International Conference
India Biodiversity Meet - 2026
February 2 - 4, 2026
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
in collaboration with The Ratanlal Brahmachary Memorial Foundation
Plenary Talk
Emeritus Professor
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Title: Celebrating Human Diversity in India: A Legacy of
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
RLB Memorial Session
Professor of Life sciences
Presidency University, Kolkata, India
Title: title: Evolution of ‘Tiger Science’ from Khairi to Jeenat: the paradigm shift in pheromone research of big cats in India.
Invited Lectures
Dr. Arup K. Mukherjee
Principal Scientist, Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
Title: Mechanical Defense against bacterial blight in rice: Role of leaf wax and volatile organic compounds
Prof. O. D. Makinde
Department of Mathematics
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Title: Modelling the Impact of Chemotherapy on Optimal Malaria Management in the
Presence of Infected Immigrants
Dr. Atanu Mukherjee
(Online Speaker)
Assistant Professor - Water Quality & Wetland Ecology
Department of Cooperative Extension
Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY 40601, USA
Title:
Prof. Maia Martcheva
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics
University of Florida, USA
Title: Optimal control of Immuno-epidemiological model of HIV and Opioid Epidemics
Prof. Saibal Ray
FRAS, Associate Director
Centre for Cosmology, Astrophysics and Space Science (CCASS)
GLA University, Mathura-281406,
Uttar Pradesh
Title: Alien: Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligent Life
Dr. Bijan Adhikari
Principal Scientist
Senior Rice Breeder
Rice Research Station,
Govt. of West Bengal, Hooghly
Title: Arsenic in Rice - A Great Threat to Mankind & Nature
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. Sudipta Kumar Sil
Department of Botany
University of Gour Banga, Malda
Title: DUCKWEEDS AND ALGAE: NUTRACEUTICALS, ANTIMICROBIALS AND ANTIPOLLUTANTS
Dr. Jajati Mandal
Lecturer
School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, UK
Title: Managing arsenic contamination in agricultural systems: from field practices to machine-learning-guided decisions
Prof. Analabha Basu
Professor
National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani
Title:
Prof. Swati Nandi Chakraborty
Environmental Biotechnologist
Principal
Asansol Girls’ College, Asansol
Title: Scope of Microbial Diversity within the East Kolkata Wetlands
Dr. Amiya Ranjan Bhowmick
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Title: Identifying Ecological Drivers of Decline in the Abundance of Chitala Populations Through Bayesian Analysis of an Intraguild Predation System
Prof. Ziyad Al-Sharawi
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics
American University of Sharjah, AUS
Title: Strong Local Asymptotic Stability
Prof. Panchanan Pramanik
EX -Professor of IIT-Kharagpur
45/10, Nabin Chandra Das Road, Satin Sen Pally, Kolkata 700090
Title: Simple Chemistry for Agriculture
Prof. Ibrahim Elmojtaba
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Title: R0 Revisited: Limitations and Failures of the Basic Reproduction Number in Real-World Epidemiology
Prof. Gaston Mandata Nguérékata
(Online Speaker)
Department of Mathematics
Morgan State University, Maryland
Title:
Dr. Ramesh Arumugam
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
School of Advanced Sciences
VIT-AP University, Amaravati
Title: Rate-dependent ecosystem dynamics: Tracking unstable states and anticipating catastrophic transitions in changing environments
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchairappalli
Title: The simultaneous effect of chemotaxis and alarm‐taxis on the global existence and stability of a predator‐prey system
Dr. Maumita Bandyopadhyay
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany
University of Calcutta, Kolkata
Title:
Prof. Amit Chakraborty
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Title: Biocomplexity: linking genes to ecosystem
Associate Professor
Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Title: Towards AI Bacteria: Genetically Engineered E.coli Networks Identifies Prime Numbers, Vowels and Answer Math Questions
Dr. Sangram Bag
Assistant Professor
Department of Life science & Bio-technology Jadavpur University
Title: From Phosphogypsum Waste to Carbon-Negative Resources:Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) for CO2 Capture and Recourses Utilization