic Interactions in Biology, S. Raghunathan, T. Jaganade, U. D. Priyakumar, Biophys. Rev. 12, 65 (2020).
  • Urea-Water Solvation of Protein Side Chain Models, T. Jaganade, A. Chattopadhyay, S. Raghunathan, U. D. Priyakumar, J. Mol. Liq. 311, 113191 (2020).
  • Transition between [R]- and [S]-Stereoisomers without Bond Breaking, S. Raghunathan, K. Yadav, V. C. Rojisha, T. Jaganade, V. Prathyusha, S. Bikkina, U. Lourderaj, U. D. Priyakumar, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 14983 (2020).
  • Machine Learning for Accurate Force Calculations in Molecular Dynamics Simulations, P. Pattnaik, S. Raghunathan, T. Kalluri, P. Bhimalapuram, C. V. Jawahar, U. D. Priyakumar, J. Phys. Chem. A 124, 6954 (2020).
  • Polarizable Multipolar Molecular Dynamics Using Distributed Point Charges, M.Devereux, M.Pezzella, S. Raghunathan, M. Meuwly, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 16, 7267 (2020).
  • The Role of Water in the Stability of Wild Type and Mutant Insulin Dimers, S. Raghunathan, K. El Hage, J. L. Desmond, L. Zhang, M. Meuwly, J. Phys. Chem. B 122, 7038 (2018).
  • A Novel, Computationally Efficient Multipolar Model Employing Distributed Charges for Molecular Dynamics Simulations, M. Devereux, S. Raghunathan, D. G. Fedorov, M. Meuwly, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 10, 4229 (2014).
  • Electron Dynamics Across Molecular Wires: A Time-Dependent Configuration Interaction Study, R. Ramakrishnan, S. Raghunathan, M. Nest, Chem. Phys. 420, 44 (2013).
  • The Lack of Resonance Problem in Coherent Control with Real-Time Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory, S. Raghunathan, M. Nest, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 8, 806 (2012).
  • Coherent Control and Time-dependent Density Functional Theory: Towards Creation of Wave Packets by Ultrashort Laser Pulses, S. Raghunathan, M. Nest, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 064104 (2012).
  • Limits of the Creation of Electronic Wave Packets Using Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory, S. Raghunathan, M. Nest, J. Phys. Chem. A 116, 8490 (2012).
  • Critical Examination of Explicitly Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory for Coherent Control of Dipole Switching, S. Raghunathan, M. Nest, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 7, 2492 (2011).
  • The Simultaneous Adsorption of Benzene and Dioxygen in CuHY Zeolites as a Precursor Process of the Aerobic Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol, S. Santra, H. Stoll, G. Rauhut, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 6345 (2010).
  • Adsorption of Dioxygen to Copper in CuHY Zeolite, S. Santra, T. Archipov, A. B. Ene, H. Komnik, H. Stoll, E. Roduner, G. Rauhut, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 8855 (2009).
  • Adsorption of Benzene to Copper in CuHY Zeolite, T. Archipov, S. Santra, A. B. Ene, H. Stoll, G. Rauhut, E. Roduner, J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 4107 (2009).
    • Conferences and Oral Presentations:
  • TIPnP Waters with Distributed Charge Model, Seminar talk at “University of Basel”, February 12, 2015, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Hybrid Enzymes for Efficient Hydrogen Production from Methanol, Seminar talk at “University of Basel”, November 13, 2014, Basel, Switzerland.
  • QM/MM Studies on the Aerobic Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol in Zeolites, Seminar talks at “University of Basel”, April, 2014, Basel, Switzerland; “University of Wuerzburg”, 14 October, 2009, Wuerzburg, Deutschland; “Technical University of Munich”, 21 October, 2009, Munich, Germany; “University of Stuttgart”, 17 November, 2009, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • QM/MM Studies on Adsorption Processes in Zeolites: O2-CuHY, C6H6-CuHY and O2,C6H6-CuHY Complexes, Poster presented at “45th Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry: Excited States: From Photophysics to Photobiology”, 8 – 12 September, 2009, Neuss am Rhein, Germany.
  • QM/MM Studies on Adsorption Processes in Zeolites: Dioxygen-CuHY and Benzene-CuHY Complexes, Poster presented at “44th Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry: From Basic Principles to Applications”, 23 – 27 September, 2008, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria.
  • QM/MM Studies on the Aerobic Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol in Zeolites, Seminar talk at “3rd SFB 706 Postgraduate Workshop”, 6 – 8 October, 2008, Kleinwalsertal, Austria.
  • QM/MM Studies on Adsorption Complexes in Zeolites, Seminar talk at “2nd SFB 706 Postgraduate Workshop”, 25 – 27 September, 2007, Kloster Banz, Germany.
  • QM/MM Studies on Adsorption Complexes in Zeolites, Poster presented at “43rd Symposium for Theoretical Chemistry 2007”, 16 – 20 September, 2007, Saarbruecken, Deutschland.
  • QM/MM Studies on Adsorption Complexes in Zeolites, Poster presented at “First International Symposium on Selective Oxidation Catalysis: C-H activation via molecular oxygen”, 28 – 31 October, 2007, Schloss Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • QM/MM Studies on Adsorption Complexes in Zeolites, Poster presented at “Molecular Quantum Mechanics: Analytic Gradients and Beyond – A conference in Honor of Peter Pulay”, 29 May – 3 June, 2007, Margitsziget, Budapest, Hungary.
  • The Catalytic Oxidation of Benzene in Zeolites: Vibrational Frequency Calculations, Poster presented at “1st SFB 706 Postgraduate Workshop”, 5 – 6 October, 2006, Blaubeuren, Germany.
  • Non-Adiabatic Collision Dynamics: An ab initio Case Study, Seminar talk, 14 November, 2006, Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Dissociation of van der Waals molecules, Seminar talk, 7 April, 2006, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.

    • Dr. Shampa Raghunathan is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Mahindra University.
    • Dr. Shampa Raghunathan is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Mahindra University.
    • Oct 2017 – Sep 2021, Research Scientist, Center for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics, IIIT Hyderabad, India
    • Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland
    • Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany

    Teaching Experience:

    • January-April 2021: Molecular Modelling and Simulations, IIIT Hyderabad
    • Academic Year 2020-2021, MC-610, NIPER Hyderabad

    • Machine Learning
    • Chemical Reaction Dynamics
    • QM/MM Modelling
    • Protein Chemistry and Solvent Effects
    Awards
    • Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Women Scientists Scheme-A (WOSA)
    • Science and Research Engineering Board (SERB)-National Postdoctoral Fellowship (NPDF)

    Dr Mashetti Ravibabu is an assistant professor in Ecole Centrale school of engineering at Mahindra university.

    Dr. Ravibabu’s research interests include, but are not limited to, Numerical linear algebra, Data Sciences, and Machine Learning.

    • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July 2017- October 2019.

    • Mashetti Ravibabu and Arindama Singh, The Least squares and line search in extracting eigenpairs in Jacobi–Davidson method, BIT Numerical Mathematics, Volume 60, 2020
    • Mashetti Ravibabu and Arindama Singh, A new variant of Arnoldi method for approximation of eigenpairs Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics Volume 344, 15 December 2018, Pages 424-437
    • Mashetti Ravibabu and Arindama Singh, On refined Ritz vectors and polynomial characterization, Computers & Mathematics with Applications, Volume 67, Issue 5, March 2014, Pages 1057-1064

    • Assistant Professor-Mahindra University, Hyderabad, Aug 2021-Present
    • Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Jan 2021-July 2021

    Numerical Linear Algebra, Machine Learning

    Dr. Augustin Paul Kambakula currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance at Mahindra University, Hyderabad.
    Before this, Dr. Augustin rendered his services at PJTSAU, ICFAI University, KL University, and the University of Hyderabad. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the School of Management, University of Hyderabad.
    He has also qualified UGC Junior Research Fellowship in Commerce and a UGC-NET in Management. Dr. Augustin has presented papers in National and International Conferences, including “Effectiveness of Insolvency and Bankruptcy code- A study of selected cases”, Forecasting Financial Markets Conference 2024, in collaboration with Said Business School. University of Oxford, UK.
    He is a recipient of the Young Research Award and two Best Paper Presenter Awards at the International Conference on Social Science and Humanities in Dubai and Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management, Hyderabad. He has been a resource person to several institutions in the Accounting and Finance area and as a Board of Studies member.Assistant Professor

    • Ph.D. (Finance), School of Management, University of Hyderabad.
    • M.B.A (Finance), Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
    • M.com (Finance), Osmania University, Hyderabad.

    Publication
    • Paul, K. A., Jessica, M., Thakur, R. R., & Shah, T. (2024). Impact of Corporate Debt Restructuring on the Operating Performance of Selected Indian Firms. IUP Journal of Accounting Research & Audit Practices, 23(4).
    • GP, R., Sinha, R. S., Paul, A., & Jayanth, R. S. S. (2022). How does pandemic force social enterprises to evolve? –A case study of Thank U Foods. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 12(3), 1-21.

    • Assistant Professor at Mahindra University, Hyderabad.
    • Worked as an Assistant Professor, KL University, Hyderabad.
    • Worked as an Assistant Professor, ICFAI, Hyderabad.
    • Teaching Associate, PJTASU, Hyderabad.
    • Guest Faculty, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.

    Corporate Finance, Personal Finance, Sustainable Finance

    Dr. Pankaj Narke is an Assistant Professor of English at Mahindra University. He has a Ph.D. in English Language Education from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. He has expertise in the areas such as technology enhanced education, teacher training, and intercultural competence. Dr. Pankaj received the Fulbright scholarship in 2019-2020 for which he was placed at the Wake Forest University, USA.

    • The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), School of English Language Education, Hyderabad (India) Doctor of Philosophy in English Language Teaching, June 2019
      Dissertation title:“Effects of Online Synchronous Discussions as Pre-Speaking Tasks on Speaking Performance of ESL Learners: An Exploratory Study”
    • The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Dept. of Education, Hyderabad (India) Bachelor of Education (ENG), 2012. Passed with 1st Class
      Subjects:Methods of English Language Teaching, Materials Developing, Test Designing and Assessment, Statistical Analysis, Action Research, Educational Psychology, Practice Teaching
    • University of Pune, Pune (India) Master of Arts in English, 2011. Passed with 1st Class 2011
    • University of Pune, Pune (India) Bachelor of Arts in English, 2009. Passed with 1st Class

    Publications
    • Kolharkar, S. & Narke, P. (2024). Examining the role of inquiry-based learning in shaping the professional identity of ESL teachers. Fortell: A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, Issue No. 48, 45-57
    • Narke, P. & Mukhopadhyay, L. (2024). Research orientation in ESL teacher training. In instructional materials for M.A. ELT Distance Education, Published by The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
    • Narke, P. & Mukhopadhyay, L. (2024). Feedback and motivation techniques. In instructional materials for M.A. ELT Distance Education, Published by The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
    Book Chapters
    • Narke, P. (2021) Communicative Strategies as a tool for assessing interactional speech. In Task Based Language Assessment, Springer Nature, Singapore (2021)
    • Narke, P. (2019). Bilingual Tasks in ESL Classroom. In Anand Mahanand et al. (Ed.) In Classroom Tasks English: A Resource Book for Multilingual Teaching, New Delhi, Viva Books
    Peer-Reviewed Articles
    • Narke, P. (2017). Capturing individual growth in group discussions through teacher observations, Fortell: A Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature, 35, 105-112.
    • Narke, P. (2017). Morpheme Acquisition of Indian ESL Learners: A Comparative Study, Lokaratna: The e-journal of the Folklore Foundation, 10, 224-247.
    • Narke, P. (2016). Effect of online synchronous discussion on ESL learners’ classroom speaking. Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Language, Education, Humanities and Innovation, 4, 46-55
    • Narke, P. (2015). Developing Second Language Pragmatic Competence of ESL Learners Through Teaching of Indirect Speech Act, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Methods, Aesthetics and Genres of English Communication, MAG/I/C 14-19.

    Dr. Pankaj Narke is an Assistant Professor of English at Mahindra University.

    • Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA – 2019-2020 Prepared instructional and assessment materials for Hindi classes and delivered lectures frequently. Hosted discussion table and one-on-one conversation session with the students. Acted as Indian cultural representative of India in the university.
    • Assistant Professor Vellore Institute of Technology University- Andhra Pradesh (India), 2017-2021 ENG- 2002: Business Communication, ENG- 2004: Written Analysis and Communication. Developed syllabi, designed and transacting teaching and assessment materials, graded papers and assigned grades. Member of Board of Studies.
    • Teaching Assistant The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad (India) – 2015-2017 Taught the Certificate of Proficiency (COP) courses to EFL and ESL learners with a focus on developing proficiency in the skills of English language for everyday communication. Coordinated two courses. Created materials for teaching and assessment of English language proficiency
    • UGC-MHRD MOOC (2017) Subject expert and script writer for the UGC-MHRD sponsored NME-ICT e-content development programs for B.Ed. (English)
    • Teacher Education Projects with Tara Learning Solutions, India (2015) Trained in-service teachers from St. Gabriel’s Foundation, Thailand with a focus on English as a language of instruction for teaching different subjects
    • Presented a research paper at the 8th annual conference on Classroom-based assessment in the new normal and beyond: Challenges and possibilities organized by the Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA), October 2022 Paper title: Assessing interactional speech performance using non-temporal tools in ESL classroom
    • Presented a paper titled “Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Competence in Foreign Language Classroom: Perspectives of Fulbright FLTAs” at South Asian Languages in the Diaspora (SALD) conference,Yale University, USA, April 2021
    • Presented a paper titled “Role of intercultural communication in teaching of a foreign language” at WISE 2020 International Conference, Organized by Wake Forest University, NC, USA, 2020
    • Participated in the workshop titled “Best Practices in Creating Your Own Intercultural Learning Tools” by Perdue University, 2020
    • Presented a paper titled “Communicative Strategies as a tool for assessing interactional speech” at Linguistics Colloquium, University of North Carolina, USA, 2020
    • Presented paper titled “Using online collaborative writing as a pre-speaking task: integration of ICT in the ESL Classroom” at NCERT sponsored national conference organised by RIE, Ajmer (India), 2019
    • Presented a paper titled “Sequential blending of online and face-to-face instruction in ESL classroom for achieving a common goal” at the Asian Conference on Language Learning at Kobe, Japan, 2018
    • A senior reviewer at the international conference (IAFOR) on Asian Conference on Language Learning at Kobe, Japan, 2018
    • Presented a paper titled “Effects of online synchronous discussion on ESL learners’ classroom speaking” at 4 International Conference on Language, Education, Humanities, and Innovation, Bali, (Indonesia) 2016.
    • Presented and published a paper titled “Developing pragmatic competence of Indian ESL learners through teaching of Indirect Speech Acts” at an International conference (MAGIC) organized by University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun (India), 2014
    • Conducted a workshop on Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework – NEP 2020; Proposal of Curriculum 2023-24 at Geetanjali College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, April 2023
    • Delivered a training session on “Role of Critical Thinking in ESL classroom” in an FDP titled – Pedagogic Excellence in English Language Teaching- organized by Kumarguru College of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Feb 2023
    • Delivered a training session on “Writing abstract and review of literature” at an FDP titled – Research, Publication, and Patent Filing in Humanities and Sciences, organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, August 2022 Delivered a training session on “Academic Writing in Research” in an FDP conducted by K L University, Vijaywada, May 2022
    • Conducted a workshop on International and Intercultural Education for under graduate students from China and India, Oct 2021
    • Delivered a talk on ‘Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC)’ organized the World Council for Intercultural and Global Competence in collaboration with University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA – February, 2021
    • Delivered a talk on ‘Techniques for flipped classroom and effective use of ICT tools’ at Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool -January, 2021
    • Delivered a talk on Exploring Research Opportunities in ELT at SASJ Govt. Degree College, Andhra Pradesh – June, 2020
    • Delivered a talk on ‘Integrating critical thinking skills in ESL materials, instructions and assessment’ at Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science – July 2020
    • Conducted a workshop on Technical Report Writing for Engineering Students at Aurora’s Technical and Research Institute, Hyderabad – 2017

    • Implications of Natural Language Processing (NLP) in English language education
    • Intercultural competence development
    • Instructional modalities and learning outcomes among university students

    Dr. Monali Sahu Pathange has completed her Ph.D. in English from the Department of Indian and World Literatures at The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. She has an M.A. in English from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad with a specialization in English literature. She has been trained in English Language Teaching as part of her B.A. programme and PGCTE training at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. In addition to these qualifications, she has also audited courses on Postcolonial studies at Technical University, Dresden (Germany). She has presented multiple conference papers at International conferences in India and abroad (Lancaster university, University of New York in Prague and TU Dresden). Being from science background in her intermediate education, she is a rank holder in Mathematics Olympiad, Science Olympiad and Chemistry Olympiad. Apart from these academic engagements, she has an impassioned inclination towards painting and two of her paintings have featured as the cover pages of the International peer-reviewed e- journal Lokaratna (Vol XIV issue 1 and 2). She is also trained in Hindustani classical (vocal). She has been a member of the Junior Red Cross society and has received prizes for essay writing, extempore and painting competitions in various state level and National Red Cross camps [2005-06]. In addition to these, she has been a part of the Scouts and Guides organization and is a recipient of the prestigious Governor’s prize for outstanding performance in 2005.

    • Ph.D. in English (2020) from the Department of Indian and World Literatures at The English and Foreign languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad
    • M.A. in English Literature (80%, Grade: A+) from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad.
    • Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching of English(PGCTE) with an overall grade A from the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad.
    • B.A. in English (Hons) with French as an elective (74%, grade: A) from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
    • 10+2 Science from Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha.
    • Matriculation from Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.

    • Sahu, Monali and P V, Amith Kumar. “How Liminal is the Liminal Space(?): Understanding Interpenetrative Spaces in the Fictional Works of Ben Okri and Salman Rushdie”. Lokaratna: An E- Journal for Language, Culture, Literature and Indigenous Knowledge. Volume XVII, Issue II, June 2024. pp. 79-97. ISSN: 2347-6427.
    • Sahu, Monali and Amith kumar P V. “ ‘Locating the Unlocatable’: The Voyage on the ‘Mytho-Political’ Borderland in Ben Okri’s Songs of Enchantment”. IUP Journal of English Studies, June 2023, pp. 27-40, ISSN 0973-3728.
    • Designated as the journal cover artist for Lokaratna: : An E- Journal for Language, Culture, Literature and Knowledge in collaboration with World Oral Literature Project, Cambridge University.
    • Sahu, Monali and Amith Kumar P V. “Reading the ‘Hybrid’ Mother: Representation of Divinity and Grotesqueness in the Mother Figure of Ben Okri’s Abiku Trilogy”. Lokaratna: An International e-Journal for Language, Culture, Literature and Indigenous Knowledge, XIV, No.2, December 2021, pp. 115-134. ISSN No. 2347-6427.
    • Sahu, Monali. “Between Colonial Ancestry and Postcolonial Identification: Locating ‘Filiation’ and ‘Affiliation’ in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road“. Gnosis: An International Refereed Journal of English Literature and Language, Vol. 5, No. 1, October 2018, pp. 76-87. ISSN No. 2391-0131.
    • Sahu, Monali. “Objects of Enchantment: Mind and Matter Correlation in the Fictional Writings of Ben Okri and Salman Rushdie”. Daath Voyage: An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol.2, No.3, September, 2017, pp. 78-88. ISSN No. 2455-7544.
    • Sahu, Monali. “Reflections from a Broken Mirror: Locating Lacanian Subject in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road.” International Journal of English language, Literature in Humanities”, 5, No.9, September, 2017, pp. 138-147. ISSN No. 2321-7065.
    Invited talks
    • Delivered a talk titled, “Indian Macbeths of the Silver Screen: Pomp, Pageantry and Power in the Cinematic Adaptations” in the two day national seminar on “William Shakespeare: Interpretations, Adaptations and Appropriation” (24th and 25th April, 2023) organized by the Department of English, School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Karnataka.
    Conferences
    • Presented a research paper titled, “The Vulnerability of Hunger: Body Politics and Mythopoesis in Amruta Patil’s Aranyaka” in a three-day International conference on “Graphic Narratives and Comic Studies as a World Literary Phenomena” organized by the Department of Indian and World Literatures from 12th to 14th February, 2025 at The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
    • Chaired a panel on “Comics and Graphic Narratives as World Literature” in the three-day International conference on “Graphic Narratives and Comic Studies as a World Literary Phenomena” organized by the Department of Indian and World Literatures from 12th to 14th February, 2025 at The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
    • Chaired a session in the International Conference on Navigating Inequalities, Development and Sustainability in the Global South (ICNIDS) 2024, organized by School of Social Sciences and Humanities at VIT-AP University in collaboration with Ryukoku University (Japan), American University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Asian Studies Center–University of Valladolid (CEA), University of Alicante (Spain) and Casa De la India (Spain) on 13th September, 2024.
    • Presented a research paper titled, “The Curvature and the Caricature of the Indian Web Comics: Reading the Tension Between the Image and the Text in Bakarmax Comics and Royal Existentials” at the panel organised by the ICLA (International Comparative Literature Association) Research Committee on Comparative Comic Studies and World Literature in the XVII Biennial International conference by Comparative Literature Association of India (CLAI) (10-12th September, 2024) in collaboration with University of Delhi.
    • “‘The Globalectical Imagination’ and Okri’s The Famished Roadtrilogy: Reading the aesthetics of ‘here’ and ‘there’ in shifting centers”, at XXII International Conference on “Global South Cultural Production and Dialogue” organized by Forum on Contemporary Theory on 21st December, 2019.
    • “Objects of Enchantments: Mind and Matter Correlation in the Fictional Writings of Ben Okri and Salman Rushdie”, at the International (Annual) Conference organized by Forum on Contemporary Theory on 19thDecember, 2016.
    • “Deciphering the Postcolonial Trauma: Unraveling traumatized neurosis in Salman Rushdie’s Shalimar the Clown and Ben Okri’s Songs of Enchantment” at the International Conference on Commonwealth Literature, organized by OUCIP and ISCS on 28thNovember 2015.
    • “Captivating the elusive self of the ‘spirit child’: A psychoanalytical investigation into Ben Okri’s The Famished Road” at the International Students’ researcher’s Conference, organized by University of New York in Prague and Empire State College on 15thMay, 2015.

    • Dr. Monali Sahu Pathange is presently working as a Assistant Professor at Humanities & Social Sciences, Mahindra University.
    • She was a Lecturer at Mahindra University.
    • She has taught a course titled “Communication Skills and Proficiency in English” to PGDMA students at the National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management (NAARM), Hyderabad.
    • She has taught students of English Language Proficiency course at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad as part of the PGCTE programme.
    • She has assisted her supervisor in a few teaching activities at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad {for BA (English) and M.A. students}.
    • She was selected as a teacher by the Make A Difference (MAD) organization.

    Her areas of research include English Literature with specialization in modern and contemporary literature, South Asian Fiction, Literatures from the Global South, Indian Writings in English, Postcolonial Poetics and Ecocriticism.

    Dr. Dipti Mishra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University. She completed her Ph.D. in November 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Satish Kumar Singh and Dr. Rajat Kumar Singh at Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.

    Her research interests lie in tackling intriguing and challenging interdisciplinary problems within the fields of image processing, medical image analysis, deep learning, computer vision, image compression, signal processing, Generative AI, and Explainable AI.

    She actively seeks motivated researchers, including undergraduates, postgraduates, Ph.D. students, and faculty members, to collaborate on the research areas mentioned above and produce high-quality, impactful results.

    • Ph.D., Image Processing, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad. (2017 – 2021)
    • M. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology. (2013 – 2015)
    • B. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (UPTU). (2006 – 2010)

    Journals:
    • Dipti Mishra, Satish Kumar Singh, Rajat Kumar Singh, Mukul Sharad Sutaone, Edge-aware pre and post-processing for JPEG images using deep learning architectures, Digital Signal Processing, 2024, 104953, ISSN 1051-2004,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsp.2024.104953, (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1051200424005773) (IF 2.9)
    • Dipti Mishra, Satish Kumar Singh, Rajat Kumar Singh, Divanshu Kedia, Multi-scale network (MsSG-CNN) for joint image and saliency map learning-based compression, Neurocomputing, Volume 460, 2021, Pages 95-105, ISSN 09252312, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2021.07.012. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925231221010468)(IF 5.719)
    • Dipti Mishra, S. K. Singh and R. K. Singh, “Wavelet-Based Deep Auto Encoder-Decoder (WDAED)-Based Image Compression,” in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 1452-1462, April 2021, doi: 10.1109/TCSVT.2020.3010627. (IF 4.133)
    • Dipti Mishra, N. Pandey, M. H. Minver, B. Das, V. Jain, An Efficient Face Detection and Recognition for Video Surveillance, in Second International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics and Computer Science, RTCSE-2016 DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9iS1/109672. (IF 2.678)
    Conferences
    • V. S. Adithya, R. Siddi, J. Bolla, K. Dupaguntla and D. Mishra, “Latent Anomalies: Advanced Detection in Industrial Machinery via Convolutional Autoencoder,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence (CVMI), Prayagraj, India, 2024, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/CVMI61877.2024.10782753.
    • N. Singh, N. Singh and D. Mishra, “Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Enhanced Transfer Learning Techniques,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence (CVMI), Prayagraj, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CVMI61877.2024.10782018.
    • Mishra D, Singh SK. ColCompNeT: Deep Learning-Based Colorization-Based Coding Network, In Machine Intelligence Techniques for Data Analysis and Signal Processing: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference MISP 2022, Volume 1 2023May 31 (pp. 151-160). Springer Nature Singapore, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0085-5_13.
    • D. Mishra, S. K. Singh and R. K. Singh, “Lossy Medical Image Compression using Residual Learning-based Dual Autoencoder Model,” 2020 IEEE 7th Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), 2020,pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/UPCON50219.2020.9376417.
    • D. Mishra, A. Singh, D. M. Akbar Hussain, S. Dabas and M. Dhankar, “Interdigital transducer modeling through Mason equivalent circuit model: Design and simulation,” 2016 3rd International Conference on Computing for Sustainable Global Development (INDIACom), 2016, pp. 1941-1946.
    • D. Mishraand A. Singh, “Sensitivity of a surface acoustic wave-based gas sensor: Design and simulation,” 2015 International Conference on Soft Computing Techniques and Implementations (ICSCTI), 2015, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICSCTI.2015.7489558.
    • D. Mishra, “Modeling of Interdigital Transducer Surface Acoustic Wave Device – Design and Simulation,” 2015 Fifth International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies, 2015, pp. 1327-1331, doi: 10.1109/CSNT.2015.174.
    Conferences/Workshops Organized/Attended
    • Worked as a Technical Committee Member and Reviewer in ICETCI 2022, ICETCI 2023 and ICETCI 2024.
    • Worked as a Technical Committee Member and Reviewer in CVMI 2023 and CVMI 2024.
    • Organized CVIP 2020 in IIIT Allahabad.
    • Organized CICT 2019 in IIIT Allahabad.
    • Organized Advanced Deep/ Architectures in Signal, Image and Vision Applications, (ADASIVA-2021), 6th-10th December, 2021, IIIT Allahabad.
    • Organized 5th IAPR International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Processing, (CVIP 2020), 4th-6th December 2020, IIIT Allahabad
    • Organized Advanced Deep Architectures in Signal, Image and Vision Applications, (ADASIVA-2020), 30th November-6th December, 2020, IIIT Allahabad
    • Organized 3rd IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, 2019, (CICT-2019), 6th-8th December 2019, IIIT Allahabad
    • Organized Advanced Deep Architectures in Signal, Image and Vision Applications, (ADASIVA-2019), 24th-30th June, 2019, IIIT Allahabad
    • Organized Advanced Deep Architectures in Signal, Image and Vision Applications, (ADASIVA-2018), 14th-28th July, 2018, IIIT Allahabad
    • Organized GIAN course on Probabilistic Graphical Models on Machine Learning, 26th December- 2017-05th January, 2018, IIIT Allahabad
    • Organized Cognition and Biometrics, 27th-28th October, 2017, IIIT Allahabad
    • Attended Advanced Optimized Techniques, IIIT Allahabad
    • Attended Digital Signal Processing Algorithms and their Implementation, PSIT Kanpur
    • Attended Virtual Labs, PSIT Kanpur
    • Attended Linear Integrated Circuits, AKTU, Lucknow
    • Attended Microcontroller and its Applications, 19th June 2017 – 24th June 2017 PSIT Kanpur

    Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nk_hmfMAAAAJ&hl=en

    • Assistant Professor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India, August 2021-Present.
    • Teaching Assistant, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad Prayagraj, India, July 2017-July 2021.
    • Assistant Professor, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, August 2015-July 2017.
    • Project Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, June 2015 – August 2015.
    • Teaching Assistant, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Noida, India, July 2013 – May 2015.
    • Lecturer, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, September 2010 – June 2013.

    Research Interests: Image Processing, Medical Image Processing, Generative AI, Data and Image Compression, Signal Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

    Reviewer

    Very active Reviewer in mentioned reputed Journals and Conferences namely, IEEE Transactions on Circuit Systems and Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Neural Computing and Applications, IET Image Processing, Neurocomputing, IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence (CVMI 2024), IEEE International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence (ICETCI 2024), IEEE International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence (ICETCI 2023), IEEE International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence (ICETCI 2022), IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT 2020), IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT 2019), IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Processing (CVIP 2020)

    • 2017: Young Scientist Award, Got Young Scientist Award in RTCSE 2017 for one of the research paper.
    • 2016: NEPTEL Online Certification Course, Secured 73% in “Probability and Random Variables/Processes for Wireless Communications”.
    • 2007 – 2010: Stood 1st, Achieved 1st prize for branch Topper in 2007, 2008 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year).
    • 2008: University Topper in Mathematics, Got highest marks (96) in mathematics in 3rd semester in U.P.T.U.
    • 2008: Second Prize in Badminton, Achieved prize for runner up in Badminton.

    Memberships

    • IEEE (from 2018)
    • Lifetime IETE
    • Lifetime IAENG
    • Lifetime Gyancity Research Lab

    Jitendra K. Behera is an Assistant Professor in the Ecole Centrale School of Engineering (ECSoE) at Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India. Prior to joining MU, he worked as an Assistant Professor at School of Advanced Sciences in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. His current research interests include designing chalcogenide materials and its nanostructure for data storage and active photonics devices. Apart from research he has experience in teaching both UG and PG student. He has published 25+ international peer-reviewed journal papers, with total citations over 890+ with current h-index 15+. Some of his work is highlighted in PHY.ORG and ScienceDAILY

    (https://phys.org/news/2018-04-statistical-optimization-layered-d-crystals.html, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425093801.htm)

    • Post-Doctoral –RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
    • Ph.D. (Engineering Product Development) – Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore
    • M.Sc. (Physics)—IIT Kharagpur, India

    • L. Zhao, J. K. Behera, S. Zang, S. Si, S. Wang, Y. Cai, and Y. Meng (2025). “Angle-independent Equidistant Multimode Topological Interface States in a 1-D Photonic Crystal Heterostructure Containing Hyperbolic Metamaterials.” Optics & Laser Technology, 192, 113754. IF: 5.0.
    • A. Ittepadan, J. K. Behera, and C. Nayak (2025). “Angle-independent Equidistant Multimode Topological Interface States in a 1-D Photonic Crystal Heterostructure Containing Hyperbolic Metamaterials.” Physics Letters A, 555, 130798. IF: 2.6.
    • C. Nayak, J. K. Behera, R. Moharana, and L. N. Kotov (2025). “Three- and Four-material Photonic Quasicrystal.” Optical Engineering, 64(7), 077101. IF: 1.2.
    • H. Poddar, C. Nayak, J. K. Behera, and D. Dash (2024). “Extrinsic Magnetised Plasma Kolakoski Quasicrystal.” Optical Materials, 152, 115545. IF: 3.8.
    • C. Nayak, J. K. Rakshit, J. K. Behera, G. Palai, S. K. Tripathy, L. N. Kotov, Y. Sharma, and M. Tanweer Ahmad B. (2024). “Symmetrical Fibonacci Polymeric Photonic Multilayers: Light Localization and Elasto-optic Effect.” Optical and Quantum Electronics, 56(9), 1437. IF: 3.33.
    • J. K. Behera, X. Zhou, and R. E. Simpson (2021). “Design of c-axis Oriented Pnictogen Chalcogenides for Strain Engineered iPCM.” ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 3(7), 3114–3122. IF: 4.494.
    • J. K. Behera, L. Kuan, M. Lian, and T. Cao (2021). “A Reversible Tuning of High Absorption in Chalcogenide–Metal Stacked-layer Structure and Its Application for Multichannel Biosensing.” Advanced Photonics Research, 2(8), 2000152. IF: 8.6.
    • J. K. Behera, L. Kuan, M. Lian, and T. Cao (2021). “A Reconfigurable Hyperbolic Metamaterial Perfect Absorber.” Nanoscale Advances, 3(6), 1758–1766. IF: 5.598.
    • J. K. Behera, W. Wang, X. Zhou, S. Guan, W. Weikang, Y. Shengyuan, and R. E. Simpson (2020). “Resistance Modulation in Ge2Sb2Te5.” Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 50, 171–177. IF: 10.319.
    • J. K. Behera, X. Zhou, A. Ranjan, and R. E. Simpson (2018). “Sb2Te3 and its Superlattices: Optimization by Statistical Design.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(17), 15040–15050. IF: 10.383.
    • J. K. Behera, X. Zhou, J. Tominaga, and R. E. Simpson (2017). “Laser Switching and Characterisation of Chalcogenides: Systems, Measurements, and Applicability to Photonics.” Optical Materials Express, 7(10), 3741–3759. IF: 3.422.
    • Y. Meng, J. K. Behera, S. Wang, M. Jiang, J. Lin, J. Wei, Y. Wang, T. Cao, and Y. Long (2020). “Tunable Grain Orientation of Chalcogenide Film and Its Application for Second Harmonic Generation.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(26), 29953–29958. IF: 10.383.
    • Y. Meng, J. K. Behera, Z. Wang, J. Zheng, J. Wei, L. Wu, and Y. Yang (2019). “Nanostructure Patterning of C-Sb2Te3 by Maskless Thermal Lithography Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses.” Applied Surface Science, 508, 145228. IF: 7.392.
    • Y. Meng, J. K. Behera, Y. Ke, L. T. Chew, Y. Wang, Y. Long, and R. E. Simpson (2018). “Design of a 4-level Active Photonics Phase Change Switch Using VO2 and Ge2Sb2Te4.” Applied Physics Letters, 113(7), 071901. IF: 3.971.
    • Y. Meng, J. K. Behera, S. Wen, R. E. Simpson, J. Shi, L. Wu, Z. Song, J. Wei, and Y. Wang (2018). “Ultrafast Multi-level Optical Tuning with CSb2Te3 Thin Films.” Advanced Optical Materials, 6(17), 1800360. IF: 10.050.
    • X. Zhou, J. K. Behera, S. Lv, L. Wu, Z. Song, and R. E. Simpson (2017). “Avalanche Atomic Switching in Strain Engineered Sb2Te3–GeTe Interfacial Phase-change Memory Cells.” Nano Futures, 1(2), 025003. IF: 4.070.
    • W. Dong, H. Liu, J. K. Behera, L. Lu, J. H. Ng Ray, K. V. Sreekanth, X. Zhou, J. K. W. Wang, and R. E. Simpson (2018). “Wide Bandgap Phase Change Material Tuned Visible Photonics.” Advanced Functional Materials, 29(6), 1806181. IF: 19.924.
    • L. Lu, W. Dong, J. K. Behera, L. T. Chew, and R. E. Simpson (2018). “Inter-diffusion of Plasmonic Metals and Phase Change Materials.” Journal of Materials Science, 54(4), 2814–2823. IF: 4.682.

    Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P3ESG4EAAAAJ&hl=en

    • June 2025-Present, Assistant Professor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad
    • June 2022-June 2025, Assistant Professor, VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu
    • July 2021-June 2022, Assistant Professor, MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra
    • Jan 2017-March 2017, Visiting Scholar, University of Bath, UK
    • May 2014-Nov 2014, Industrial Research Intern, Data Storage Institute, A-Star, Singapore

    • Functional Materials’ Growth, Design, and Characterisation
    • Crystal Nanostructure Design
    • Thin film and Superlattices
    • Structure-property correlation study
    • Chalcogenides, Non-Volatile Memory, Data Storage
    • Photonics, Hyperbolic Metamaterial, Plasmonics
    • Photovoltaic, Solar Cells

    Dr. Banasree Sadhukhan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University. Her research lies in computational condensed matter physics, with a focus on topological transport, skyrmion dynamics for spintronics, and quantum technologies for renewable energy harvesting. She received her Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from Presidency University (2014–2018). She has previously held postdoctoral and research positions at IFW Dresden, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TIFR Hyderabad, and worked as an assistant professor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, before joining MU. Dr. Sadhukhan currently leads the STEM Lab and is the recipient of major Indian government funding, including a Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant on magneto-transport and thermoelectric responses in altermagnets, as well as a WISE-PDF project focused on skyrmion–band topology for sustainable transport.

    STEM Lab: https://banasreesadhukhan.wixsite.com/computational-conden

    • Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, Presidency University, India (2014-2018)
    • M.Sc. in Physics, University of Calcutta, India (2009-2011)
    • B.Sc. in Physics, University of Calcutta, India (2006-2009)

    • “Orbital-driven topological phase transition and planar Hall response in ternary telluride Weyl semimetals” Banasree Sadhukhan and Tanay Nag; Phys. Rev. B 113, 155130 (2026); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/rkr4-p5n4 (I.F: 4.036)
    • “Skyrmion manipulation and logic gate functionality in transition metal multilayers”; Tamali Mukherjee, V Satya Narayana Murthy, Banasree Sadhukhan; Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 59(8), 085003 (2026); DOI: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/ae45b9/meta (I.F: 3.2)
    • “Optimizing ZnFe2O4/NiO Nanoheterostructures for Exchange Bias”; Nitesh Singh, Moisés Gilberto Zarzoza Medina, Banasree Sadhukhan, Anil Annadi, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Hsiung Chou, Murtaza Bohra; Physics Letters A, 131353 (2026); DOI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0375960126000307 (I.F: 2.6)
    • “Room-Temperature Exchange-Coupled Nanometer-Thick ZnFe2O4 and SrFe12O19 Bilayers: Implications for Spintronics and Exchange-Spring Magnets”; Nitesh Singh, Krishna Begari, Banasree Sadhukhan, Biswanath Bhoi, Anil Annadi, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Murtaza Bohra; ACS Applied Nano Materials 9(9), 4250-4258 (2026); DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsanm.5c05613 (I.F: 5.5)
    • “Anisotropy-Driven Stripe Domain Behavior in Ni–Cr Thin Films: Insights at Remanence”; Krishna Begari, Rohiteswar Mondal, Nitesh Singh, Chandrasekhar Murapaka, Bishwanath Bhoi, Banasree Sadhukhan, Anil Annadi, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Murtaza Bohra; Physics Letters A, 131353; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pssa.202501032 (I.F: 1.9)
    • “Interplay Between Interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction and Magnetic Anisotropy in 4d Transition Metal Multilayers for Skyrmion Nucleation”, Tamali Mukherjee, Banasree Sadhukhan*, and V Satya Narayana Murthy* (*joint last author), Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 625, 173036 (2025); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2025.173036 (I.F: 2.5)
    • “Large Bulk Photovoltaic Effect and Fermi-Surface-Mediated Enhancement with Chemical Potential in ZnGeP2”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 37, 165701 (2025); DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/adbb48
    • “Spin-Lattice Couplings and Effect of Displacements on Magnetic Interactions of a Skyrmion System PdFe/Ir(111)”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Anders Bergman, Johan Hellsvik, Patrik Thunström, Anna Delin, SciPost Physics 18, 064 (2025); DOI: https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.18.2.064 (I.F: 5.29)
    • “Spin Transport Properties in a Topological Insulator Sandwiched Between Two-Dimensional Magnetic Layers”, Nezhat Pournaghavi, Banasree Sadhukhan and Anna Delin, Scientific Reports 15(1), 2255 (2025); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80694-7 (I.F: 4.379)
    • “Sb2Se3 and SbBiSe3 Surface Capping and Biaxial Strain Co-engineering for Tuning the Surface Electronic Properties of Bi2Se3 Nanosheet – A Density Functional Theory Based Investigation”, Naresh Bahadursha, Banasree Sadhukhan, Tanay Nag, Swastik Bhattacharya, Sayan Kanungo; Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 186, 109042 (2025); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2024.109042 (I.F: 4.2)
    • “Topological Magnon in Exchange Frustration Driven Incommensurate Spin Spiral of Kagome Lattice YMn6Sn6”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Anders Bergman, Patrik Thunström, Manuel Pereiro Lopez, Olle Eriksson and Anna Delin, Phys. Rev. B 110(17), 174412 (2024); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.110.174412 (I.F: 4.036)
    • “Engineering Skyrmion from Spin Spiral in Transition Metal Multilayers”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 37, 095801 (2024); DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ad9da8 (I.F: 2.3)
    • “Effect of Chirality Imbalance on Hall Transport of PrRhC2”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Tanay Nag, Phys. Rev. B Letters 107, L081110 (2023); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.L081110
    • “Magnetization Dynamics in FexCo1−x in Presence of Chemical Disorder”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Raghuveer Chimata, Biplab Sanyal and Abhijit Mookerjee, Magnetochemistry 9(2), 44 (2023); DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry9020044
    • “Pressure-Driven Tunable Properties of the Small-Gap Chalcopyrite Topological Quantum Material ZnGeSb2: A First-Principles Study”, Surasree Sadhukhan, Banasree Sadhukhan, Sudipta Kanungo, Phys. Rev. B 106, 125112 (2022); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.125112
    • “Spin-Lattice Couplings in Two-Dimensional CrI3 from First-Principles Computations”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Anders Bergman, Yaroslav O. Kvashnin, Johan Hellsvik, and Anna Delin, Phys. Rev. B 105, 104418 (2022); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.104418
    • “Tunable Chirality of Noncentrosymmetric Magnetic Weyl Semimetals in Rare-Earth Carbides”, Rajyavardhan Ray, Banasree Sadhukhan, Manuel Richter, Jorge I. Facio, Jeroen van den Brink, npj Quantum Materials 7, 19 (2022); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-022-00423-z
    • “Electronic Structure and Unconventional Nonlinear Response in Double Weyl Semimetal SrSi2”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Tanay Nag, Phys. Rev. B 104(24), 245122 (2021); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.245122
    • “Role of Time Reversal Symmetry and Tilting in Circular Photogalvanic Responses”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Tanay Nag, Phys. Rev. B 103, 144308 (2021); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.144308
    • “Bulk Photovoltaic Effect in BaTiO3-Based Ferroelectric Oxides: An Experimental and Theoretical Study”, Subhajit Pal, S Muthukrishnan, Banasree Sadhukhan, Sarath NV, D Murali, Pattukkannu Murugavel, J. Appl. Phys. 129, 084106 (2021); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0036488
    • “Electronic, Magnetic, Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of Ca2Cr1−xNixOsO6 Double Perovskites”, Shalika R. Bhandari, D. K. Yadav, B. P. Belbase, M. Zeeshand, Banasree Sadhukhan, D. P. Rai, R. K. Thap, G. C. Kaphle, Madhav Prasad Ghimire, RSC Advances 10(27), 16179 (2020); DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10775D
    • “First-Principles Calculation of Shift Current in Chalcopyrite Semiconductor ZnSnP2”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Yang Zhang, Rajyavardhan Ray, Jeroen van den Brink, Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 064602 (2020); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.064602
    • “Effect of Random Vacancies on the Electronic Properties of Graphene and T Graphene: A Theoretical Approach”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Arabinda Nayak, Abhijit Mookerjee, Indian Journal of Physics 91, 1541-1552 (2017); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-017-1067-2
    • “Disorder Induced Lifetime Effects in Binary Disordered Systems: A First Principles Formalism and an Application to Doped Graphene”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Subhadeep Bandyopadhyay, Arabinda Nayak, Abhijit Mookerjee, International Journal of Modern Physics B 31(29), 1750218 (2017); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979217502186
    • “Effect of Disorder on the Optical Response of NiPt and Ni3Pt Alloys”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Arabinda Nayak, Abhijit Mookerjee, Computational Materials Science 140, 1 (2017); DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.08.003
    • “Bandgap Tuning and Optical Response of Two-Dimensional SixC1−x: A First Principles Real Space Study of Disordered 2D Materials”, Banasree Sadhukhan, Prashant Singh, Arabinda Nayak, Sujoy Datta, Duane D. Johnson, Abhijit Mookerjee, Phys. Rev. B 96, 054203 (2017); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.054203
    • “Increased Metallicity of Carbon Nanotubes Because of Incorporation of Extended Stone-Wales Defects: An Ab-initio Real Space Approach”, Sujoy Datta, Banasree Sadhukhan, Srabani Chakraborty, Chhanda Basu Chaudhuri, Abhijit Mookerjee, Indian Journal of Physics 91(3), 269 (2016); DOI: 10.1007/s12648-016-0922-x
    • “Configuration and Self-Averaging in Disordered Systems”, Suman Chowdhury, Debnarayan Jana, Banasree Sadhukhan, Dhani Nafday, Santu Baidya, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta, Abhijit Mookerjee, Indian Journal of Physics 90(6), 649 (2016); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-015-0789-2
    Few selected Workshops/Seminars /Conferences/Visits on national and international level:
    • February 2026: Attended the 4th International Conference on Materials Genome (19-21) February 2026 as an invited speaker at SRM AP, India. 
    • May 2025: Selected as an invited speaker in the Annual PSI-K India Conference on “International conference on DFT and Applications 2025”; (19-21) May, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India.
    • November 2023: Selected as a contributed speaker in the Annual Conference on “Quantum Condensed Matter, 2023″; November (27-30), National Institute of Science Education and Research, India,
    • March 2023: Give a seminar on “Atomistic simulation of light-matter interaction at ultrafast region”; on 7th March, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India.
    • February 2022: Give a seminar on “Topological transport in Weyl semimetal”; on 7th February, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad, India.
    • October 2022: Tutor in “UppASD Autumn School 2022, Modelling atomistic spin-dynamics using UppASD”; (11-13)th October, 2022, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, main campus, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • September 2022 : Deutschen Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) spring meeting (German Physical Society e.V.), September (4–9), 2022, Regensburg, Germany.
    • August 2022 : Attending Psi-k 2022 Conference, 6th general conference for the worldwide Psi-k community, August (22–25), 2022 SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (Contributed Talk on “Spin-lattice couplings in two-dimensional CrI3 from first-principles computations” as part of the symposium C3 dedicated to “Magnetism and spintronics”).
    • November 2019 : In the group of Prof. Biplab Sanyal, Magnetisation dynamics and spin transport in different magnetic materials, Uppsala University, Sweden (Visit from 16/11/2019 – 18/11/2019).
    • September 2019 : In the group of Prof. Massimo Capone, Condensed Matter Theory, Sissa (International School for Advanced Studies), Trieste, Italy (Visit from 23/09/2019 – 18/10/2019).
    • March 2022 : Attending APS march meeting, March (14–18), 2022, Chicago, USA (Contributed Talk on “Effect of Spin-lattice coupling in CrI3 Monolayer” in Session F52 : “Van der Waals Magnets II”).
    • March 2019 : Attending APS March meeting, March 4–8, 2019, Boston, USA (Presented Poster).
    • August 2018 : Advanced School and Workshop on Correlations in Electron Systems – from Quantum Criticality to Topology (smr 3232), August (6-17), 2018, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, (Presented Poster).
    • March 2018 : Deutschen Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) spring meeting (German Physical Society e.V.), March (11–16), 2022, Berlin, Germany.
    • October 2015 : Functional Materials for Today and Tomorrow, A joint programme by Uppsala University and Tribhuvan University, Kolkata, India (Presented Poster).

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    ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-9208

    https://banasreesadhukhan.wixsite.com/computational-conden

    • Assistant Professor (June 2025 – Present) Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India
    • Research Assistant Professor (April 2024 – June 2025) SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India
    • Researcher (September 2023 – March 2024) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, India, Woman scientist grant under “Woman in Science and Technology” (WISE-PDF) scheme by DST, India Government with ref. no. DST/WISE-PDF/PM-4/2023
    • Independent Researcher (September 2022 – August 2023) KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Postdoctoral Researcher (September 2020 – August 2022) KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (Joining delayed by 6 months due to Covid-19)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher (March 2018 – February 2020) Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden, Germany

    The main domains of research activities are :

    1. Topological Transport in Quantum Materials
    2. Skyrmion Dynamics for Modern Spintronics
    3. Renewable Energy-Harvesting Quantum Technologies

    Please visit the Computational Condensed Matter Lab “Sustainable QuanTum Electronic Materials” (“STEM”) for Dr. Banasree Sadhukhan’s current research activities on emerging fields of Computational Condensed Matter Physics. STEM Lab: https://banasreesadhukhan.wixsite.com/computational-conden

    Projects and Grants:

    1. Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PM ECRG): Received as PI (Ref. No. ANRF/ECRG/2024/005021/PMS), by ANRF, India Government. Project title: “Emerging magneto-transport and thermoelectric responses in altermagnets for novel application of energy harvesting “; Approved grant Rs. 34,82,719/- for 3 years (Tentatively March 2025 onward for 3 years).
    2. Woman in Science and Technology (WISE-PDF) Grant: Received as PI (Ref. No. DST/WISE-PDF/PM-4/2023), by DST, India Government. Project title: “Interplay between skyrmion and band topology for sustainable transport.” Sanctioned grant Rs. 42,59,033/- for 3 years (June 2024 onward for 3 years).
    3. Scientific Responsibilities Held: Reviewer for Peer-reviewed journals like Physics Review B, Physical Review Materials, PRX Energy, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, NPG-Asia-Materials
    4. Scientific Memberships: Free American Physical Society membership for 4 years through the “Matching Membership Program”, by American Physical Society, USA, (September 2023 – August 2027)

    Dr. Anil Annadi is an Associate Professor of Physics at Mahindra University École Centrale School of Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from National University of Singapore, Singapore in 2013. Later he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in University of Pittsburgh and The University of Chicago, USA (2014 – 2017), and subsequently at National University of Singapore (2017-2020). Prior to joining MU, he briefly worked as an Assistant Professor, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. His research interests are Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental): His research interests primarily deal with Solid state electronics, with emphasis on designing novel functional material systems for electronic and energy applications. Material of interests are electron correlated systems, magnetoelectric and phase change materials, transparent conductors and high mobility 2D electron systems. He has published 48 national and international peer-reviewed journal papers, with total citations over 1700 and current h-index 20.

    • Ph.D. in Physics 2009 – 2013, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
    • M.Tech. in Solid State Technology 2007 – 2009, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
    • M.Sc. in Physics, University College of Science 2004 – 2006, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

    Research and Academic Publications:
    • Book Chapter: Co-authored book chapter “Two-Dimensional Electron Gas at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces” Zhiqi Liu, Anil Annadi. Textbook “Functional Materials and Electronics” 1st edition, Apple Academic Press, New York, 2018.
    • Guest Editor for special issues “Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanostructures” published in Journal of Nanomaterials by Hindawi publications – 2017, 2018.
    • Authorship in 45 international publications. Google Scholar: total citations 1350, h-index 19, i-10 index 25. Researcher ID: M-1239-2014, ORICD: 0000-0003-2817-8225.
    Selected Publications:
    • A. Annadi, N. Zhang, D. B. K. Lim, H. Gong. New Transparent Magnetic Semiconductor NixCu1−xI which Can Perform as Either P‐type or N‐type and Success in the P−N Homojunction Diode, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2020), 12, 6048−6055, IF 8.0
    • Anil Annadi, Shicheng Lu, Hyungwoo Lee, Jung-Woo Lee, Guanglei Cheng, Anthony Tylan-Tyler, Megan Briggeman, Michelle Tomczyk, Mengchen Huang, David Pekker, Chang-Beom Eom, Patrick Irvin, Jeremy Levy, Quantized Ballistic Transport of Electrons and Electron Pairs in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Nanowires, Nano Letters, (2018), 18 (7), 4473–4481. IF 12.7, Citations 25.
    • A. Annadi, N. Zhang, D. B. K. Lim, H. Gong. Hole Transport Modulations in Low Dimensional γ-CuI Films; Implication for High Figure of Merit and Thin Film Transistors, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater (2019), 1, 6, 1029-103.
    • Guanglei Cheng, Anil Annadi, Shicheng Lu, Hyungwoo Lee, Jung-Woo Lee, Mengchen Huang, Chang-Beom Eom, Patrick Irvin, Jeremy Levy. Shubnikov–de Haas–like Quantum Oscillations in Artificial One-Dimensional LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Electron Channels, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 076801 (2018). I.F 7.7, Citations 2.
    • Yun-Yi Pai, Hyungwoo Lee, Jung-Woo Lee, Anil Annadi, Guanglei Cheng, Shicheng Lu, Michelle Tomczyk, Mengchen Huang, Chang-Beom Eom, Patrick Irvin, Jeremy Levy. One Dimensional Nature of Superconductivity at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interface, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 147001 (2018), IF 8.0.
    • J. Lin, A. Annadi, S. Sonde, C. Chen, L. Stan, K.V.L.V. Narayanachari, S. Ramanathan, and S. Guha, “Low-Voltage Artificial Neuron using Feedback Engineered Insulator-to-Metal-Transition Devices,” conference publication at IEEE Int’l Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Tech. Dig., pp.862-865, (2016). IF 2.52, Citations 8.
    • W.M. Lü, Surajit Saha, X Renshaw Wang, Z.Q. Liu, K. Gopinadhan, A. Annadi, S.W. Zeng, Z Huang, B.C Bao, C.X Cong, M. Venkatesan, T Yu, J.M.D Coey, Ariando, T. Venkatesan. Long-range magnetic coupling across a polar insulating layer. Nature Communications 7, 11015 (2016). IF 10.7, Citations 8.
    • Michelle Tomczyk, Guanglei Cheng, Hyungwoo Lee, Shicheng Lu, Anil Annadi, Joshua P Veazey, Mengchen Huang, Patrick Irvin, Sangwoo Ryu, Chang-Beom Eom, Jeremy Levy Micrometer-Scale Ballistic Transport of Electron Pairs in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Nanowires. Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 096801 (2016). I.F 7.7, Citations 20.
    • Kalon Gopinadhan, Anil Annadi, Younghyun Kim, Amar Srivastava, Brijesh Kumar, Jingsheng Chen, J Michael D Coey, Ariando, Thirumalai Venkatesan. Gate Tunable In-and Out-of-Plane Spin–Orbit Coupling and Spin-Splitting Anisotropy at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (110) Interface, Advanced electronic materials, 1 (8), 1500114, (2015). IF 5.4.
    • Changjian Li, Zhiqi Liu, Weiming Lü, Xiao Renshaw Wang, Anil Annadi, Zhen Huang, Shengwei Zeng, T Venkatesan, Tailoring the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas at Polar ABO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces for Oxide Electronics, Scientific Reports, 5, 13314 (2015).
    • Kalon Gopinadhan, Brijesh Kumar, Natalie Palina, M Motapathula, I Pallecchi, TP Sarkar, Y. Zhihua, JQ Chen, A. Annadi, A Rana, Amar Srivastava, D Marré, Jingsheng Chen, S Dhar, A. Rusydi, T Venkatesan, Effect of Nb and Ta substitution on donor electron transport and ultrafast carrier dynamics in anatase TiO2 thin films. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3 (24), 6329-6333 (2015).
    • T. C. Asmara, A. Annadi, I. Santoso, P. K. Gogoi, A. Kotlov, H. M. Omer, M. Motapothula, M.B.H. Breese, M. Rübhausen, T. Venkatesan, Ariando and A. Rusydi. Mechanisms of charge transfer and redistribution in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 revealed by high-energy optical conductivity, Nature Communications 5, 3663 (2014). IF 10.7, Citations 48.
    • Kulothungasagaran Narayanapillai, Kalon Gopinadhan, Xuepeng Qiu, Anil Annadi, Ariando, Thirumalai Venkatesan, Hyunsoo Yang. Current-driven spin orbit field in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 162405 (2014).
    • Z Huang, ZQ Liu, M Yang, SW Zeng, A Annadi, WM Lü, XL Tan, PF Chen, L Sun, X Renshaw Wang, YL Zhao, CJ Li, J Zhou, K Han, WB Wu, YP Feng, JMD Coey, T Venkatesan, Biaxial strain-induced transport property changes in atomically tailored SrTiO3 -based systems, Phys. Rev. B 90, 125156 (2014).
    • Sinu Mathew*, Anil Annadi* (*Equal contribution), Taw Kuei Chan, Teguh Citra Asmara, Da Zhan, Xiao Renshaw Wang, Sara Azimi, Zexiang Shen, Andrivo Rusydi, Araindo, Mark B. H. Breese, and T. Venkatesan. Tuning the interface conductivity of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 using ion beams-implications for patterning, ACS Nano, 7, 10572-10581 (2013), IF 13.0, Citations 27.
    • A. Annadi, Z. Huang, K. Gopinadhan, X. Renshaw Wang, A. Srivastava, Z. Q. Liu, H. Harsan Ma, T. P. Sarkar, T. Venkatesan, and Ariando. Fourfold oscillation in anisotropic magneto resistance and planar Hall Effect at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterointerfaces: Effect of carrier confinement and electric field on magnetic interactions, Physical Review B 87, 201102 (Rapid communications) (2013). IF 3.68, Citations 30.
    • Natalia Palina, Anil Annadi, Teguh Citra Asmara, Caozheng Diao, Xiaojiang Yu, Mark BH Breese, T Venkatesan, Andrivo Rusydi, Electronic defect states at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterointerface revealed by O K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 (20), 13844-13851. IF 3.0.
    • Z. Q. Liu, C. J. Li, W. M. Lu, X. H. Huang, Z. Huang, S. W. Zeng, X. P. Qiu, L. S. Huang, A. Annadi, J. S Chen, J. M. D Coey, T Venkatesan. Origin of the two-dimensional electron gas at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces-The role of oxygen vacancies and electronic reconstruction, Physical Review X 3, 021010 (2013). IF 7.81, Citations 198.
    • A. Annadi, A. Putra, Z. Q. Liu, X. Wang, K. Gopinadhan, Z. Huang, S. Dhar, T. Venkatesan, and Ariando. Electronic correlation and strain effects at the interfaces between polar and non-polar complex oxides, Physical Review B, 86, 085450 (2012). IF 3.68, Citations 50.
    • A. Annadi, A. Putra, A. Srivastava, X. Wang, Z. Huang, Z. Q. Liu, T. Venkatesan, and Ariando. Evolution of variable range hopping in strongly localized two-dimensional electron gas at NdAlO3/SrTiO3 (100) heterointerfaces, Applied Physics Letters, 101, 231604 (2012). IF 3.52, Citations 12.
    • A. Roy Barman, M Motapothula, A. Annadi et al., Multifunctional Ti1−xTaxO2: Ta doping or alloying? Applied Physics Letters, 98, 072111 (2012). IF 3.52, Citations 27.
    • A Srivastava, TS Herng, S Saha, B Nina, A Annadi et al., Coherently coupled ZnO and VO2 interface studied by photoluminescence and electrical transport across a phase transition, Applied Physics Letters, 100, 241907 (2012).
    • Ariando, X. Wang, G. Baskaran, Z. Q. Liu, J. Huijben, J. B. Yi, A. Annadi, A Roy Barman, A Rusydi, S Dhar, YP Feng, J Ding, H Hilgenkamp, T Venkatesan. Electronic phase separation at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface, Nature Communications 2, 188 (2011). IF 10.7, Citations 210.

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    • Assistant Professor 03/2021 – Present, Physics, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India.
    • Assistant Professor 06/2020 –02/2021, School of Advanced Sciences,Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India.
    • Research Fellow10/2017 – 02/2020, Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
    • Postdoctoral Scholar03/2016 – 04/2017 Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
    • Research Associate 04/2014 – 02/2016, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.

    • Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental): Solid state electronics
    • Design of functional transition metal oxides, semiconductor materials and their interfaces/surfaces to create novel phenomena through coupling of spin, charge and lattice degrees of freedom.
    • Quantum transport at low dimensional devices through electrostatic gating and implementation of their device concepts.
    • Development of new functional material systems for low power and energy applications, such as spin-charge devices, and non-volatile memory.
    • Materials of interest are correlated electron systems, magnetoelectric and phase change materials, and transparent conductors.
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