Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

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Dr. Soumitra Pal

Joined Institute on : 22-Aug-2025

  • Science
  • Ph.D.
Contact Address

Department of Mathematics, BIT Mesra (Patna Campus), Patna-800014

Village - Hafizganj, Post Office – Ashlahari, District- Hooghly, West Bengal, PIN - 712 616

  • Phone Office - +91 7074655156
  • Phone Residence - +91 7074655156
  • Email - soumitra.pal@bitmesra.ac.in
Work Experience
Research : 6 Years

Individual: 1 Years

Professional Background

B.Sc. (2016) – Burdwan Raj College, The University of Burdwan

M.Sc. (2018) – Banaras Hindu University

Ph.D. (2024) – Banaras Hindu University

July, 2024 - August, 2025 – Postdoctoral researcher at Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and          Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Research Areas

Mathematical ecology; Infectious disease dynamics; Spatio-temporal dynamics; Optimal control system; Modeling of environmental and social system

Award and Honours
  • Second rank holder during B.Sc. from The University of Burdwan, West bengal.
  • Awarded NBHM (National Board of Higher Mathematics) M.A./M.Sc. fellowship during 2016-18.
  • Qualified GATE-2018.
  • Qualified CSIR JRF in June, 2018 with all India rank 108.
  • Best paper presentation award in the international conference on ‘Computational Mathematics and Engineering Applications’ organized by PSIT, Kanpur, during June 24-26, 2022.
  • International travel support (ITS) by SERB to attend DSABNS-2024 conference in Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal.
Publications
  1. Pankaj Kumar Tiwari, Maitri Verma, Soumitra Pal, Yun Kang, and Arvind Kumar Misra, A delay non-autonomous predator-prey model for the effects of fear, refuge and hunting cooperation, Journal of Biological Systems, 29(4), 927–969, 2021.

DOI: 10.1142/S0218339021500236

  1. Rabindra Kumar Gupta, Soumitra Pal, and Arvind Kumar Misra, Modeling the impact of precautionary measures and sanitation practices broadcasted through media on the dynamics of bacterial diseases, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 9, 397–412, 2023.

DOI: 10.1007/s40808-022-01469-5

  1. Arvind Kumar Misra, Soumitra Pal, and Rabindra Kumar Gupta, Modeling the effect of TV and social media advertisements on the dynamics of vector-borne disease malaria, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 33(3), 2350033, 2023.

DOI: 10.1142/S0218127423500335

  1. Soumitra Pal, Ashvini Gupta, Arvind Kumar Misra, and Balram Dubey, Chaotic dynamics of a stage-structured prey-predator system with hunting cooperation and fear in presence of two discrete delays, Journal of Biological Systems, 31(02), 611–642, 2023.

DOI: 10.1142/S0218339023500213

  1. Soumitra Pal, Pijush Panday, Nikhil Pal, Arvind Kumar Misra, and Joydev Chattopadhyay, Dynamical behaviors of a constant prey refuge ratio-dependent prey-predator model with Allee and fear effects, International Journal of Biomathematics, 17(01), 2350010, 2024.

DOI: 10.1142/S1793524523500109

  1. Soumitra Pal, Ashvini Gupta, Arvind Kumar Misra, and Balram Dubey, Complex dynamics of a predator-prey system with fear and memory in the presence of two discrete delays, The European Physical Journal Plus, 138, 984, 2023.

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04614-w

  1. Soumitra Pal, Pankaj Kumar Tiwari, Arvind Kumar Misra, and Hao Wang, Fear effect in a three-species food chain model with generalist predator, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 21(1), 1-33, 2024.

DOI:  10.3934/mbe.2024001

  1. Soumitra Pal, Sarbari Karmakar, Saheb Pal, Nikhil Pal, Arvind Kumar Misra, and Joydev Chattopadhyay, Impact of fear and group defense on the dynamics of a predator-prey system, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 34(2), 2450019, 2024.

DOI: 10.1142/S0218127424500196

  1. Anjali Jha, Soumitra Pal, and Arvind Kumar Misra, Impact of anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and related temperature rise on wildlife population: A modeling study, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 223, 229-252, 2024.

DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2024.04.009

  1. Arvind Kumar Misra, Soumitra Pal, and Yun Kang, How can we avoid the extinction of any species naturally? A mathematical model, International Journal of Biomathematics, 19(03), 2450068, 2026.

DOI: 10.1142/S1793524524500682

Member of Professional Bodies
  • BHU (Banaras Hindu University) Mathematical Society (Life member)
  • Academy of Progress of Mathematics, Varanasi, India (Life member)
  • Indian Mathematical Society (Life member)
  • Indian Society for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation (Life member)
  • Society of Mathematical Biology (Student member)
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Outreach membership)