Faculty details

Prof.Atul Kumar Verma

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Mathematics & Computing

Email: atulverma[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5655

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About Me: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. I completed my Master's and Doctoral degrees at IIT Roorkee and IIT Ropar, respectively. In 2020, I began my academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department at NIT Trichy. In 2023, I joined IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and became a part of the Department of Mathematics and Computing. My research interests primarily focus on Mathematical Modelling & Simulation and Statistical Mechanics.

Research Interest: Mathematical Modelling & Simulation, Statistical Mechanics

Teaching

At IIT (ISM) Dhanbad-

MCD510: Complex Analysis

MCD543/NMCD512: Missing Data Analysis in Survey Sampling

MCC505: Probability and Statistics 

MCC534/NMCC503: Statistics in Decision Makings

 

At NIT Trichy (2020-2023)-

MAIR12: Linear Algebra and Calculus (UG)

MAIR22: Complex Analysis and Differential Equations (UG) 

MAIR34: Probability and Distribution Theory (UG)

MA712: Statistical Computing (PG)

MA717: Operations Research (PG)

MA851: Applied Mathematics (PhD)

 

Academics

  • Ph.D (2019): Department of Mathematics, IIT Ropar.
  • M.Sc (2014): Department of Mathematics, IIT Roorkee.
  • B.Sc (2012):  CSJM University, Kanpur.

Position

  • 2023 - to date: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computing, IIT ISM Dhanbad.
  • 2020 - 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, NIT Trichy.
  • 2019 - 2020: Director's Fellow, Department of Mathematics, IIT Ropar.

Awards and Honors

 

Travel Grants:

  • International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) travel grant to attend the International Conference on Statistical Physics (STATPHYS28) held in 2023 in Japan.
  • IUPAP travel grant to attend the Young Researcher Symposium (YRS) and the International Congress in Mathematical Physics (ICMP) held in 2021 in Switzerland.
  • International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) travel Grant to attend STATPHYS27 held in 2019 in Argentina.
  • ICTP travel Grant to attend the Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems held in 2019 in Italy.
  • IUPAP travel grant to attend the YRS and ICMP held in 2018 in Canada.
  • SERB ITS travel grant to attend the International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences (BIOMATH) held in Bulgaria in 2018.
  • CSIR travel grant for participating in the school on Stochastic Dynamics Out of Equilibrium (STONEQ17) held in 2017 in France.
  • IUPAP grant to attend STATPHYS26 held in 2016 in France.

 

Fellowships/Exams Qualified: 

  • Cleared CSIR NET 2017
  • Cleared GATE 2014.
  • Cleared JAM 2012.
  • Cleared NIMCET 2012.
  • Cleared BHU PET 2012. 
  • Recipient of the Director's Fellowship by IIT Ropar for conducting Post-Ph.D. research (2019-2020).
  • Recipient of the Institute Research Fellowship by IIT Ropar for pursuing Ph.D. (2014-2019).
  • Recipient of the Merit-cum-means scholarship by IIT Roorkee during MSc (2012).

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Madhan Kumar M, Priyanka N. C., K. Murugesan, Atul Kumar Verma, Modeling of Unidirectional Excluded Flow with Interactive Langmuir Kinetics, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 86 (3), 1313, 2026.
  2. Atul Kumar Verma, and Priyanka N C, Collective dynamics on constrained three-lane exclusion process, Physical Review E, 110 (5), 054107, 2024.
  3. Tamizhazhagan S, and Atul Kumar Verma, Biased Dynamics of Langmuir Kinetics and Coupling on Exclusion Process, Journal of Statistical Physics, 191, 2(15), 2024.
  4. Atul Kumar Verma, and Priyanka N C, Re-appearance of phases in the phase diagram of asymmetrically coupled two-lane exclusion process, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 176, 114114, 2023.
  5. Shveta Mahajan, Deepak Kumar, Atul Kumar Verma, Natasha Sharma, Dynamic analysis of modified SEIR epidemic model with time delay in geographical networks, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 629, 129191, 2023.
  6. Tamizhazhagan S, and Atul Kumar Verma, Multiple reentrance transitions in exclusion process with finite reservoir, Physical Review E, 107(4), 044133, 2023.
  7. Priyanka N C, and Atul Kumar Verma, Asymmetric coupling induces two-directional reentrance transition in three-lane exclusion process, Physical Review E, 107 (4), 044104, (2023).
  8. Tamizhazhagan S, Natasha Sharma, and Atul Kumar Verma, Asymmetrically coupled two lane totally asymmetric simple exclusion process with extended Langmuir kinetics, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 168, 113129, (2023).
  9. Tamizhazhagan S, and Atul Kumar Verma, Reentrance transition in two lane bidirectional transport system with bottlenecks, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 165, 112780, (2022).
  10. Tamizhazhagan S, and Atul Kumar Verma, Role of extended coupling in bidirectional transport system, Physical Review E, 106, 014120, (2022).
  11. Akriti Jindal, Atul Kumar Verma, Arvind Kumar Gupta, Cooperative dynamics in bidirectional transport on flexible lattice, Journal of Statistical Physics, 182(1), 2021.
  12. Natasha Sharma, Atul Kumar Verma, and Arvind Kumar Gupta, " Spatial network based model forecasting transmission and control of COVID-19", Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 581, 126223, (2021).
  13. Atul Kumar Verma, Natasha Sharma, Arvind Kumar Gupta, "On the Role of Interacting Particles and Limited Resources in the Regulation of Lattice Length Dynamics", Journal of Statistical Physics, 179(1), (2020).
  14. Atul Kumar Verma, Arvind Kumar Gupta, "Stochastic transport on flexible lattice under limited resources", Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2019(10),  103210, (2019).
  15. Atul Kumar Verma, Natasha Sharma, and Arvind Kumar Gupta, “Cooperative motor action to regulate microtubule length dynamics”, Physical Review E, 99 (3), 032411, (2019).
  16. Atul Kumar Verma, Natasha Sharma, and Arvind Kumar Gupta, “Far-from-equilibrium bidirectional transport system with constrained entrances competing for pool of limited resources”, Physical Review E, 97 (2), 022105, (2018).
  17. Natasha Sharma, Atul Kumar Verma, and Arvind Kumar Gupta, "The robustness in dynamics of out of equilibrium bidirectional transport systems with constrained entrances", Physics Letters A, 382 (21), 1383-1388, (2018).
  18. Atul Kumar Verma, Arvind Kumar Gupta and Isha Dhiman, "Phase Diagrams of Three-Lane Exclusion Process With Langmuir-Kinetics", Europhysics Letters, 112 (3), 30008, (2015).

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

  • Title: Mathematical Modeling of Intraneuronal Transport in the Human Brain Using Exclusion Processes: Analysis and Simulation 
  • Agency: ANRF
  • Scheme: Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant
  • Status: Ongoing.

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

At IIT ISM Dhanbad:

Secretary, Society of Applied Mathematics (SAM), IIT ISM Dhanbad (07/11/2024 to present)

 

At NIT Trichy:

  • Executive Member, Academic Committee, Department of Mathematics, NIT Trichy (July 18, 2020 - July 18, 2022)
  • Executive Member, Placement Committee, Department of Mathematics, NIT Trichy (Nov 1, 2020 - Nov 1, 2022)
  • Member, Hospital Advisory Committee, NIT Trichy (2020 - 2023)

Guidance

PhD Supervised:

  • Dr. Tamizhazhagan S, Department of Mathematics, NIT Trichy (April 2024) 

       Thesis Title:  A Study on Two-Lane Transport Systems Through Exclusion Process

       Present Position:  Assistant Professor (Mathematics), University College of Engineering, Anna University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. 

  • Dr. Priyanka NC, Department of Mathematics, NIT Trichy (Dec 2025) 

       Thesis Title:  Stochastic Modeling of Non-Equilibrium Transport Systems with Exclusion Process

       Present Position:  Assistant Professor (Mathematics), Sastra Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. 

Current PhD Students:

  • Madhan Kumar M (joint supervision with Prof. K Murugesan from NIT Trichy) 
  • Abhinandan Kumar (joint supervision with Dr Scindhiya Laxmi) 
  • Sumant Kumar Sahu
  • Km Ritu Verma (joint supervision with Prof. Ranjit Kumar Upadhyay)
  • Ankit Pradhan 

 

MSc/MTech Students Supervising at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

  • Shiavm Singh (Int. MTech)
  • Suyash Suryavanshi (Int. MTech)
  • Ashish Kumar (Int. MTech)
  • Tanikonda Hima Chowdary (Int. MTech)
  • Himanshu Kumar Rawat (MSc)
  • Risabh Gupta (MSc)
  • Sachin Kazi (MSc)

 

MSc Students Supervised at NIT Trichy

  • Bharat Agrawal
  • Jagadish Nayak
  • Surbhi Sharma
  • Deepneet