Dr. Partha Sharathi Dutta

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Name: 
Dr. Partha Sharathi Dutta
Designation: 
Associate Professor
Email: 

parthasharathi[at]iitrpr.ac.in
Phone No.: 24-2237
Room No. 316

Department: 

Department of Mathematics

Lab webpage:  MathBio Lab

Biography: 

Dr. Partha Sharathi Dutta obtained his doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He carried out post-doctoral studies at Mathematics Research Institute, University of Exeter, United Kingdom (2010) and at Complex Systems Research Group, ICBM, University of Oldenburg, Germany (2011-2013) as Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) fellow. Presently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at IIT Ropar. 

Areas of Research: 
Nonlinear Dynamics
Mathematical Biology
Theoretical Ecology
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Education: 
Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2009
M.Sc., University of Burdwan, India, 2002
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Work Experience: 
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Apr. 2018 - Till date
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Feb. 2013 - Mar. 2018
Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, NJ, USA, May - Jul. 2017
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, University of Oldenburg, Germany, Feb. 2011 - Jan. 2013
Associate Research Fellow, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, Jun. - Oct. 2010
Guest Researcher, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. - Nov. 2009
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Selected Publications/Patents: 
31. A. Narang, T. Banerjee, and P. S. Dutta*, Noise-induced symmetry breaking in a network of excitable ecological systems, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 107 (2), 024410 (6), 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.107.024410
30. S. Bhandary, S. Deb, and P. S. Dutta*, Rising temperature drives tipping points in mutualistic networks, Royal Society Open Science, The Royal Society Publishing, Vol. 10(2), 221363(17), 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221363
29. K. Pal, S. Deb, and P. S. Dutta*, Tipping points in spatial ecosystems driven by short-range correlated noise, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 106 (5), 054412 (9), 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.054412
28. T. Kaur, and P. S. Dutta, Critical rates of climate warming and abrupt collapse of ecosystems, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, The Royal Society Publishing, Vol. 478 (2264), 2022.0086, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2022.0086
27. S. Bhandary, D. Biswas, T. Banerjee and P. S. Dutta*, Effects of time-varying habitat connectivity on metacommunity persistence, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 106 (1), 014309 (12), 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.014309  
26. S. Deb, S. Sidheekh, C. F. Clements, N. C. Krishnan, and P. S. Dutta*, Machine learning methods trained on simple models can predict critical transitions in complex natural systems, Royal Society Open Science, The Royal Society Publishing, Vol. 9, 211475(12), 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211475
25. S. Bhandary, T. Kaur, T. Banerjee and P. S. Dutta*, Network resilience of FitzHugh-Nagumo neurons in the presence of non-equilibrium dynamics, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 103 (2), 022314 (12), 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.022314
24. S. Sarkar, A. Narang, S. Sinha and P. S. Dutta*, Effects of stochasticity and social norms on complex dynamics of fisheries, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 103 (2), 022401 (12), 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.022401
23. T. Kaur and P. S. Dutta*, Persistence and stability of interacting species in response to climate warming: The role of trophic structure, Theoretical Ecology, Springer,  Vol. 13, 333-348, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-020-00456-9
22. S. Sarkar, S. Sinha, H. Levine, M. K. Jolly and P. S. Dutta, Anticipating critical transitions in epithelial-hybrid-mesenchymal cell-fate determination, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS), Vol. 116, Issue 52, 2019-13773, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1913773116
21. A. Narang, S. Bhandary, T. Kaur, A. Gupta, T. Banerjee and P. S. Dutta*, Long-range dispersal promotes species persistence in climate extremes, CHAOS, AIP, Vol. 29, Issue 10, 103136, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5120105  
20. R. Arumugam, S. Sarkar, T. Banerjee, S. Sinha and P. S. Dutta, Dynamic environment induced multistability and critical transition in a metacommunity ecosystem, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 99 (3), 032216 (12), 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.032216
19. R. Arumugam and P. S. Dutta*, Synchronization and entrainment of metapopulations: A trade-off among time-induced heterogeneity, dispersal and seasonal force, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 97 (6), 062217 (11), 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.97.062217
18. P. S. Dutta*, Y. Sharma, K. C. Abbott, Robustness of early warning signals for catastrophic and non-catastrophic transitions, OIKOS, Wiley, Vol. 127 (9), pp. 1251-1263, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.05172
17. Anubhav Gupta, Tanmoy Banerjee and Partha S. Dutta*, Increased persistence via asynchrony in oscillating ecological populations with long-range interaction, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 96 (4), 042202 (10), 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.042202
16. Y. Sharma and P. S. Dutta*, Regime shifts driven by dynamic correlations in gene expression noise, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 96 (2), 022409 (11), 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.022409
15. P. S. Dutta*, B. W. Kooi and U. Feudel, The impact of a predator on the outcome of competition in the three-trophic food web, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Elsevier, Vol. 417, pp. 28-42, 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.01.020
14. Ramesh A., T. Banerjee and P. S. Dutta*, Generation and cessation of oscillations: Interplay of excitability and dispersal in a class of ecosystems, CHAOS, AIP, Vol. 26, 123122-10, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972561
13. T. Banerjee, P. S. Dutta, A. Zakharova, and E. Schöll, Chimera patterns induced by distance-dependent power-law coupling in ecological networks, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 94, 032206, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.032206
12. R. Arumugam, P. S. Dutta* and T. Banerjee, Environmental coupling in ecosystems: From oscillation quenching to rhythmogenesis, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 94, 022206, 2016.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.022206
11. Y. Sharma, P. S. Dutta* and A. K. Gupta, Anticipating regime shifts in gene expression: The case of an autoactivating positive feedback loop, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 93, 032404, 2016.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.032404
10. S. Chakraborty, Ramesh A. and P. S. Dutta*, Toxic Phytoplankton as a Keystone Species in Aquatic Ecosystems: Stable Coexistence to Biodiversity, OIKOS, Wiley, Vol. 125, pp. 735-746, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.02322
9. P. S. Dutta and T. Banerjee, Spatial coexistence of synchronized oscillation and death: A chimeralike state, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 92, 042919, 2015.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042919
8. Ramesh A., P. S. Dutta* and T. Banerjee, Dispersal-induced Synchrony, Temporal Stability and Clustering in a Mean-field Coupled Rosenzweig--MacArthur Model, CHAOS, AIP, Vol. 25, 103121-11, 2015.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4933300
7. Tanmoy Banerjee, Partha S. Dutta* and Anubhav Gupta, Mean-field dispersion induced spatial synchrony, oscillation and amplitude death, and temporal stability in an ecological model, Physical Review E, APS, Vol. 91, 052919-13, 2015.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.052919
6. Y. Sharma, K. C. Abbott, P. S. Dutta* and A. K. Gupta, Stochasticity and bistability in insect outbreak dynamics, Theoretical Ecology, Springer, Vol. 8, pp. 163-174, 2015.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-014-0241-9   (F1000 Prime Recommended)
5. P. S. Dutta*, B. W. Kooi and U. Feudel, Multiple Resource Limitation: Non-equilibrium Coexistence of Species in a Competition Model using a Synthesizing Unit, Theoretical Ecology, Springer, Vol. 7, pp. 407-421, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-014-0228-6
4. N. Blackbeard, S. Wieczorek, H. Erzgraber and P. S. Dutta, From Synchronisation to Persistent Optical Turbulence in Laser Arrays, Physica D, Elsevier, Vol. 286-287, pp. 43-58, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2014.07.007
3. P. S. Dutta* and S. Banerjee, Period Increment Cascades in a Discontinuous Map with Square-root Singularity, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems–Series B, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 961-976, 2010. DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2010.14.961
2. V. Avrutin, P. S. Dutta*, M. Schanz and S. Banerjee, Influence of a Square-root Singularity on the Behaviour of Piecewise Smooth Maps, Nonlinearity, IOP Publishing Ltd and London Mathematical Society, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 445-463, 2010. DOI: 10.1088/0951-7715/23/2/012
1. P. S. Dutta, B. Routroy, S. Banerjee and S. S. Alam, On the Existence of Low-period Orbits in n-dimensional Piecewise Linear Discontinuous Maps, Nonlinear Dynamics, Springer, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 369–380, 2008. DOI: 10.1007/s11071-007-9318-y
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