Dr Rakesh Sengupta, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS, has co-edited Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Engineering Applications in CRC Press. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gcFnwJ3K.
He also contributed a chapter on Shunting Recurrent Neural Networks.
Dr Dhanya Radhakrishnan, Lab Manager, Physics and Chemistry Labs and Dr Venkata Srinu Bhadram, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS have published a collaborative paper titled High-pressure structural stability of compositionally complex pyrochlore oxides in Journal of Applied Physics. It’s a collaborative work involving researchers at IIT Madras, Elettra (Italy), and Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences (Serbia). In this work, the researchers complex oxide ceramics remain structurally stable under extreme pressures of up to 20 gigapascals. This remarkable stability makes it promising for applications in harsh environments, such as nuclear waste immobilization, high-performance fuel cells, and heat-resistant coatings.
Dr Sharin Shajahan (Naomi), Post-Doctoral Fellow, SIAS, has published an article titled Artificial Intelligence and Anti-Feminist Backlash in Oxford Intersections: AI in Society. The article offers a conceptual understanding of the relationship between AI and anti-feminist backlash, drawing on a feminist approach to technology.
A project by Dr Lakshmi Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has been approved under the prestigious ISRO RESPOND programme. The project proposal is titled ‘Large and small-scale ionospheric plasma irregularities using airglow imaging and GNSS TEC measurements’.This will be a two year project in collaboration with Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. The support is approximately Rs. 28,00,000/- and manpower at the level of Project Associate. In this project Dr Narayanan will develop a low cost instrument to study oxygen airglow at 630 nm wavelength emanating from 200 – 300 km above the surface of the earth. He will also develop software to efficiently analyse the voluminous datasets involving machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.
Dr Lakshmi Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has been awarded the Krea Research Fellowship 2025-26 for a project entitled ‘Multi-wavelength Airglow Imaging with Low-cost cameras (MAIL)’ with a support of Rs 3,50,000/-. The previous year Dr Narayanan developed low-cost cameras to observe a broad band of near infrared emissions known as OH airglow. This is a sequel to that project. In the present project, the team will try to measure individual airglow spectral lines (contrary to the broad band emissions) from the edge of space.
An article titled Flow in The Living Tradition of Kabir in Malwa by Dr Dipanjali Deka has been published in the August Issue of Hakara bilingual online journal, centred on the theme of Flow. In the essay she examines flow, memory, and the question of “living” in the oral song tradition of Kabir, through the reading of a musical exchange between renowned folk singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his Guru, Chenaji Maru.
हाकारा । hākārā (ISSN 2581-9976), a peer-reviewed journal, is included in the University Grants Commission (UGC) CARE-LIST.
A research paper by Jyothis Franklin, PhD scholar and Dr Jayasankar Ramanathan, Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR GSB titled Understanding the Literature on Advertising Ethics Using Morphological Analysis, has been published in the Indian Journal of Marketing.
Abstract of the Paper
Purpose : This study reviews the literature on advertising ethics and identified research gaps to provide scope for future work.
Design/Methodology/Approach : The relevant literature was identified through a search of Scopus and Web of Science. The final sample of 174 articles was carefully read to determine dimensions and variants, which were used in morphological analysis to construct a cross-consistency matrix and obtain a comprehensive understanding of the domain of advertising ethics. The cross-consistency matrix was used to identify explored and unexplored areas of study.
Findings : A comprehensive morphological analysis framework, encompassing six dimensions and 27 variants of advertising ethics research was constructed, leading to the identification of 87 research gaps.
Practical Implications : Managers can use the MA framework as a guide for understanding advertising ethics and acting accordingly. Researchers can utilise the framework and the identified research gaps to extend the literature.
Originality/Value : This study is the first in the advertising ethics literature to construct a morphological analysis framework. A comprehensive literature search was undertaken by searching both Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Dr Debankur Saha, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Area Chair – Marketing, IFMR GSB has recently published a paper titled The Call of the Wild: What Draws Birdwatching Tourists to Eco-Avitourism? (co-authored with Prof. Anirban Chakraborty, IIM Lucknow), in Current Issues in Tourism (ABDC–A / Scopus–Q1, Impact factor – 4.6, Cite Score – 15.5).
The study explores the motivations and behaviours of birdwatching tourists within the ecotourism framework, offering insights that can guide policymakers and planners in designing conservation-focused, responsible tourism experiences.
A research paper entitled The Rentier Economy of Growth Infrastructures: Value Appropriation without Adequate Accumulation in India by Dr Preeti Sampat, Associate Professor, Sociology & Social Anthropology, SIAS has been published in published in Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography.
Paper abstract: This paper draws on long-term research around Dholera smart city in Gujarat; the experience with special economic zones nationally and in Goa; and national data on key accumulation processes such as manufacturing and construction. The analyses reveal three distinct but overlapping moments of rent appropriation around what author terms “growth infrastructures,” the inaugural moment of project announcement; the subsequent moment of land allotments to capital; and the third moment of development, lease, and sale. A key contradiction unfolds as growth infrastructures develop: value appropriation from land rent intensifies, but anticipated accumulation from investments remains elusive.
A research article by Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS titled Magnetic and electronic structure studies on S= 1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic alternating spin chain system KCuGa(PO4)2 has been published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. The work highlights the low-dimensional magnetic behaviour in a novel phosphorus based cuprate system KCuGa(PO4)2. In this work the team reported the magnetic susceptibility of this S=1/2 system down to 2 K and observed a broad maximum around 12 K indicating the short-range magnetic behaviour, followed by an exponential decay, indicating the existence of a spin gap in the magnetic ground state. The magnetic susceptibility data are modeled with the Heisenberg antiferromagnetic alternating spin chain, which gives Jmin ≈ −6.47 K, Jmax ≈ −16.18 K alternation parameter (𝛼) = 𝐽min∕𝐽max ≈ 0.40, and a spin gap (𝛥)= 12 K. Magnetic heat capacity measurements further confirm the value of 𝛥 as 12 K. They have also observed field induced magnetic behavior in this system.The findings suggest that KCuGa(PO4)2 serves as an experimental model for investigating quantum phase transitions in dimerized spin systems.