Indranil Biswas (born 19 October 1964) is an Indian

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. Currently, He is a senior professor of

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at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR. He is known for his work in the areas of

algebraic geometry Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which uses abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, to solve geometry, geometrical problems. Classically, it studies zero of a function, zeros of multivariate polynomials; th ...

differential geometry Differential geometry is a Mathematics, mathematical discipline that studies the geometry of smooth shapes and smooth spaces, otherwise known as smooth manifolds. It uses the techniques of Calculus, single variable calculus, vector calculus, lin ...

, and

deformation quantization In mathematics and physics, deformation quantization roughly amounts to finding a (quantum) algebra whose classical limit is a given (classical) algebra such as a Lie algebra or a Poisson algebra. In physics Intuitively, a deformation of a math ...

. In 2006, the

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awarded him the

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Shanti or Shanthi may refer to: In Sanskrit * Inner peace, a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress * Kshanti, one of the paramitas of B ...

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for his contributions to "algebraic geometry, centering around moduli problems of

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Biography

Biswas is an Indian citizen. He received a Ph.D. in

from the

University of Mumbai University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. It was est ...

Selected publications

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Awards and honours

* Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, 2006. * Fellow,

Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Laureate Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 27 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it ...

(2003).

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1964 births 20th-century Indian mathematicians 21st-century Indian mathematicians Algebraic geometers Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences Living people Scientists from Mumbai Tata Institute of Fundamental Research alumni Academic staff of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research University of Mumbai alumni Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Mathematical Science {{India-mathematician-stub