Undergraduate from The National College, Basavanagudi; M.Sc. Physics, Astrophysics, Bangalore University; Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics under Prof. C.R. Ramaswamy. CSIR Senior Fellow; cleared NET for lectureship; published nine research papers in national and international journals. Faculty at Deeksha P U College for IITJEE aspirants; served as Principal for two years. Faculty of Undergraduate Studies, IISc Bangalore for Four-year B.S. programme; trained 1000+ PUC and 2000+ high school teachers. Principal and Physics Faculty, BASE P U College; Consultant, Dr. H.N. International Science Centre; Founder Director, Jnanadhara Centre for Excellence. Programme Manager, Axis Bank Centre for Mathematics and Computation, IISc; Associate Professor, Physics, Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management. Resource person and delegation leader for International Physics Olympiad; Academic Committee member, IPhO 2015, India. Coordinator, NSE for IAPT; Chief Consultant, NCF Technical Secretariat, MoE; Coordinator (Physics), Junior Science Olympiad, IAPT.

Applied mathematician and computational scientist specializing in PDEs, Numerical Analysis, and Scientific Computing. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management, Bengaluru. Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences, IISc Bengaluru; M.Sc. Mathematics Gold Medalist, Punjabi University, Patiala. Held international research positions at University College London, UK, and University of Houston, USA. Research: Stabilized finite element methods, convection-dominated flows, adaptive techniques, data assimilation, geometric PDEs. Published in Numerische Mathematik, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., M3AS, and ESAIM: M2AN. Research funded by NSF, USA and EPSRC, UK; presented at conferences across Europe, USA, and India. Committed to advancing mathematical sciences using rigorous analysis, computation, data science, ML, and AI for real-world problems.

Interdisciplinary expert in Statistics, Economics, Finance, and Computer Science.
Ph.D. in Statistics, Financial Econometrics, IIT Guwahati; M.Sc. Statistics, University of Delhi; M.A. Applied Economics, JNU. B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science, University of Delhi. Former Assistant Manager, Union Bank of India, with professional banking experience. Teaching and mentoring experience as TA at IIT Guwahati. Research: Financial Econometrics, Financial Economics, Time Series, Volatility Modelling, Forecasting, High-Frequency Data. Published in Economic Modelling, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, and The North American Journal of Economics and Finance. Exploring machine learning integration with financial modelling; passionate about teaching statistics, econometrics, and data analytics.

Researcher and educator in Semiconductor Physics, Thin-Film Science, Optoelectronic Devices, Nanomaterials, and Advanced Optical Coatings. Ph.D., Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal, with research on tin-doped zinc oxide thin-film photonic and electronic devices. Former Project Associate, Material Research Centre, IISc Bengaluru, contributing to advanced materials and device research. Industrial R&D experience in precision optical thin-film coatings for defense and astronomical instrumentation. Research interests: semiconductor devices, functional thin films, interface engineering, optoelectronic materials, and energy-harvesting technologies. Integrates scientific fundamentals with technological innovation through a research-driven, application-oriented approach. Committed to mentoring students for excellence in research, academia, and industry.

Dr. Atanu Mondal is an expert in the design and synthesis of asymmetric molecules and in protein bioconjugation. He earned his Ph.D. in asymmetric organic synthesis from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India. He subsequently joined Boston College, USA, and the University of St Andrews, UK, as a postdoctoral fellow, focusing on protein bioconjugation and asymmetric organocatalysis. He is a recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022. His current research interests include asymmetric methodology development, molecular editing, and the design of advanced biotherapeutics (ADCs and AFCs) for cancer therapy. As an educator, he is committed to fostering strong foundations in the chemical sciences, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, while promoting hands-on learning and real-world applications of chemistry to prepare students for successful careers in industry, sustainability, and healthcare.

Dr. Mona Jani is an internationally recognized physicist specializing in materials science, quantum nanotechnologies, and biomedical applications. She earned her Ph.D. in Physics from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India, with pioneering research on manganite nanoparticles and their biomedical and device-related applications. Her distinguished international research career includes positions at the University of Latvia (Latvia), Helmholtz Institute Mainz and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (Germany); Jagiellonian University (Poland); the Institute of Organic
Chemistry and Biochemistry (Czech Republic); the University of Campinas (Brazil); and National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan), where she has contributed to advances in nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond and nanodiamond, quantum sensing and imaging, magnetometry, nanobiophotonics, superconductivity, and advanced functional materials. With teaching experience in India and Ecuador, she brings a global perspective to education, research, and mentorship. Her work in quantum microscopy and magnetic nanoparticle imaging is helping shape next-generation bio-diagnostic technologies. A recipient of the prestigious DST INSPIRE Faculty Award, the FORTHEM Award, and several international research grants, Dr. Jani continues to drive scientific innovation through impactful research, publications, and the mentorship of future scientists.

Dr. Sharanabasava D. Hiremath is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, School of Foundational Sciences at RISM. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus. Prior to joining RISM, he held research positions at the University of Barcelona and IISER Kolkata. His research interests include supramolecular chemistry, molecular self-assembly, functional nanomaterials, aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active materials, and fluorescence-based chemical and biological sensing. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of smart molecular and nanomaterial-based systems for applications in sensing, bioimaging, stimuli-responsive materials, microchip design and functionalisation, and biomedical technologies. He has authored numerous publications in leading international journals and has received several academic distinctions, including the CSIR Senior Research Fellowship and the Gold Medal from Pondicherry University. He is committed to advancing interdisciplinary research and fostering innovation through research-driven, application-oriented chemistry education.

Dr. Tejaswini S. Rao received her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru. Her research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of neuromorphic devices based on adaptive nanomaterials. Following her Ph.D., she worked as a research associate at JNCASR, exploring lithography-free methods for neuromorphic device fabrication. She was awarded the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship during her doctoral studies and the DST-INSPIRE Scholarship during her undergraduate and postgraduate education. She has also qualified the Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) for Assistant Professorship. Her current research interests include adaptive nanomaterials and nanostructured devices for environmental sensing and neuromorphic computing applications. As an educator, she is committed to emphasizing concept-driven learning, research-led teaching, and interdisciplinary approaches that connect chemistry with materials science and device technologies. She believes in a supportive and inclusive mentorship approach through active discussions and hands-on experimentation, while pursuing research on innovative, energy-efficient sensing and computing technologies.

Kiraṇ Kumar’s practice of artistic research holds a curiosity for dis/continuities between premodern and future worlds. Drawing from foundations in mechanical engineering, media art, dance and yogic-tantrik practices, his transdisciplinary approach to research inquires into entanglements between (human) embodiment and (more than human) environments. To date, he has developed three long-term artistic research cycles, each variably oriented at the intersections of art, design, philosophy and technology; research outcomes range across performance, exhibition, publication and pedagogical formats.

His visual art works have shown at Jeu de Paume Paris (2019), Singapore Biennial (2022), 21st c. Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa (2023); performance works have shown at Festspielhaus Hellerau (2020), Gessneralle Zürich (2022), Theatre im Depot Dortmund (2025); and his writings have been published with Archive Books (2018), Performance Research Books (2020), K-Verlag (2023) and les presses du réel (2024). His work has secured independent research funding from Dance Nucleus & Centre42 Singapore (2016), Berlin Centre for Advanced Studies in Arts and Sciences (2016-18), Volkswagen Foundation’s ‘Arts & Science in Motion’ program (2017-20), Literary Colloquium Berlin (2019), Serendipity Arts Foundation (2021), Academy for Theatre and Digitality (2021), Akademie Schloss Solitude (2022), German Dance Network(2023), Public Arts Trust of India & Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (2024), and Khoj International Artist Association & Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2025).

His long term collaborations include the trio Sono-Choreographic Collective together with sculptor/media artist Kerstin Ergenzinger and composer/sonic artist Bnaya Halperin-Kaddari and with programmer Matthias Härtig.

Kiraṇ is currently based between Bengaluru and the Auroville bioregion of coastal southern India.

Dr. Repaka Subha Sandeep holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma, USA, with
specialization in Representation Theory of p-adic and finite groups. He worked as an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Mathematics at SRM University–AP. He has held postdoctoral research positions at
IISER Tirupati and IISER Berhampur, India. His research interests include Number Theory, Representation
Theory, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, and Cryptography. He has published research articles in
reputed international journals such as the Journal of Algebra and the New York Journal of Mathematics.
With over a decade of teaching experience, he has taught a wide range of undergraduate and
postgraduate mathematics and statistics courses. He has also worked as a Lead Trainer at Tiger Analytics,
delivering training in Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, and Regression.​
His teaching combines strong theoretical foundations with practical applications in data science,
analytics, and modern computational methods.