International Conference
India Biodiversity Meet - 2025
March 24 - 26, 2025
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
in collaboration with The Ratanlal Brahmachary Memorial Foundation
Keynote lecture
Prof. Amitabh Joshi
Evolutionary Biology Lab,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research
Bengaluru, India
Twenty-seven years of experimental population dynamics in the lab
Prof. K C Malhotra
Anthropologist and Human Ecologist,
Former professor at
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and
Poona University, Pune, India
Valedictory Address
Prof. Sudip Kundu
Department of Biophysics,
University of Calcutta, India
Prof. Ram Rup Sarkar
Department of Mathematics,
National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), India
Prof. Sharvari Shukla
Prof. Sudip Dutta Banik
Department of Anthropology,
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico,
India
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Department of Anthropology,
University of Calcutta, India
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh
Assistant Professor,
Central Department of Mathematics,
Tribhuban University, India
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Department of Anthropology,
University of Calcutta, India
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh
Assistant Professor,
Central Department of Mathematics,
Tribhuban University, India
Invited lectures
Prof. Ranjit K. Upadhyay
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad
Title: Wave of Chaos in diffusive Systems: New mechanism for generating realistic pattern of patchiness in Ecological systems
Dr. Ashok Giri
Chief Scientist,
National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), Pune
Title: Exploring plant protease inhibitor-based peptides for crop protection
Prof. Areejit Samal
Department of Biology,
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India
Title: Linking Exposome and Health by leveraging Data Science
Dr. Partha Sarathi Dutta
Assistant professor,
Department of Mathematics,
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar,
India
Title: Rate-induced tipping in savanna-forest ecosystems
Dr. B. N. Sarkar
Superintending Anthropologists (retd),
Anthropological Survey of India
Title: Eco-conservation through traditional wisdom of the Indigenous people of
Andaman Islands
Prof. Ram Rup Sarkar
Chief Scientist and Professor,
Chemical Engineering and Process Development Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), India
Title:
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Assistant Professor,
Department of Zoology, Sikkim University, India
Title: Comparative Analysis of Keystone Species and Priority Groups in Estuarine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Prof. Samrat Chatterjee
Department of Mathematics,
THSTI, Gurugram, India
Title: Studying glucose dynamics through mathematical models
Prof. Joydeep Mukherjee
School Of Environmental Studies,
Jadavpur University, India
Title: Cyanobacterial diversity of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest tidal mangrove forest
Prof. Dalia Dasgupta Mandal
Department of Biotechnology
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Title: Sustainable Valorization of Agricultural waste : Key challenges and probable solution
Prof. Gaston Mandata Nguérékata
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics, Morgan State University, Maryland
Title: On a new class of periodic functions and applications to fractional
difference equations.
(Online Speaker)
Prof. Ibrahim Elmojtaba
Department of Mathematics, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Title: Mathematical Analysis and Parameter Estimation of a Two-Patch Zika Model
Prof. Ziyad Al-Sharawi
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics, American University of Sharjah, AUS
Title: Eigenvalues and their clustering within the unit disk
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Dr. Gagandeep Kaur Walia
Senior Research Scientist and head - Genetic epidemiology at Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), New Delhi, India
Title: Health impacts of air pollution and extremes of temperature
Dr. Sourav Paul
Co-founder & director,
Ecologist, Estuarine and Coastal Studies Foundation (ECSF), India
Title: Challenging dogmas of ecology: perspectives of estuary definition, and estimation of plankton diversity and vulnerability/resilience
Dr. Saswata Ghosh
Associate Professor,
Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK),
Kolkata, India
Title: An overview of transition to low fertility, its causes and future sustainability of human population
Dr. Deepanjan Majumdar
Senior Principal Scientist & Chair,
Kolkata Zonal Centre,
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata
Title: Wildfire Incidences in India: Spectre of Biodiversity Loss and
Ecosystem Damage
Dr. Shweta Rawat
Scientist, Anthropology
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India
Title: Anthropometry, Biodiversity, and Military Ergonomics: Optimizing Combat Gear for Indian Soldiers
Dr. Sudipta Ghosh
Assistant Professor,
Department of Anthropology,
North Eastern Hill University, India
Title: Human adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia with reference to exhaled nitric oxide
Dr. Amiya R. Bhowmick
Department of Mathematics,
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, india
Title: Enhancing Growth Model Accuracy: Interval-Specific Estimation and Computational Solutions
Dr. Shubhendu Kumar Acharya
Scientist – D, Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
Title: Understanding Health Risk Behaviors among Indian Adolescents: Scope for Anthropological research and behavioral Intervention
Dr. Arup Kumar Mukherjee
Principal Scientist,
Department of Agriculture, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
Title: Application of Trichoderma diversity for sustainable management of crops with special reference to rice
Dr. Joydeb Bhattacharyya
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics, Karimpur Pannadevi College, Nadia district, India
Title: Wolbachia-Based Mosquito Control: Early warning signals and optimal
interventions
Dr. Tarit Roychowdhury
Associate professor,
Director, School of Environmental Studies,
Jadavpur University, India
Title: Groundwater contamination, its impact on environment and remedial measurements
Prof. Arvind Kumar Misra
Department of Mathematics,
Institute of Science,Banaras Hindu University
Title: Mathematical modeling and analysis of atmospheric carbon dioxide and its control strategies
Prof. Anindya (Rana) Sinha
Primatologist,
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), India
Title: Consciousness in the Wild:
Natural Observations of the Nonhuman Primate Mind
Prof. Rintu Banerjee
Deputy Director,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Title: Biosystem sustainability
Prof. Aryadeep Roy Choudhury
Professor
Department of Life Science,
Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
Title: Towards fluoride-induced stress response and tolerance in rice
Prof. Sudip Kundu
Professor
Department of Biophysics,
University of Calcutta, India
Title: Capturing the temporal dynamics of metabolic adaptations in C to CAM transition
(Online Speaker)
Prof. Sudip Dutta Banik
Department of Anthropology,
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico,
India
Title: Seasonality and differential growth patterns of body dimensions of
children
Dr. Mithun Das
Associate Professor,
Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies,
Sidho-Kanho-Birsa University, India
Title: Change in lifestyle and its effect on cardio-metabolic health: the Toto cohort
study from 2003 to 2023
Dr. Sangram Patel
Deputy Director,
Population Council Institute, New Delhi,
India
Title: A Nexus between Climate Change, Reproductive Health and Gender: With Special Focus on India
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Department of Anthropology,
University of Calcutta, India
Title: Palette of Biodiversity: An Evolutionary Insight into the Intricate Tapestries between
Skin Pigmentation and Human Health
Prof. Kaushik Sankar Bose
Department of Anthropology,
Vidyasagar University, India
Title: Anthropometric evaluation of nutritional status with special reference to Indian tribal populations: past, present and future.
Prof. Kallur Nava Saraswathy
Department of Anthropology,
University of Delhi, India
Title: Gene and Environment in Health: An Anthropological Insight
Dr. Lalit Kumar
Principal Scientist
Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Farming Systems, Meerut, India
Title: Enhancing agricultural input use efficiency by use of nanotechnology
Dr. Saikat Bhattacharjee
Associate Professor,
Department of Biology,
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
Title: Dynamics of a Plant Immune System: Intricate interplay between Immune Modulators and Signaling Messengers
Dr. Pritha Bhattarjee
Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Science,
University of Calcutta, India
Title: Anthropology meets epigenetics: decoding the influence of the environment on human beings