Academics and Teaching 

Education

2022: PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences (Archaeology) (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, INDIA)

Dissertation: Beyond the Biface: Investigating Technological Variability in the Mode 2 Technology of the South Asian Palaeolithic through the Holistic analysis of select lithic assemblages (Guide: Dr. Parth R. Chauhan) [https://web.iisermohali.ac.in/dept/hss/akash-srinivas/]

2016: International Masters in Quaternary and Prehistory (Erasmus Mundus consortium based in the University of Ferrara, ITALY) 

Dissertation: Technological Variability and the Western European Lower Palaeolithic: A technological analysis of the lithic artefacts of layer 3s6-9 of Isernia La Pineta, Molise, Southern Italy (Guide: Prof. Marta Arzarello; Co-guide: Prof. Carlo Peretto)

2014: MA (Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology) (Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, INDIA) 

Dissertation: Palaeolithic Landscapes around Kibbanahalli, Southern Karnataka (Guide: Prof. Shanti Pappu; Co-guide: Dr. S.K. Aruni)

2012: Diploma in Liberal Arts (Symbiosis Centre for Liberal Arts, Pune, INDIA) 

2012: BA (History, Sociology & Geography) (Fergusson College, Pune, affiliated to the University of Pune, INDIA) 

2009: II Pre-University College (History, Economics, Sociology & Political Science) (Christ Junior College, Bangalore, affiliated to the Pre-University College Board of Karnataka, INDIA) [equivalent to the Twelfth Grade/Year 12]

2008: Certificate in Information Technology (National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), New Delhi, INDIA)

2007: Indian Council for Secondary Education (ICSE) (St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore, affiliated to the Indian Council for Secondary Education, INDIA) [equivalent to the Tenth Grade/Year 10]

Scholarships and Fellowships Received

MHRD-IISERM Research Fellowship, by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (1 January, 2022 to 30 June, 2022)

NET Senior Research Fellowship, by the University Grants Commission, Government of India (28 December, 2018 to 27 December, 2021)

NET Junior Research Fellowship, by the University Grants Commission, Government of India (28 December, 2016 to 27 December, 2018)

Erasmus Mundus International Masters Fellowship, by the European Union (1 October, 2014 to 30 September, 2016) 

Aditya Birla Financial Services Privilege Club Child Scholarship 2012, by Aditya Birla Financial Services and Birla Sun Life (2012)

Teaching Experience

2023: Ashoka University, Sonipat, INDIA

2023: St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, INDIA

2022: Department of History, Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Bangalore, INDIA 

2017 - 2022: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, INDIA

Language Skills

English: TOEFL iBT score of 111 out of 120 (13 December, 2008)

Italian: A2 (27 April, 2015)

Two years of High School French (2007 to 2009)

One year of Undergraduate German (2009 to 2010)

Indian Languages Known: Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi

Technical Skills

Proficient in many computer programs and applications, and a proponent of open-source technology (GIMP, QGIS, PAST, RStudio and others). Also skilled in various elements of the Microsoft Office Suite and GSuite. 

Basic training in Open Journal Systems 3 (OJS 3) for journal management. 

[Demo Journal: https://demo.publicknowledgeproject.org/pkpschool/ojs3/index.php/asj4/index] 

Always interested in picking up new technical skills, and willing to learn earnestly for the same!

Academic Awards and Achievements

2023: Awarded a Special Gold Medal by the Vasavi Union Charitable Trust for academic excellence for being awarded a Ph.D. degree during the year 2022 during its 56th Gold Medal Award Function, held at Vasavi Vidyaniketan, Bangalore, INDIA (21 May, 2023) 

2023: Awarded the Professor H.D. Sankalia Young Archaeologist Award for 2023 by the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (ISPQS) at the Joint Annual Conference of the IAS (Indian Archaeological Society), ISPQS and HCS (History and Culture Society). The award was for the paper entitled 'Palaeolithic Investigations at the Neemtone Palaeolithic Complex, Central Narmada Basin, Madhya Pradesh'. (17 February, 2023 to 19 February, 2023)

2022: Selected as one of the ECRs (Early Career Researchers) for virtual participation in the 3rd International Workshop on Scientific Applications in South Asian Archaeology: An Integrative Platform for Research on the Reconstruction of the Past, jointly organised by the University of Chicago, USA and the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, INDIA, conducted at Hotel Jäpfu, Kohima, INDIA (9 December, 2022 to 10 December, 2022)

2022: Felicitated by the Karnataka Arya Vysya Mahasabha for academic excellence for being awarded a Ph.D. degree during the academic year 2021-2022 during its 12th Pratibhotsava, held at the Palace Grounds, Bangalore, INDIA (20 November, 2022) 

2022: Selected as one of the ECRs (Early Career Researchers) funded for participation in the IPPA Workshop conducted during the 22nd Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association and sponsored by the Fine Arts Department and the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Thailand, at the Chiang Mai National Museum, Chiang Mai, THAILAND (6 November, 2022) [https://www.ippasecretariat.org/22nd-ippa-congress/workshop]

2022: Selected as one of the ECRs (Early Career Researchers) funded for participation in the 2nd International Workshop on Scientific Applications in South Asian Archaeology: An Integrative Platform for Research on the Reconstruction of the Past, jointly organised by the University of Chicago, USA and the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, INDIA, conducted at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula, INDIA (14 June, 2022 to 16 June, 2022) [https://www.sasaa.in/participants] 

2022: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, INDIA

2021: Selected as one of the ECRs (Early Career Researchers) of the South Asia workgroup of the Rewriting World Archaeology: Dialogues on the Global South programme, funded by the British Academy, sponsored by the world archaeology journal Antiquity and hosted by the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK [https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/archaeology/research/archaeology-research-projects/rewriting-world-archaeology/] 

2021: Placed Fourth in the National Online Quiz on Geoarchaeology, conducted by the Human-Climate Working Group of the Association of Quaternary Researchers (AOQR) (9 May, 2021).

2015: Awarded the Junior Research Fellowship on 27 April, 2015, by the University Grants Commission, India after qualifying through the National Eligibility Test (29 December, 2013).

2014: Passed the National Eligibility Test conducted by the University Grants Commission, India (29 December, 2013).

2014: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, INDIA

2012: Awarded the Aditya Birla Financial Services Privilege Club Child Scholarship 2012 by the Aditya Birla Financial Services and Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund.

2012: Fergusson College (affiliated to the University of Pune), Pune, INDIA

2009: Christ Junior College, Bangalore, INDIA