Resume
Abhishek Khetan
School. of Mathematics,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
Email: abhishek[dot]khetan[dot]iitkgp[at]gmail[dot]com
Educational Details
2016-present, PhD in Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
2014-16, MSc in Mathematics, Chennai Mathematical Institute.
2009-14, B. Tech + M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur.
Research Interests
Graph Limits, Ramsey Theory, Tilings, Nivat's Conjecture, Ergodic Theory.
Projects
A Cellular Model for Configuration Spaces of Points on a Graph. Master's thesis completed under the guidance of Prof. Priyavrat Deshpande, Dept. of MAthematics, Chennai Mathematical Institute. (August 2015 - April 2016) [Thesis]
Computer Skills
C, Python, SAGE, LaTeX, Vim
Favourite Books
Mathematics:
General
Elementary Number Theory (D. M. Burton).
Mathematical Circles (Fomin/Genkin/Itenberg).
Problem Solving Strategies (A. Engel).
Algebra
Field and Galois Theory (P. Morandi).
Linear Algebra Done Right (S. Axler).
Topics in Algebra (I. N. Herstein).
Analysis
A First Course in Real Analysis (S. K. Berberian).
An Introduction to Ergodic Theory (P. Walters).
Analysis on Manifolds (J. R. Munkres).
Ergodic Theory with a view towards Number Theory (Einsiedler and Ward).
Topology
Algebraic Topology (A. Hatcher).
Differential Topology (Guilleman and Pollack).
Introduction to Smooth Manifolds (J. M. Lee).
Topology (J. R. Munkres).
Topology (K. Janich).
Geometry
Geometry: Euclid and Beyond (R. Hartshone).
Riemannian Geometry - An Introduction to Curvature (J. M. Lee).
Combinatorics
Introduction to Graph Theory (D. B. West).
Others: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Waking Up by Sam Harris, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Free Will by Sam Harris, A Mathematician's Apology by Hardy, Shadows of the Mind by Roger Penrose, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Sapiens by Yual Harari, The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert, Behave by Robert Sapolsky, The Master and His Emmissary by Iain McGilchrist, Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, This is Vegan Propaganda by Ed Winters, The song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee.