Dr. Pawan Kumar Shaw

M.Sc (Mathematics & Computing, IIT Guwahati), 

Ph.D (Mathematics, NIT Jamshedpur)

Date of Joining: 23rd January, 2024
  • Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
  • +91 8013657987
    |
    +91 8013657987

Research Areas

  • Fractional Calculus
  • Differential Equation
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Mathematical Modelling

 

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for Ph.D. with national and international fellowships ( IRF , CSIR , NBHM , INSPIRE).

Work Experience

  • Teaching: 8.9 Years
  • Research: 8.2 Years
<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--faculty.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--faculty.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class=Pawan " width="406" height="371" loading="lazy" >

Academic Profile

Experience:

  • January 2024 – till date: Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Jharkhand, India.
  • December 2022 – January 2024: Assistant Professor at the Centre for Data Science, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
  • August 2022 – December 2022: Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  • January 2018 – September 2021: Assistant Professor (Under TEQIP-III) at the Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Jharkhand, India.

Invited Speaker/Resource Person/Keynote Speaker:

  1. Delivered an invited talk as a resource person in the two-day Online National Workshop on “The Application of Differential Equations to Real-World Problems” organized by the Division of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, on 15th and 16th February 2024.
  2. Delivered an invited talk in the “International Conference on Mathematics and Statistics in the Era of Data Science (ICMSDS-2025)" organized by the Department of Mathematics, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, during 18-20th March, 2025.
  3. Delivered an invited talk in the “International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and Interdisciplinary Areas (RAMSIA-25)" organized by the Department of Mathematics, GLA University, Mathura, during 28-30th March, 2025.
  4. Delivered an invited talk in the “National Conference on Mathematical Methods and Modelling (NCMMM 2026)” organized by the Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, University of Madras, during February 25-27, 2026.
  5. Delivered an invited talk in the "National Conference on “Recent Advances in Mathematics and its Applications (NCRAMA-2026)," organized by the Department of Mathematics, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, during June 25-26, 2026.

Seminars/Conferences/Short-Term Courses/Workshops/Student Training Program Organized:

  1. Organizer and Coordinator in Online Student Training Program on "Data Science and Analytics" conducted under TEQIP-III with the collaboration of NASSCOM SSC, organized at BIT Mesra, Ranchi from 1st August 2020 to 31st August 2020.
  2. Organizing Secretary in “Mathematics Seminar on Sciences & Engineering Applications (SEA-2021)” organized by Department of Mathematics at BIT Mesra, Ranchi on February 12-13, 2021.
  3. Organizing Secretary in “Seminar on Applications of Statistics in Sciences & Engineering (ASSE-2021)” organized by the Department of Mathematics at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, on March 05-06, 2021.
  4. Co-convener in the “International Symposium on Frontiers of Research in Speech and Music (FRSM - 2026)” organized by the Department of Mathematics at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, on August 21-22, 2026.

Seminars/Conferences/Short-Term Courses/Workshops Attended:

  1. Participated in the Faculty Induction Programme, organized and conducted by Education Cell & Centre for Educational Technology, IIT Kharagpur, during February 19- 23, 2018.
  2. Participated in the short-term courses on "Recent Advances in Applied Optimization" conducted under TEQIP-III sponsored by MHRD, organized at IIT Guwahati, during December 24-28, 2018.
  3. Participated in the Faculty summer training program on advanced pedagogies: "Active Learning and Digital Tools" conducted under TEQIP-III sponsored by MHRD, organized at IIT Hyderabad, during June 10-14, 2019.
  4. Participated in the Faculty training program on "Data Science and Analytics" conducted under TEQIP-III sponsored by MHRD, organized at IIT Indore, during March 02-12, 2020.
  5. Participated in the Outreach SHORT-TERM PROGRAM (FDP) on “Preparedness for Industry 4.0: Demands and Prospects” Sponsored by UGC (Ministry of Education), GoI under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training  Programme, organized by the Department of EEE, at BIT Mesra Ranchi, during July 14-19, 2025.
  6. Participated in the Workshop on “Learning Dynamical Systems and Control: Foundation, Method, Algorithm, and Implementation (LDC-FMAID 2025)” organized at Center for Quantitative Economics and Data Sciences, at BIT Mesra Ranchi, during July 21-25, 2025.

Papers Presented at National / International  Conferences:

  1. Presented a paper at the International Conference on “Soft Computing, Optimization Theory, and Applications (SCOTA-2021)”, organized by the Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, during March 26-27, 2021.
  2. Presented a paper at International Conference on “Dynamical Systems and Numerical Methods (ICDSNM-2022)”, organized by the Department of Mathematics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, during May 20-21, 2022.
  3. Presented paper at National Conference on “Recent Advances in Mathematics and its Applications (NCRAMA-2024)”, organized by the Department of Mathematics, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, during September 28-29, 2024.
Member of Professional Bodies:
  • International Association of Engineers (IAENG) (Member No: 373921)
Award and Honours
Award and Honours

5

Total Award and Honours
Publications
Publications

10

Total Publications
Project
Project

1

Total Project

Leadership & Institutional Service

Leadership:

Institute Level Activity:

  • Involvement in Bitotsav as security committee (since 2025)

Department Level Activity: 

  • Timetable and Course allotment Co-Coordinator [since 2025 to till date]
  • Departmental database coordinator [since 2025 to till date]

Teaching & Mentorship

Mentorship:

Ph.D. Supervision:

  • Mr. Rahul Kumar (PHD/AM/10001/25), Research Topic: Fractional Order Non-linear Dynamics. (Role: Guide, Status: Ongoing, Dept. of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.)
  • Ms. Swaranlata Swain (PHD/AM/10002/26), Research Topic: Non-linear Dynamics of Fractional Order Systems with Synchronization. (Role: Guide, Status: Ongoing, Dept. of Mathematics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.)
  • Ms. Suchitra Panigrahi (PHD/MB/10002/25), Research Topic: Management Decision on Production Inventory Problem. (Role: Co-Guide, Status: Ongoing, Dept. of Management, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.)
  • Mr. Gajendra Singh (2025RSMA017), Research Topic: Fractional Calculus and Its Application (Role: Co-Guide, Status: Ongoing, Dept. of Mathematics, NIT Jamshedpur.)

PG Student Supervision:

  1. Bhuwan Jain (Roll No: IMH/10046/20) (Thesis Title: Hybrid Deep Learning Approaches for Real-Time Deepfake Detection Using ResNet50 and LSTM) (Completed in 2025)
  2. Sikha Kumari (Roll No: IMH/10037/20) (Thesis Title: Business Development Insights in Digital Education Sector: An Internship Experience At Teachnook) (Completed in 2025)
  3. Richa Kumari (Roll No: IMH/10045/20) (Thesis Title: Customer Acquisition and Sales Strategy in EDTech: A Case Study of Teachnook ) (Completed)
  4. Nishant Raj Toppo (Roll No: IMH/10046/21) (Thesis Title: Fractional Physics-Informed Neural Networks for European Call Option Pricing) (Completed in 2026)
  5. Aditya Raj Gaur (Roll No: IMH/10040/21) (Thesis Title: Algorithmic Design and Metaheuristic Approaches for Optimizing the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows) (Completed in 2026)

UG Student Supervision:

  1. Debasmita Das (Roll No: IMH/10004/21) (Thesis Title: Image Denoising using Fractional Derivative and Deep Learning) (Completed in 2024)
  2. Vikram Kumar Yadav (Roll No: IMH/10047/21) (Thesis Title: Understanding Statistical Hypothesis Testing) (Completed in 2024)
  3. Md. Attaullah (Roll No: IMH/10025/22) (Thesis Title: Continuous Graph Neural Networks with Neural ODEs for Traffic Flow Prediction) (Completed in 2025)
  4. Saurav (Roll No: IMH/10048/22) (Thesis Title: Plant Disease Detection Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning) (Completed in 2025)
  5. Aditya Mohan Singh (Roll No: IMH/10007/22) (Thesis Title: Enhancing Sematic Segmentation via Fractional Calculus Feature) (Completed in 2025)
  6. Mayank Kumar (Roll No: IMH/10063/22) (Thesis Title: Mood Detection By Facial Expression) (Completed in 2025)

Award and Honours

View All

Cleared GATE in Mathematical Sciences (Years 2016 & 2017)

Joint CSIR-UGC test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligible for Lectureship.

Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. with All India Rank: 257.

Publications

View All
  • Saw, V. , Shaw, P. K. , Mehta, V. K. , Maurya, S. K. , Yadav, S. , & Kumar, A. . (2026). A computational study of multi-term nonlinear fractional delay differential equations with collocation approach. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 64(6), 50. Springer International Publishing, Cham.
  • Tandon, A. , & Shaw, P. K. . (2026). A fractional-order model for cattle--invertebrate competitive dynamics in a grassland setting. Engineering Computations, 43(5), 1765--1790. Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Kumar, A. , Shaw, P. K. , & Kumar, S. . (2026). Study of Geminivirus Infection in Red Chili Plants via Non-singular Fractional Operator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 1--26. Springer India, New Delhi.

Current Sponsored Projects

View All
  • ANRF Project: Nonlinear Dynamics of Fractional Order Systems with Synchronization: Principal Investigator (PI), ANRF, Amount: Rs. 34,31,460, 3 Years, Ongoing (13 March 2026–12 March 2029).

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

View All

  • AI-Enhanced Cubic Convergence Runge–Kutta Algorithms for S, Patent Application No. 202531102599 (Published: Feb 2026)

    • Date:

Academic Events

View All

  • Participated in the Workshop on “Learning Dynamical Systems and Control: Foundation, Method, Algorithm, and Implementation (LDC-FMAID 2025)” organized at Center for Quantitative Economics and Data Sciences, at BIT Mesra Ranchi, during July 21-25, 2025.

    1. Event Type: Workshop
    2. Event Date:

  • Participated in the Outreach SHORT-TERM PROGRAM (FDP) on “Preparedness for Industry 4.0: Demands and Prospects” Sponsored by UGC (Ministry of Education), GoI under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme.

    1. Event Type: FDP
    2. Event Date:

  • Participated in the Faculty training program on "Data Science and Analytics" conducted under TEQIP-III sponsored by MHRD, organized at IIT Indore, during March 02-12, 2020.

    1. Event Type: FDP
    2. Event Date:

Fellowship

  • Joint CSIR-UGC test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligible for Lectureship.
  • Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship holder in IIT Guwahati.
  • West Bengal Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship holder.