Santanu Ray

Reviewer of International and National Journals

1. Ecological Modelling – ELSEVIER, Netherlands

2. Ecological Complexity – ELSEVIER, USA

3. Journal of Biological Systems – World Scientific Publication Co., Canada

4. BMC – Ecology – Biomedical Centre, Michigan, USA

5. International Journal of Phytoremediation – Taylor and Francis, USA

6. Journal of Theoretical Biology - ELSEVIER, Netherlands

7. Mathematical and dynamical systems in Biological Sciences, France

8. Environmental Modelling and Software – ELSEVIER, USA

9. Journal of Theoretical and Experimental Biology – Elias Academic Publishers

10. Ecological Informatics – ELSEVIER

11. Ecological Engineering – ELSEVIER, USA

12. Ecological Indicators - ELSEVIER

13. Environmental Modelling & Software - ELSEVIER

14. Natural Resource Modelling - Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 

15. Climate Change – Springer

16. Applied Mathematical Modelling – ELSEVIER

17. Current Science – Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, India

18. Research and Reviews in BioSciences – Trade Science Inc., India

19. Plos One - Publish with PLOS ONE

20. Scientific Reports - Springer Nature

21. Applied Mathematics and Computation - ELSEVIER

22. Ecological Complexity - ELSEVIER

23. Applied Mathematics and Computation - ELSEVIER

24. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology - Springer

25. Estuarine Coastal and Self Science - ELSEVIER

Teaching Areas

1. Quantitative ecology particularly on population, community and ecosystem ecology in graduate and postgraduate level.

2. Systems ecology and ecological modelling viz., theoretical modelling, process based simulation modelling, structural dynamic modelling and ecological network analysis.

3. Interested in bio statistics and quantitative biology at any level.

4. Integrated ecosystem theories and their applications.

5. Evolution and its quantitative interpretation.

Doctoral Thesis Title

Ecology of littoral Larval Dipterans (Arthropoda: Insecta) of the Mangrove ecosystem of Sundarban, India.

(Supervisor: Professor Amalesh Choudhury, University of Calcutta) 

Education, Research and Teaching Experience

1. B.Sc. (Zoology, Honours) - Burdwan University

2. M.Sc. (Zoology) - Burdwarn University

3. Ph.D. - Calcutta University

4. Postdoctoral and teaching experiences

   • Department of Theoretical Biology, Czech Academy of Science, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic, worked with Late Prof. Milan Straskraba

   • Section of Environmental Chemistry, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, worked with Late Prof. Sven Erik Jorgensen

   • Odum's School of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA, worked with Late Prof. Eugene P. Odum and Prof. Bernard C. Patten

5. Countries visited

Czech Republic, Germany, Netherland, Austria, Poland, England, Denmark, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Arctic (area under Norway), Italy, France, USA, Morocco, Japan, China, South Korea, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Administrative Experience

1. Head, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, (From 21 December 2015 to 20 December 2018)

2. Director, Indira Gandhi Centre, Visva-Bharati University, (From 2 January 2020 to 3 January 2021)

Collaborators

Workshops / National and International Seminar attended

1)      Collection and identification of insects and mites; Zoological Survey of India, 1984

2)      Statistical training (ANOVA, Correlation, Regression, Community analysis): central Pollution Control Board, 1985.

3)      Frontiers of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1988.

4)      First course in computer (programming and mathematics), N. R. Sen Centre for pedagogic and professional mathematics, Calcutta Mathematical Society in association with Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, BARC, Calcutta 1988.

5)      Mathematical Model in Biology; Calcutta Mathematical Society, 1990.

6)      International course on Ecosystem Theory – Application in Environmental Management of Aquatic Systems; Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, 2000

7)      UGC-DSA National Seminar on Environmental and Fish Biology – 1 February to 3 February, 2002, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati (Act as one of the members of organizing committee)

8)      National Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics (NCAMP XIV) – 27 January to 31 January, 2003 – Physics Department, Visva-Bharati (Act as one of the members of organizing committee)

9)      Innovative Teaching in Science – 5 November, 2003, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 2003 (Act as one of the members of Organizing committee)

10)  12th National Conference on Aerobiology – 9 November to 11 November, 2003, Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati (Act as one of the members of organizing committee)

11)  23rd Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology – 7 February to 9 February, 2005, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati (Act as one of the members of organizing committee)

12)  International Conference on Ecological Modelling – 28 August to 1st September, 2006, Yamaguchi University of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Yamaguchi, Japan.

13)  National Seminar on Environmental and Sustainable Development – 17 March, 2007 to 18 March, 2007, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Orissa.

14)  International Conference on Environmental and Ecological Statistics with Applications – 21 March, 2007 to 23 March, 2007, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

15)  National Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology : Insights and Challenges – 26 November to 28 November, 2007, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati (Act as one of the members of Organizing committee)

16)  European Conference on Ecological Modelling – 27 November to 30 November, 2007, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.

17)  National Symposium on Dimensions of Animal Science Researches and Human Need – 7 September to 9 September, 2009, Presidency College, Kolkata.

18)  National Symposium on Theoretical and Mathematical Biology – 10 October to 11 October, 2009 – IISER, Pune.

19)  National Symposium on Impact of Climate Change on Aquatic Ecosystems – 18 February to 19 February, 2010 – Cochin University of Technology and Science, Cochin, Kerala

20)  Biodiversity and its conservation - 5 March to 6 March, 2010 – P G Department of Zoology, Jamshedpur Women’s College, Jamshedpur

21)  Workshop and Symposium on Mathematical Ecology – IISER, Kolkata, 14 December 2010.

22)  National Seminar on Science and Nature : Tagore’s vision and its relevance –12 March – 13 March, 2011, Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Saniniketan

23)  One day seminar on ecological modeling – 7 January, 2011 – Graduate School of Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan.

24)  Climate change: A dagger in disguise affecting Biodiversity, Department of Zoology, Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, Burdwan-713347, West Bengal, January 27 – 28, 2011

25)  Editorial training workshop for the journal editors nationwide (participated as keynote speaker) – 16 June 2011 - China population resources and environment, Qingdao, China, 15 June, 2011.

26)  International conference on mangroves for coastal area management – 7August to10 August 2011 - M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India.

27)  The 18th Biennial conference of International Society for ecological modeling for global change and coupled human and natural systems, Beijing, China – 20 September to 23 September, 2011.

28)  Recent trends in zoology with special emphasis on animal diversity, fisheries and genetics, Kulti College, Kulti, Burdwan, November 28 – 29, 2011.

29)  Impacts of climate change on mangrove ecosystem in South Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 16 – 18, 2012.

30)  Biodiversity : Threats and Conservation through Traditional and Biotechnological Approaches, Dum Dum Motijheel College, Dum Dum, Kolkata, 4 – 6 February, 2012.

31)  Ecosystem and biodiversity: Bank of natural, The Graduate School, College for Women, Jamshedpur, March 27, 2012.

32)  Biodiversity and sustainability vis-à-vis economic development in the Northern parts of West Bengal, Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalya, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, 26 – 27 August, 2012.

33)  4th International Ecosummit – Ecological Sustainability – Restoring the planet’s ecosystem service, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 30 September – 5 October, 2012. 

34)  International Workshop on Ecological Modelling for Low-carbon Cities & ISEM-Pacific Chapter Meeting, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, March 19 -20, 2013.

35)  South Asian & African River Delta Alliance (SAARDA), Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 -10 July, 2013

36)  The 19th Biennial conference of International Society for ecological modeling Ecosystem Sustainability in the context of Global Change, Toulouse, France, from 27 October 2013 to 31 October 2013 

37)  International Conference on Recent Trends In Science & Technology (ICRTST 2013), College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, India, Dec 27-29, 2013

38)  International Conference on Environmental Biology and Ecological Modelling (ICEBEM), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 24 February to 26 February 2014.

39)  One day seminar on the modern trends in Network Biology, Calcutta University, Kolkata, 1 March, 2014

40)  Workshop and sysmposium on applied nonlinear dynamics and chaos (ANDC 2014), Dumkal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Basantapur, Murshidabad, India and Govt. College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore, Murshidabad, India, 26 May to 31 May, 2014.

41)  ECEM 2014 - The 8th European Conference on Ecological Modelling “Beyond boundaries: next generation modelling - October 27-30, 2014, Marrakech, MOROCCO

42)  India Biodiversity Meet – 2014, November 21 to November 23, 2014, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

43)  International Conference on Mother Earth: Save to achieve a sustainable future for all, December 10 – December12, 2014, Burdwan University, Burdwan

44)  National Symposium on “Environmental Impact on Biodiversity and Plant Development”- February 19 – February 20, 2015, Presidency University, Kolkata

45)  International Conference on Mathematical and Computational Biology ‐ ICMCB‐2015, February 28 ‐ March 3, 2015, IIT Kanpur, India

46)  Department day, Biology division, IISER(K), 21 March, 2015

47)  Two days workshop on ecological issues and concern – 23 March to 24 March, 2015, Assam University, Silchar, Assam.

48)  BRICS University President Forum, from 16 October to 20 October 2015, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

49)  BIOMAT Consortium, 2015, 1 November to 6 November, 2015, The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India,

50)  3rd India Biodiversity Meet 2015 (IBM 2015) 16 November to 18 November, 2015, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

51)  National Conference on Mathematical and theoretical biology, 19 November to 20 November, 2015, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

52)  National Seminar on recent trends in 12 – 13 July, 2016, Contai.

53)  National Seminar on Mathematical Biology, 10 September, 2016, Department of Mathematics, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

54)  4th Indian Biodiversity Meet, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Textile Engineering College, Berhampur, 24 October to 27 October, 2016.

55)  Refresher Course, 11 January, 2017, University of Burdwan

56)  National Seminar on advanced biological research, 17 February, 2017, Gurudas College, Kolkata.

57)  National Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (NCMTB-2017) 16 March to 17 March, 2017, , Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University

58)  Workshop on Mathematical Biology, 30th March to 31th March 2017 , North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Meghalaya, India in collaboration with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

59)  International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference, 17 – 21 September 2017, Jeju, South Korea

60)  3rd International Conference on Mother Earth (ICME III) 11 January to 13 January 2018, Department of Environmental Science, Burdwan University, Burdwan

61)  International Conference celebrating 100 years of Zoology, University of Calcutta 1-3 February, 2018, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata

62)  5th India Biodiversity Meet 2018, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 15 – 17 March 2018

63)  Conference on Cross-disciplinary applications of Complex Networks at the University of Shiv Nadar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP, 22-24 March 2018. 

64)  National Conference on Mathematical Biology (NCMB 2018) at National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 7-8 July 2018.

65)   International Workshop on Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, Greenhouse Gases and Coastal Processes” at the Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), West Bengal, 24 July-7 August 2018.

66)  International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (ICAST-2018), 3 September to 4 September 2018, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India, organized by Indian JSPS Alumni Association in association with Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India. Act as one of the judges for poster presentation.

67)  6th India Biodiversity Meet 2019 at ISI Kolkata from 14 February to 16 February 2019

68)  International Symposium for 27th Anniversary of World Water Day, organized by National Institute of Environmental Research, Daegu, Republic of Korea (South Korea) 22 March, 2019.

69)  DSTBT-Govt of WB sponsored National Seminar (under Science Popularization Program) on Contemporary Era of Sciences: Biological and Chemical Interface, Durgapur Government College, Durgapur, 26 March to 27 March 2019.

70)  The International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference 2019, held in Salzburg Congress Centre, Austria from 1 October to 5 October 2019.

71) 7th India Biodiversity Meet, 2019, International Conference held in Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata from 19 to 21 November 2019.

72) IBTP 2019, Conference on Integrative Biology and Thyroid Physiology, held in Centre for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology, University of Kerala from 27 to 28 November 2019 

73) International Webinar on the Eve of World Nature Conservation Day, Guskara Mahavidyalaya,  28 July 2020

74) 11th International Conference of Ecological Informatics (ICEI 2020+1), Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (KUDSIT), Tiruvantapuram, Kerala, 9 to13 November 2021

75) Zoospectra 2022, The International Conference Organized by the Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, India, 5 - 6 December 2022

76) Management stratigies for environmental health and safety: a step towards achieving SDGs, Amity University 16 - 20 January, 2023

77) Mangroves of the East Coast of India, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata 31 August - 1 September, 2023

78) BlockHash LIVE 2023, Kerala's Numero Uno Blockchain Summit, Thiruvananthapuram, 15 December, 2023

79) International Meeting on Ocean Acidification - Organized by  "Ocean Acidification - Science for Society" in Westin hotel, Kolkata 1 February 2024 followed by a high level discussion meeting "Ocean Acidification-Science Bridging Policy, in Fairfield by Marriott hotel, Kolkata, 2 February 2024.

Other activities

1)      Nominated as one the expert members of the selection committee for selection of the posts of Scientists on Bioinformatics – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, a unit of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India – 25 February, 2003

2)      Nominated as one of the members of assessment committee meeting for technical staff – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, a unit of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India – 4 March, 2003

3)      Selected for contribution among students of noted ecologist Prof. Sven Erik Jorgensen of an article on “Liber Amicorum” – a book of friendship – produced by ELSEVIER and presented at a ceremony, - a symposium and celebration in Copenhagen – given at 3 September 2004 to Prof. Jorgensen for his official retirement (Title of the article: Sven Erik Jorgensen: Renowned simulation ecologist and philosopher).

4)      Nominated as one the expert members for assessment committee meeting for technical staff – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, a unit of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India – 15 December, 2004.

5)      Nominated as one the expert members for assessment committee meeting for technical staff – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, a unit of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India – 18 December, 2004

6)      More than 100 manuscripts have been reviewed for publication in different international journals

7)      Visited NyAlesud, Arctic- from 15 June, 2009 to 18 July, 2009 for global climate change program

8)      Chaired a session and act as referee in three member committee for best oral and poster presentation in “The 19th Biennial conference of International Society for ecological modeling Ecosystem Sustainability in the context of Global Change, Toulouse, France, from 27 October 2013 to 31 October 2013”

9)      Chaired a session and act as referee in three member committee for best oral and poster presentation in “ECEM 2014 - The 8th European Conference on Ecological Modelling “Beyond boundaries: next generation modelling - October 27-30, 2014, Marrakech, MOROCCO”

10)  Served as a member of Expert Committee Meetings for final selection of fresh application received online as well as for mid-term evaluation of ongoing research projects for the subject of Zoology/Aquaculture/Physiology as per XII Plan MRP Guidelines, UGC, NEW Delhi from 5th to 7th January, 2015

11)  Chaired a session in International Conference on Mathematical and Computational Biology, 28 Feb, 15 to 3 March, 15, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

12)  Chaired a session in Indian Biodiversity Meet, 16 November to 18 November, 2015, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

13)  Chaired valedictory session of National Conference on Mathematical and theoretical biology, 19 November to 20 November, 2015, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

14)  Conduct and chair the session dedicated to late prof. Sven Erik Jorgensen, International Society for Ecological Modelling Global, 20 September 2017, Jeju, South Korea

15)  Chaired a session in 7th India Biodiversity Meet, 19 November to 21 November, 2019, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

16) Chaired two sessions in IBTP 2019, Conference on Integrative Biology and Thyroid Physiology, held in Centre for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology, University of Kerala from 27 to 28 November 2019.

17) Chaired a session and delivered plenary lecture in 11th International Conference of Ecological Informatics (ICEI 2020+1), Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (KUDSIT), 9 and 11 November 2021

18)  Delivered keynote speech - Different aspects of ecological modelling - Six day e-Workshop on Statistical and Geospatial techniques in Biology, PG Department of Conservation and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Durgapur Government College, 17 January 2022

19) Act as member of selection committee for the selection of Assistant Professor in School of Ecological Informatics, Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India 20 February 2023

20) Act as member of selection committee for the selection of Associate Professor in School of Ecological Informatics, Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India 13 March 2023

Invited Lectures

1)      Network Analysis in ecology – Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic – 3 April, 1998

2)      Implication of body sizes in ecological system, assessment through modeling – Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark -6 June, 2000

3)      Recent development in structural dynamic modeling on ecology – Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, India – 7 January, 2001

4)      Simulation modeling in ecology and ecological extremal principles – Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA – 21 July, 2001

5)      Assessment of qualitative and quantitative changes in estuarine system through modeling – Skidaway Oceanographic Institute, Savana, USA – 4 August, 2001

6)      Models in ecology – 6th Refresher Course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati, India – 5 April, 2002

7)      Modelling and Extremal Principles in Ecology – Institute of Wetland Management and Ecological Design – 2 May, 2002

8)      Invited as scientist and delivered series of lectures on Static and Dynamic modeling on ecology– Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India and Jaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur – 14 October to 20 October, 2002

9)      Invited as scientist and delivered series of lectures on Static and Dynamic modeling on ecological and biological systems – Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India – 28 October to 5 November, 2002

10)  Modelling as a tool for evaluating ecosystem I. The static model applied in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem – 3rd UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Zoology – Department of Zoology, North Bengal University, India – 29 November, 2002

11)  Modelling as a tool for evaluating ecosystem II. The dynamic model applied in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem – 3rd UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Zoology – Department of Zoology, North Bengal University, India – 30 November, 2002

12)  Static and dynamic models in Ecology – 7th Refresher Course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati, India – 18 January, 2003

13)  Assessment of qualitative changes in ecosystem through modeling – Assessment of quantitative changes in ecosystem through modeling - UGC refresher course on Mathematical Modelling of Biological and Environmental Systems – Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University – 26 February, 2003

14)  Assessment of quantitative changes in ecosystem through modeling –UGC refresher course on Mathematical Modelling of Biological and Environmental Systems – Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University – 26 February, 2003

15)  Act as an instructor of the workshop on Mathematical Modelling of Biological and Environmental Systems, Departmetnt of Mathematics, Jadavpur University – 4 March, 2003

16)  Ecology and advances in mathematical sciences – National conference on Advances in Mathematical Sciences organized under the joint collaboration of the UGC-DSA Programme in Mathematics and the Centre for Mathematical Biology and Ecology, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 21 – 22 March, 2003.

17)  Static and dynamic models in Ecology: Application on Sundarban Mangrove Ecosystem – The Zoological Society, Kolkata 700 019 – 24 September, 2003

18)  Molecular Basis of an Index for evaluation of ecosystem – 8th Refresher Course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati, India – 13 February, 2004.

19)  Structural dynamic model and its application - 8th Refresher Course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati, India – 21st February, 2004.

20)  Role of Mathematics in Biological Science – Seminar on “Role of Mathematics Education”, Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur, India, 22 February, 2004.

21)  Structural dynamic modeling and its application –National seminar on “Mathemaics as service subject”, Centre for Mathematical Education, Department of Mathemaics, Visva-Bharati– 1st March, 2004

22)  Invited to deliver a special lecture and to chair one of the sessions of the Symposium on Advances in Fish Physiology: Ecological Considerations, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (could not participate due to the coincidence of a seminar in the same date in my department).

23)  Simulation in Ecology – Static models, Refresher course “Mathematics in Life Science: Mathematical Modelling in Biological Systems, Sivatosh Mookerjee Science Centre, Kolkata – 16th March, 2004

24)  Simulation in Ecology – Dynamic models, Refresher course “Mathematics in Life Science : Mathematical Modelling in Biological Systems, Sivatosh Mookerjee Science Centre, Kolkata – 16th March, 2004

25)  Community organization and assessment of community interactions through modeling – Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata – 9 September 2004.

26)  Methodology in Ecological Modelling – International conference on Methodology and Science – Dept. of Philosophy, Visva-Bharati, 28 to 30 December 2004.

27)  Thermodynamic goal function during order to chaos and vice versa in an aquatic ecosystem – 9th Refresher course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati, India – 3 March 2005.

28)  Network simulation in ecology - Refresher course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Ranchi University, India – 22 March, 2006

29)  Theoretical aspects in ecology - Refresher course in Life Science, Department of Zoology, Ranchi University, India – 23 March, 2006

30)  Order to chaos and vice versa in an aquatic ecosystem – Department of Botany, Ranchi University, India – 23 March, 2006

31)  Comparative study of virgin and reclaimed islands of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem through network analysis – International Conference on Ecological Modeling, Yamaguchi, Japan – 30 August, 2006.

32)  Ecosystem the Self organizing system – A study in an aquatic ecosystem developing from ordered to chaotic states – National Seminar on Environment and sustainable development, Sambalpur University, March 17, 2007.

33)   Comparative study of energy flux in the benthic food web of virgin and reclaimed islands of Hooghly-Matla estuarine complex by using network simulation – Platinum Jubilee Celebration – International Conference on Environmental and Ecological Statistics with Application, Indian Statistical Instititute, Kolkata, 23 March, 2007.

34)  Modeling of the contribution of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) from litterfall of adjacent mangrove forest to Hooghly-Matla estuary, India – Invited to deliver the lecture on 6th European Conference on Ecological Modelling will be held on International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 27 November to 30 November, 2007.

35)  Experiences and Research Activities in Arctic – Invited to deliver lectures in different places       (DST Inspiration programme, Lipika, Visva-Bharati, 14 August, 2009; 17 September, Study Circle, Visva-Bharati; 18 November, Sivotosh Mukherjee Science Centre, Kolkata etc.

36)  Exergy and its extension to ecological system –8 September, 2009, Presidency College, Kolkata.

37)  Static and dynamic modeling in ecology – 10 October, 2009 – IISER, Pune.

38)  Impact of climate change on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem: study through system ecology. – 18 February, 2010 – Cochin University of Technology and Science, Cochin, Kerala

39)  Ecological modeling as a tool for the conservation and management of biodiversity  - 5 March 2010 – P G Department of Zoology, Jamshedpur Women’s College, Jamshedpur.

40)  Theoretical models in ecology and their application – UGC-Academic staff college, Ranchi University, Ranchi – 16 August, 2010.

41)  Simulation models in ecology and their application - UGC-Academic staff college, Ranchi University, Ranchi – 17August, 2010.

42)  Art of simulation modeling in ecology with some examples from Hooghly-Matla estuarine system – Workshop and Symposium on Mathematical Ecology – IISER, Kolkata, 14 December 2010.

43)  Investigation of exergy and ascendency in an aquatic ecosystem moving from order to chaos and vice versa – Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan – 7 January 2011

44)  Static model and its application in Sundarban Mangrove ecosystem, 26 January, 2011.

45)  Theoretical model and its application in ecology – Department of Zoology, Delhi University, 3 March, 2011

46)  System ecology and integrated ecosystem theories with some examples - Department of Zoology, Delhi University, 4 March, 2011

47)  Strategies for improving journal quality – China population resources and environment, Qingdao, China, 16 June, 2011.

48)  Comparative study of virgin and reclaimed islands of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem through network analysis, Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 20 June, 2011.

49)  Theoretical model in Ecology; Static model and its application in ecology; Dynamic and structural dynamic models and their application in ecology, Academic staff college, Ranchi University, Ranchi, 16 – 17 August, 2011.

50)  Comparative study of mangrove litter nitrogen cycling to the adjacent estuary through modelling in pristine and reclaimed islands of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, India, ISEM conference, Beijing 21 September, 2011.

51)  Exergy and its extension to ecological system, Kulti college, Kulti, Burdwarn, November 27, 2011.

52)  Study of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem through static and dynamic modeling. Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 17, 2012.

53)  Thermodynamics in ecology, Dum Dum Motijheel College, Dum Dum, Kolkata, 4 February, 2012.

54)  Exergy in ecological science, The Graduate School, College for Women, Jamshedpur, March 27, 2012

55)  Modelling carbon cycle in Arctic and arctic expedition – Orientation course, North Bengal University, 8 August, 2012

56)  Chaos and self-organization in aquatic ecosystem – Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalya, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, 26 August, 2012.

57)  Modelling of carbon cycling from mangrove litter to the adjacent Hooghly estuary, India, in the ecological modelling section at room no. C210 of Columbus convention center and the session was chaired by T. Jakeman, 2 October, 2012.

58)  Different states of an aquatic ecosystem - A theoretical model, 4th refresher course at Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, 7 November, 2012.

59)  Static, dynamic and structural dynamic simulation models with case studies, 4th refresher course at Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, 7 November, 2012.

60)  Estimation of sustainability of an industrialized area using carbon cycle model, International workshop on Low Carbon Cities, held at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 19 March, 2013.

61)  Effect of climate change on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh 9 July 2013.

62)  Effect of Salinity and Temperature on Plankton dynamics of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 30 October, 2013, Tolouse, France.

63)  Integrated ecosystem theories in the context of ecosystem of health. 28 December, 2013, College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, India.

64)  Static model in ecology. 30 May, 2014, Dumkal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Basantapur, Murshidabad, India.

65)  Order to chaos and vice versa in ecological system. 31 May, 2014, Govt. College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore, Murshidabad, India.

66)  Comparative study of robustness in pristine and reclaimed islands of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, India- October 29, 2014, Marrakech, MOROCCO

67)  Art of simulation modelling in ecology: application to study nitrogen and carbon cycles in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem – 21 November, 2014, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

68)  Art of simulation modelling in ecology: application to study nitrogen and carbon cycles in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Refresher Course in Life Science, November 28, 2014, North Bengal University, Siliguri

69)  Concept of robustness of ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Refresher Course in Life Science, November 29, 2014, North Bengal University, Siliguri

70)  Art of simulation modelling in ecology: application to study nitrogen and carbon cycles in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Refresher Course in Life Science, January 23, 2015, University of Pune, Pune

71)  Concept of robustness in ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Refresher Course in Life Science, January 23, 2015, University of Pune, Pune

72)  Concept of robustness in ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 20 February, 2015, Presidency University, Kolkata

73)  Concept of robustness in ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 29 February, 2015, IIT, Kanpur

74)  Concept of robustness in ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 21 March, 2015, IISER(K)

75)  Ecosytem health and integrated ecosystem theories – 23 March, 2015, Assam University, Silchar

76)  Ecosystem services of mangrove ecosystem and sustainable development – BRICS President Forum, 16 October to 20 October 2015, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. 

77)  Extremal principles or ecological orientors or goal functions and their applications in ecology, 1 November to 6 November, 2015, IIT, Roorkee, India

78)  Concept of robustness in ecological system – comparative study through network analysis on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, from 16 November to 18 November, 2015, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.

79)  Dynamic simulation modelling of dissolved oxygen in the creeks of Sagar

island, Hooghly–Matla estuarine system, West Bengal, India, from 19 November to 20 November, 2015, National Conference on Mathematical and theoretical biology, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

80)  Concept of robustness in ecological system – comparative study through network    analysis on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, 16 December, 2015, Refresher Course, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, Kolkata.

81)  Theoretical dynamic model in ecology and integrated ecosystem theory exergy – 21              January 2016, 24th Refresher Course in Environmental Sciences, Burdwan University

82)  Concept of robustness of ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem– 21 January 2016, 24th Refresher Course in Environmental Sciences, Burdwan University

83)   Concept of robustness of ecological system through network analysis – 13 July, 2016, Contai.

84)  Nitrogen cycle and extended NPZ model in Sundarban Mangrove ecosystem and adjacent Hooghly estuary – a simulation modelling approach – 10 September, 2016, Department of Mathematics, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

85)  Techniques of Dynamic Simulation – 24 October to 27 October, 2016, IBM—2016, Berhampur.

86)  Theoretical Dynamic Model in Ecology and Integrated Ecosystem Theories Emergy and Exergy – Refresher Course, 11 January, 2017, University of Burdwan

87)  Concept of robustness of ecological system through network analysis and its comparative study on Sundarban mangrove ecosystem – Refresher Course, 11 January, 2017, University of Burdwan.

88)  Different States of Ecosystem and the Concept of Ecosystem of Health – 17 February, 2017, Gurudas College, Kolkata.

89)  Techniques of Dynamic Simulation – 24 October to 27 October, 2016, 4th IBM—2016, Berhampur.

90)  Mass balanced model in ecology and its application in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem- 16 March to 17 March, 2017, NCMTB-2017, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University

91)  System ecology the future perspective- Workshop, 30th March to 31th March 2017 , North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Meghalaya, India

92)  Some merits and demerits of Ecological Network Analysis. International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference, 20 September 2017, Jeju, South Korea

93)  Journey of static modelling from input output analysis to NTWRK, WAND, ECOPATH and EnaR – 3rd International Conference on Mother Earth (ICME III) 11 January to 13 January 2018.

94)  The Journey of static modelling in systems ecology from input-output analysis to enaR. International Conference celebrating 100 years of Zoology, University of Calcutta 1-3 February, 2018, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata

95)  The Journey of static modelling in systems ecology from input-output analysis to enaR. 5th India Biodiversity Meet 2018, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

96)  The Journey of static modelling in systems ecology from input-output analysis to enaR. Cross-disciplinary applications of Complex Networks at the university of Shiv Nadar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP, 22-24 March 2018.

97)  Art of simulation modelling: Dynamic and Static modelling and their applications in Sundarban Mangrove ecosystem, National Conference on Mathematical Biology (NCMB 2018) at National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 7-8 July 2018. 

98)  Art of simulation modelling -Static model in ecology and its application, International Workshop on Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, Greenhouse Gases and Coastal Processes” at the Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), West Bengal, 28 July 2018.

99)  Art of simulation modelling: Dynamic modelling and their applications in Sundarban Mangrove ecosystem, International Workshop on Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, Greenhouse Gases and Coastal Processes” at the Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), West Bengal, 28 July 2018.

100)  Offered Course lectures on Biostatistics and quantitative ecology at University of North Bengal, 18-25 September 2018. 

101) Art of simulation modelling in ecology: application to study nitrogen and carbon cycles in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem IISER, Kolkata, 27 February 2019

102)    Systems ecology – The journey from input-output analysis to enaR, IISER, Kolkata, 28 February 2019.

103)    Different modeling approaches to assess and manage aquatic ecosystems, International Symposium for 27th Anniversary of World Water Day, organized by National Institute of Environmental Research, Daegu, Republic of Korea (South Korea) 2019.

104)    System Ecology: The Future Perspective, DSTBT-Govt of WB sponsored National Seminar (under Science Popularization Programme) on Contemporary Era of Sciences: Biological and Chemical Interface, Durgapur Government College, Durgapur, 26 March to 27 March 2019.

105)    System Ecology: The Future Perspective, Department of Environmental Science, Burdwan University, on the occasion of World Environment Day, held on 11 June, 2019.

106) Assessment and visualization of zooplankton community distribution patterns with identification of predominant environmental indicator using self-organizing maps., The International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference 2019, held in Salzburg Congress Centre, Austria from 4 October 2019.

107) Biodiversity, Stability and Ecosystem Functioning, 7th India Biodiversity Meet, 2019, International Conference held in Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 21 November 2019.

108) Integrative Biology from the Perspective of Systems Ecology, IBTP 2019, Conference on Integrative Biology and Thyroid Physiology, held in Centre for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology, University of Kerala, 27 November 2019.

109) Systems Ecology and its future perspective, International Webinar on the Eve of World Nature Conservation Day, Guskara Mahavidyalaya,  28 July 2020

110) Systems Ecology: On the Perspective of Dynamic Modelling - Refresher Course on Research Methodology through google meet, North Bengal University, 28 November 2020

111) Systems Ecology: On the Perspective of Static Modelling - Refresher Course on Research Methodology through google meet, North Bengal University, 28 November 2020

112) The future perspective of system ecology - Refresher Course in Natural and Biosciences, Burdwan University, 1 December 2020

113) Different perspective of systems ecology with case studies - Progress and prospects in Biology International webinar, 20 December 2020

114) Ecological footprint and ecosystem services - Refresher course in Environmental Sciences, Burdwan University, 11 February, 2021

115) Prospect and future strategies of the journal Ecological Modelling  - editorial board meeting through webinar 20 March, 2021

116) Sustainable ecosystem: A case study with  ecological modelling – Celebration of World Environment Day, Department of Environmental Science, Burdwan University, 6 June, 2021

117) The journey of static modelling in systems ecology from input-output analysis to enaR - 11th International Conference of Ecological Informatics (ICEI 2020+1), Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (KUDSIT), 11 November 2021.

118) Different aspects of ecological modelling - Six day e-Workshop on Statistical and Geospatial techniques in Biology, PG Department of Conservation and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Durgapur Government College, 17 January 2022

119) Systems ecology - perspective of dynamic modelling - 7th Faculty Induction Program (FIP-07), UGC, HRDC, North Bengal University - 10 January 2012

120) Systems ecology - perspective of static modelling - 7th Faculty Induction Program (FIP-07), UGC, HRDC, North Bengal University - 10 January 2012

121) The journey of static modelling in systems ecology from input-output analysis to enaR - “Lecture Series in Ecological Data Science: Concepts, Mathematical Modelling, and Inference” organized by K.C. College, under STAR College Scheme and status by DBT - 9 February 2022

122) Biswa abhaowa paribartan: bartaman prekhyapat ebong meru anchale gabesona (Global climate change: Present scenario and research in polar regions) - 30th National Children's Science Congress (NCSC) "Understanding Ecosystem for Health and Well-being" - University of Burdwan, 28 September 2022

123) Global climate change: The paradigm shift of phytoplankton community and experiences in the Arctic - Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 17 November, 2022 

124) Different aspects of ecological modelling in systems ecology - National Online Workshop (NOW), organized by Zoological Society of India, 3 December, 2022 

125) Ecosystem health and integrated ecosystem theories - Zoospectra 2022, the international conference organized by the department of zoology, university of Calcutta, 6 December 2022

126) Ecosystem health and integrated ecosystem theories - Management strategies for environmental health and safety: a step towards achieving SDGs, Amity University 17 January, 2023

127) Systems Ecology: The future perspective - Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati University on the occasion of Science Day, 28 February 2023

128) Sundarban Mangrove ecosystem: Different Modelling Approaches with some case studies, Mangroves of the East Coast of India, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata 31 August - 1 September, 2023

129) Ecosystem health and its assessment, Faculty development program on Bridging Climate Change and Environmental Security: Pathways to Resilience, Integral University, Lucknow and Environmental and Consumer Protection Foundation, New Delhi, 22 September, 2023

130) Different aspects of systems ecology and their applications, One day national seminar on Trends in Biology: Past and Present, Sikkim University, 1 December 2023

131) Importance of modelling to study the effects of acidification in oceans, in a high level discussion meeting "Ocean Acidification-Science Bridging Policy", Fairfield Marriot, Newtown, Kolkata, 2 February, 2024