Faculty details

Prof.Pramod Kumar Kewat

Designation: Professor

Department: Mathematics & Computing

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

Contact Number:

Office Number: +91-326-223-5921

Personal Page: Under Construction

About Me: Pramod Kumar Kewat received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2011, specializing in Number Theory. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chennai during May 2011–January 2012. In 2012, he joined the Department of Mathematics and Computing at Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad as an Assistant Professor. He is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. His research interests include algebraic coding theory, quantum error-correcting codes, and number theory.

Research Interest: Algebraic Coding Theory, Quantum error-correcting codes and Number Theory.

Teaching

  • Engineering Mathematics-II 
  • Number Theory and Cryptography 
  • Finite Field Theory 

Academics

  • Ph.D., IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2011.
  • M.Sc., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India,  2003.
  • B.Sc., V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, U.P., India, 2001.

Position

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computing, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (April, 2021- Till date)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computing, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (January 2012- April, 2021)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (May 2011 - January 2012).

Awards and Honors

Publications

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

https://www.iitism.ac.in/storage/FacultyDetails/PUBLICATION_175568296868a598986394f.pdf 

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Ongoing Projects:

  • Core Research Grant (CRG), Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), New Delhi (May 2024 - May 2027)

Completed Projects:

  • Mathematical Research Impact Centric Support (MATRICS), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi (May 2018 - May 2021)
  • Start-Up Research Grant (Young Scientists), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi (Sept. 2016 - Sept. 2019)
  • FRS Research Project (2013) sponsored by IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  • MHRD Project on ‘Faculty Development Centre’ under the Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), (Co-PI, 2015-2021).

Guidance

Ph.D. students (Degree Awarded)

  1. Mr. Bappaditya Ghosh (2016)
  2. Ms. Sarika Kushwaha (2018)
  3. Ms. Priti Kumari (2018)
  4. Mr. Ankur (2020)
  5. Mr. Ram Kumar (2020)
  6. Mr. Nilay Kumar Mondal (2022)
  7. Ms. Ekta Bindal (2024), Co-guide.

Ph.D. students (Ongoing)

  1. Ms. Varsha Tiwari (2020-)
  2. Ms. Sujata Bansal (2021-)
  3. Ms. Shovana Datta (2023-)
  4. Mr. Kalyan Ghosh (2024-)
  5. Mr. Subendhu Ghosh (2024-).