I am doing research work in theoretical condensed matter Physics. I work on topological phase transition in quantum systems, the dynamics of closed and open quantum systems.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India
Specialization: Theoretical quantum condensed matter and statistical physics
Title of thesis: Topological phases and their transitions in and beyond conventional situations
Thesis supervisors: (Late) Prof. Amit Dutta, Prof. Adhip Agarwala
Date of thesis defense: 27th February 2026
Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) in course work: 10.0 (out of 10.0)
Master of Science (MSc - 2 years), Physics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur (CPI 9.7 out of 10) (completed in 2020)
BSc (Honours) in Physics from Jadavpur University (84.83%) (completed in 2018)
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) provided by Ministry of Education, India during PhD (September, 2020 - August, 2025)
All India Rank 7 in JAM Physics,2018
All India Rank 47 in CSIR NET(JRF), Physical Science, December-2019
All India Rank 2 in JEST (For Ph.D.) Physics, 2020
All India Rank 80 in GATE Physics, 2020 (GATE score 739 out of 1000)
All India Rank 4 in GATE Physics, 2021 (GATE score 919 out of 1000)
Academic Excellence Award (for M.Sc. 1st year) of IIT Kanpur, 2018
Academic Excellence Award (for M.Sc. 2nd year) of IIT Kanpur, 2019
M.Sc. project (Supervisor: Prof. Amit Dutta)
Title: Dynamics of open quantum systems and applications to quantum thermal machines and quantum thermometry
Oral presentation on “Percolation transition in a topological phase” in QMAT-2024 (20-23 December, 2024).
Participated in “Bangalore School on Statistical Physics XV” (4 September - 20 September, 2024).
Poster presentation on “Disconnected entanglement entropy as a marker of edge modes in a periodically driven Kitaev chain” in QMAT-2022 (18-22 September, 2022).
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ResearchGate profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saikat-Mondal-14